Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.
In making its determination whether to grant an area variance, a zoning board of appeals is required by Town Law § 267-b (3) to engage in a balancing test weighing the benefit to the applicant against the detriment to the health, safety, and welfare of the neighborhood or community if the variance is granted (see Matter of Sasso v Osgood,
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