Court Opinion

ID: 5723881
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-01-12 16:13:42.131951+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T08:40:45.381596
License: Public Domain

In two consolidated proceedings under article 78 of the Civil Practice Act, to review determinations by respondent Commissioner of Building and respondent Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of White Plains, which in substance approved, under stated conditions, the construction of an addition to the residence of respondents Evans, the petitioner appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County, dated June 28, 1960, dismissing both proceedings on the merits. Order affirmed, with one bill of costs. The building addition, containing several rooms, was designed for use by respondent Alvin Evans as an office for the practice of his profession as a doctor of veterinary medicine. The Zoning Ordinance of the City of White Plains permits, as an accessory use, a “ Professional office * * * in principal building” restricted to residence use. Respondent Zoning Board of Appeals found, in effect, that the alteration made as directed by it, would constitute an integral unit with the principal building, which would consist of the residence and a professional office therein. That finding, supported by substantial evidence, was not arbitrary or capricious and may not be disturbed by the court (cf. Matter of Reed v. Board of Standards & Appeals, 255 N. Y. 126, 136; People ex rel. Hudson-Harlem Valley Title & Mtge. Co. v. Walker, 282 N. Y. 400, 405). It is conceded that the practice of veterinary medicine is a profession and we find nothing in the zoning ordinance which prohibits the practice of that profession in an office in the doctor’s residence. If a veterinary hospital is established on the premises, in violation of the zoning ordinance, petitioner will not be without remedy. Nolan, P. J., Beldock, Ughetta, Christ and Pette, JJ., concur.