Diving into Swimming Pool Variances Adding a swimming pool to a new or existing home and need a variance? Betensky Law has successfully obtained variances […] Read more
Court Incinerates City’s Denial of Crematory In the Matter of White Plains Rural Cemetery Association v. City of White Plains, decided January 30, 2019, the Appellate […] Read more
Denial of an Article 78 Petition Challenging the ZBA’s Determination to Grant Area Variances for a Hotel In The Matter of Route 17K Real Estate, LLC, et al. v. Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of […] Read more
Appellate Court Reverses City of Glen Cove ZBA Denial of Area Variances On January 23, 2019, the Appellate Division, Second Department held in the Matter of Osia Mengisopolous v. The Board of […] Read more
Mosque’s RLUIPA Claim Against the City of Yonkers is Dismissed on Procedural Grounds In Islamic Community Center for Mid Westchester et al v. City of Yonkers Landmark Preservation Board et al, 2018 WL […] Read more
Let There Be Parking, Says Court to Church In the matter of Evan Daniel Bray v. Town of Yorktown Zoning Board of Appeals, 151 AD3d 720 (2nd Dept. […] Read more
Major “Setback” for Property Owner: Court Upholds ZBA Decision Denying Setback Variance In Harris v. Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Carmel, 137 A.D.3d 1130 (2nd Dept. 2016), the Appellate […] Read more
Running With the Land I am sometimes asked to explain the phrase “running with the land.” This legal term frequently arises in the zoning/land […] Read more
Court Affirms ZBA Decision that Owner Cannot Develop Property As of Right In Soldatenko v. Village of Scarsdale Zoning Board of Appeals, decided April 20, 2016, the Second Department, Appellate Division, reversed […] Read more
Court Affirms Decision to Grant Variances For a Site Plan Approval In Applebaum v. Village of Great Neck Board of Appeals, decided April 13, 2016, the Appellate Division, Second Department, affirmed […] Read more