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<br />Zoning Bulletin 1M <br /> <br />VOLUME 45, NUMBER 7 · JULY 10, 1997 <br /> <br />in this issue: <br />Historic District - Can city choose between historical <br />preservation and educational uses? .......................................... page 2 <br />Variance - Is synagogue only plausible use for residential <br /> <br />property? ......... ....................................... .... ............... ....~........... page 2 <br /> <br />Variance - Residents challenge restaurant's attempts to contain <br /> <br />garbage flow................... .............. ............ .............. .................. page 4 <br /> <br />Standing - Do alderwomen have authority to contest board- <br />granted variances? ......... ...... ....... ......... ..................................... page 5 <br />Taking - Owner of beachfront property says amendment will <br />sink its profits ........................................................................... page 6 <br />Board - Did board give sufficient proof of its decision? ........... page 6 <br />Special Use - Did town board misdiagnose doctor's <br />expansion plans? ........................ ....................... ....................... page 7 <br />Appeal- Board says company's roadside advertisement <br />violates newly adopted sign policy.......................................... page 8 <br /> <br />"Accordingly, the subject provision is, on its face, unconstitutional and <br />constitutes an ultra vires enactment...Moreover, neither the variance process, <br />which requires the plaintiff to demonstrate practical difficulties or unnecessary <br />hardships, nor the zoning amendment process is a constitutionally permissible <br />substitute for the necessary balancing of the parties' competing interests." <br />_ The New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, explaining why a <br />city can't prevent an owner from making its case for a special-use permit. See <br />Trustees of Union College v. Members of the Schenectady City Council, p. 2 <br /> <br />Publisher: E. Michael Quinlan, Esq. Managing Editor: Stephanie Federico <br />Legal Editors: Carol Johnson Perkins, Esq., Michael R. Jung, Esq., <br />Joanne L. Belasco, Esq., Alfred Gordon, Esq. Editors: Elin Dugan, <br />Jennifer Kavanaugh Editorial Assistants: Anil Adyanthaya, Esq., <br />Konstantine Kyros, Esq. <br /> <br />The entire content of this newsletter is copyrighted by the publisher and may not be copied without prior permission. <br />Contact Copyright Clearance Center (508) 750-8400 for permission to photocopy for internal use. Contact publisher <br />for other reprint requests. The publisher is not engaged in rendering legal or other professional advice, and assumes <br />no responsibility for the statements and opinions of the writers or contributing editors. Case law and statutes change <br />without notice from time to time and are often speCific to one jurisdiction only. The information herein is not intended <br />to be, nor should it be considered, a substitute for legal or professional advice rendered by a competent attorney or <br />other professional. (f you have any questions about the application of issues raised herein to your particular situation, <br />seek the advice of a competent attorney or other professional. <br /> <br />This bulletin is available on microfilm from University Microfilms International, Ann Arbor. MI <br /> <br />Published by Quinlan ZONING BU~lE:IN Copyright@1997 <br />:l1I:1.1:I:1I~I.U!.IWI.I~~... Annual subSCription rate: $89 plus S&H. <br />ISSN 0514-7905 23 DrydockAve., Boston, MA0221 0-2387 <br />(617) 542-0048 Fax (617) 345-9646 <br />e-mail: info@quinlan.com http://www.quinlan.com <br /> <br />'13 <br />