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B & G Constr. Corp. v. Bd. of Appeals of the Vill. of AmityvilleB & G Constr. Corp. v. Bd. of Appeals of the Vill. of Amityville

New York Court of Appeals
Jul 8, 1955
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Order of the Appellate Division and that of Special Term reversed, petition dismissed and ‍​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍determination of respondent board reinstated, with costs in all courts. The board’s denial of the certificate of occupancy cannot be overruled by the courts since that denial ‍​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍was not arbitrary but based on sufficient proof of violation of a valid local zoning ordinance (see Matter of Larkin Co. v. Schwab, 242 N. Y. 330, 335; Matter of Kopec v. Buffalo Brake Beam-Acme ‍​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍Steel & Malleable Iron Works, 304 N. Y. 65, 71; Matter of Green Point Sav. Bank v. Board of Zoning Appeals, 281 N. Y. 534, 539). The prior issue to petitioner of a building ‍​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍permit could not ‘ ‘ confer rights in contravention of the zoning laws ” (City of Buffalo v. Roadway Tr. Co., 303 N. Y. 453, 463). No opinion.

Concur: Conwat, Ch. J., Desmond, Dye, ‍​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍Fuld and Burke, JJ. Froessel and Van Voorhis, JJ., dissent and vote to affirm.

Case Details

Case Name: B & G Constr. Corp. v. Bd. of Appeals of the Vill. of Amityville
Court Name: New York Court of Appeals
Date Published: Jul 8, 1955
Citations: 309 N.Y. 730; 128 N.E.2d 423; 1955 N.Y. LEXIS 1454
Court Abbreviation: N.Y.
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