Appellate Division Upholds Town of Yorktown Special Use Permit for BJ’s In the Matter of Yorktown Smart Growth et al v. Town of Yorktown, decided January 23, 2019, the Appellate Division, […] Read more
Village Puts Up “Hurdles” for Indoor Riding Ring In the case entitled Carnelian Farms, LLC v Leventhal, 2015 WL 3970095 (NY Slip Op 04833, Decided June 14, 2017) […] Read more
Lewisboro Enacts New Local Law Allowing Accessory Structures on Adjacent Lots The Town of Lewisboro in Westchester County, New York has enacted a new local law allowing accessory buildings such as […] Read more
Court Reverses ZBA Decision Requiring Special Use Permit For Short Term House Rental In Fruchter v. Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Hurley, 133 A.D.3d 1174 (3rd Dept. 2015), the Appellate […] Read more
Court Holds Neighbors’ Zoning Challenge is Not Ripe Law Offices of Keith R. Betensky, Esq. (914)338-8050 New York’s Second Department decided In the Matter of Manilal Patel v. […] Read more
Equestrian Zoning Laws in North Salem In the Town of North Salem, New York (in northern Westchester County) riding academies, boarding stables and breeding farms are […] Read more
Court Annuls Special Use Permit for Wind Farm In a recent decision, the New York State Appellate Division, Third Department, upheld the annulment of a special use permit […] Read more
Bedford Shifts Special Permit Approval Authority to Planning Board On May 21, 2013 the Town of Bedford Town Board issued a negative declaration under the State Environmental Quality Review […] Read more
Zoning Referrals to the Westchester County Planning Board In some states, counties have jurisdiction over local zoning matters. In New York, local municipalities (i.e. Towns, Villages and Cities) […] Read more
Local Regulation of Equestrian Estates in Westchester “The air of heaven is that which blows between a horse’s ears.” – Arabian Proverb Westchester County, New York is […] Read more