Ordered that the judgment is affirmed insofar as appealed from, without costs or disbursements.
In making a determination whether to grant an area variance, a zoning board must "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" (Matter of Ifrah v Utschig,
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