http://blog.szlawfirm.net/ Published by Silverberg Zalantis LLP en-us 2012-02-04T07:37:26-05:00 http://blog.szlawfirm.net/2012/02/court_reverses_denial_of_speci.html The Appellate Division Fourth Department reversed the denial of a special permit when it found the denial to be based upon "generalized community objections." Zoning and Land Use Law szlawfirm 2012-02-04T07:37:26-05:00 http://blog.szlawfirm.net/2012/01/law_requiring_inspection_of_re_1.html A Local village's law requiring occupancy applications and inspection of rental units, before permitting occupancy, was held to be unconstitutional by the Appellate Division this week Zoning and Land Use Law szlawfirm 2012-01-14T08:09:05-05:00 http://blog.szlawfirm.net/2011/12/court_dismisses_civil_rights_c_1.html The Appellate Division affirmed dismissal of a claim under 42 U.S.C. §1983 for violation of civil rights, based upon a claim of improper delay in issuing a certificate of occupancy for a house. Municipal Law szlawfirm 2011-12-31T09:47:03-05:00 http://blog.szlawfirm.net/2011/12/court_holds_change_of_comprehe.html The Appellate Division held that despite the fact that a parcel had been zoned for industrial use for fifty years, and that the Town's comprehensive plan designated the parcel for industrial use, a rezoning and change of the comprehensive plan to residential use of the parcel were a proper exercise of discretion. Zoning and Land Use Law szlawfirm 2011-12-28T09:01:49-05:00 http://blog.szlawfirm.net/2011/12/court_orders_town_to_complete_1.html The Appellate Division directed that the Town of Oyster Bay file a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and take final action upon a special permit application by Costco. SEQRA szlawfirm 2011-12-26T11:45:22-05:00 http://blog.szlawfirm.net/2011/12/failure_to_challenge_zoning_bo.html The Appellate Division held that the filing of a zoning board's minutes, rather than the subsequent filing of the zoning board's formal decision, commenced the running of thirty day statue of limitations for challenging that decision. Zoning and Land Use Law szlawfirm 2011-12-16T09:05:15-05:00 http://blog.szlawfirm.net/2011/10/special_permit_improperly_deni.html The Appellate Division, Third Department, reversed the denial of a special permit for 48 affordable apartment units as being based solely on generalized community objections and unsupported by empirical evidence. Zoning and Land Use Law szlawfirm 2011-10-31T11:02:04-05:00 http://blog.szlawfirm.net/2011/10/agency_may_not_deny_foil_reque.html The New York Court of Appeals held that a Freedom of Information (FOIL) request may not be denied because a portion of the requested information may be exempt from disclosure. Municipal Law szlawfirm 2011-10-25T10:11:51-05:00 http://blog.szlawfirm.net/2011/10/second_circuit_holds_zoning_pr.html The Second Circuit Court of Appeals held a local zoning provision, relating to the measurement of the height of a building, to be unconstitutionally vague and remanded the matter for consideration of the Plaintiff's substantive due process claim. Zoning and Land Use Law szlawfirm 2011-10-21T11:46:40-05:00 http://blog.szlawfirm.net/2011/09/new_york_dec_releases_proposed.html This morning the New York DEC released proposed regulations for hydraulic fracturing for review and public comment. Zoning and Land Use Law szlawfirm 2011-09-28T14:47:26-05:00