Judgment reversed, on the law, without costs, and the matter is remitted to the respondent zoning board of appeals for (1) a new hearing at which it shall consider such proof as may be presented concerning whether practical difficulties exist and (2) a new determination.
In the absence of proof of "practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships" the respondent board was without power, under the subject zoning ordinance, to grant the area variance sought (cf. Matter...
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