Hampshire Management Co. v. Nadel
| Decision Date | 14 July 1997 |
| Citation | 660 N.Y.S.2d 64,241 A.D.2d 496 |
| Parties | , 1997 N.Y. Slip Op. 6762 In the Matter of HAMPSHIRE MANAGEMENT COMPANY, Respondent, v. Robert B. NADEL, etc., et al., Appellants. |
| Court | New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division |
Frederick W. Turner, Town Attorney, Elmsford (Edward M. Lieberman, of counsel), for appellants.
Pirro, Collier, Cohen & Halpern, LLP, White Plains (Philip M. Halpern, Paul D. Sirignano, and Julie A. Enowitch, of counsel), for respondent.
Before ROSENBLATT, J.P., and THOMPSON, PIZZUTO and ALTMAN, JJ.
MEMORANDUM BY THE COURT.
In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 to review a determination of the respondent Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Greenburgh, dated February 22, 1996, which denied the petitioner's application for an area variance, the appeal is from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Donovan, J.), entered July 9, 1996, which granted the petition, annulled the determination, and granted the petitioner an area variance.
ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
The denial by the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Greenburgh (hereinafter the Zoning Board) of the petitioner's application for an area variance to increase the selling floor space of its shopping center by approximately 15,500 square feet by construction of a one-story addition to leased space occupied by a so-called "anchor tenant" was arbitrary and capricious, and was not supported by substantial evidence (see, Matter of Fuhst v. Foley, 45 N.Y.2d 441, 444, 410 N.Y.S.2d 56, 382 N.E.2d 756; see also, Matter of Frank v. Scheyer, 227 A.D.2d 558, 642 N.Y.S.2d 956). Any additional traffic generated by the expansion, which was the Zoning Board's major concern, would be minimal at best. Contrary to the Board's findings, the petitioner presented evidence that the expansion was necessary in order for its anchor tenant to remain competitive with newer, larger stores in the area and that it is not able to expand by any method other than by creating an addition to the existing store. In addition, the Zoning Board's application of a "self-created benefit" standard was beyond the criteria enumerated in Town Law § 267-b[3][b], which permits a zoning board to consider "whether the alleged difficulty was self-created" (see, Town Law § 267-b[3][b][5] ) (emphasis added). Accordingly, the Zoning Board's determination was not supported by substantial evidence. The benefit to the petitioner outweighed the detriment to the health, safety, and welfare of the community (see, Town Law § 267-b[3][b]; Matter...
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