Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with one bill of costs payable to the respondents appearing separately and filing separate briefs.
Local zoning boards are vested with broad discretion in considering applications for area variances, and judicial review is limited to determining whether the action taken by the board was illegal, arbitrary and capricious, or an abuse of discretion (see Matter of Pecoraro v Board of Appeals of Town of Hempstead,
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