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Stadden v. Macauley

In the Matter of Sarah I. Stadden, against Hamilton Macauley, Constituting the Board of Zoning Appeals of the Incorporated Village of Massapequa Park

Stadden v. Macauley, 12 Misc. 2d 297 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1956)
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New York Supreme Court · State Trial Courts
Decided
November 28, 1956
Judges
Stoddabt
Citations
12 Misc. 2d 297178 N.Y.S.2d 9541956 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 1367
Cited by 6

Opinion of the Court — Stoddabt

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Pebcy C. Stoddabt, J.

Application granted. The petitioner in seeking a variance of an area requirement is not required to show a special hardship but merely practical difficulties (Matter of Village of Bronxville v. Francis, 1 AD 2d 236 , affd. 1 N Y 2d 839; see, also, Matter of Corrado v. Griffin (N. Y. L. J., Dec. 4, 1956, p. 13, col. 1), and Matter of Schaefer v. Griffin (N. Y. L. J., Dec. 4, 1956, p. 12, col. 8). Here, the property owner or his vendee may not be deprived of the right to build a dwelling on the 40 by 100 foot plot merely because the first has no *298 intention of building and the second is purchasing the property with knowledge of the area restrictions (Matter of 293 North Broadway Corp. v. Lange, 282 App. Div. 1056 ; Matter of Hickox v. Griffin, 274 App. Div. 792 ). The determination of the respondent board in refusing to grant the variance requested was clearly unreasonable.

Settle order on notice.

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Cited by 6 cases

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1958: 21959: 11960: 11963: 11981: 119582026peak 1958 · 2

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  1. Feldman v. Nassau Shores Estates, Inc.12 Misc. 2d 607 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1958)
  2. Wachsberger v. Michalis19 Misc. 2d 909 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1959)
  3. Blumberg v. Feriola16 Misc. 2d 1001 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1958)
  4. Faranda v. Schoepflin39 Misc. 2d 400 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1963)
  5. Point Lookout Civic Ass'n v. Zoning Board of Appeals112 Misc. 2d 263 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1981)
  6. Sommese v. Zoning Board of Appeals22 Misc. 2d 628 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1960)

Most recent

  1. Point Lookout Civic Ass'n v. Zoning Board of Appeals112 Misc. 2d 263 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1981)
  2. Faranda v. Schoepflin39 Misc. 2d 400 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1963)
  3. Sommese v. Zoning Board of Appeals22 Misc. 2d 628 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1960)
  4. Wachsberger v. Michalis19 Misc. 2d 909 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1959)
  5. Blumberg v. Feriola16 Misc. 2d 1001 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1958)
  6. Feldman v. Nassau Shores Estates, Inc.12 Misc. 2d 607 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1958)

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Authorities cited 3

DepthCaseCited by
Vill. of Bronxville v. Francis, 1 A.D.2d 236 (1956) 38
Hickox v. Griffin, 274 A.D. 792 (1948) 22
293 North Broadway Corp. v. Lange, 282 A.D. 1056 (1953) 7

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