DE SENA v. BD OF ZONING APPS


45 N.Y.2d 105 (1978)

In the Matter of Louis F. De Sena, Respondent, v. Board of Zoning Appeals of the Incorporated Village of Hempstead, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 15, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Saul Horowitz for appellant.

Vincent De Rosa for respondent.

Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges JASEN, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and COOKE concur.


GABRIELLI, J.

Respondent is the owner of a corner lot which measures 100 feet by 47 feet. Since the local zoning ordinances mandate a 50-foot frontage on all streets in the area, he was required to obtain an area variance in order to use this residential property in any reasonable manner. The property was originally part of a larger plot which was purchased in 1970 by a corporation in which respondent has a substantial...

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