Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.
In determining whether to grant an area variance, the respondent Zoning Board of the Village of Southampton (hereinafter the Board) is required by Village Law § 7-712-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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