Judgment unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, and petition dismissed.
Memorandum:
The court erred in ordering the Zoning Board of Appeals to grant petitioner's request for an area variance. While the Board improperly failed to recognize that financial hardship should be considered in determining whether practical difficulty exists (see, Matter of Cowan v Kern,
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