Legal Opinion
Hofstra College v. Wilmerding
New York Supreme Court
Decided August 10, 1960PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bernard S, Meyer, J.
Hofstra College owns a 50-acre parcel of land in the Village of Old Westhury on which is located a two-story residence which with some alteration will accommodate approximately 200 students. The district (Residence BB) in which the property is located is zoned for singie-family residences on two-acre parcels. The village zoning ordinance permits (§ 401, subd. [11]) a nonprofit college on a lot of not *250less than 50 acres in such a district when authorized by the Board of Zoning Appeals as a special exception. Its application for such a use permit as a special exception…
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