Case Name: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Hudson-Harlem Valley Title and Mortgage Company, Respondent, v. Ralph T. Walker and Others, Constituting the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of New Castle, etc., Appellants
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1939-04-03
Citations: 256 A.D. 1078
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Hudson-Harlem Valley Title and Mortgage Company, Respondent, v. Ralph T. Walker and Others, Constituting the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of New Castle, etc., Appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 256
Pages: 1078–1079

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Hudson-Harlem Valley Title and Mortgage Company, Respondent, v. Ralph T. Walker and Others, Constituting the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of New Castle, etc., Appellants.

Opinion:
Petitioner, the owner of an unimproved lot in a business B district, applied to the zoning board of appeals of the town of New Castle for a variance to permit the erection of a building with a setback of six instead of ten feet, as required by the ordinance. The application was denied. Upon certiorari to review the action of the board of appeals the official referee, to whom the matter was referred to hear and determine, reversed the determination of the board, granted the variance and directed the issuance of a permit to petitioner. Order reversed on the law, with costs, certiorari proceeding dismissed and the deter mination of the zoning board of appeals reinstated and confirmed. In our opinion the evidence is insufficient to establish that the ordinance is unreasonable or that petitioner has been deprived of the beneficial use of its property. Lazansky, P. J., Hagarty, Johnston, Adel and Taylor, JJ., concur.