Colonial Sand & Stone Co. v. Johnston
Colonial Sand & Stone Co. v. Johnston
Opinion of the Court
Memorandum. Although petitioner applied to the Town Board of Appeals for a special permit to erect a ready-mix concrete plant on its land in a heavy industrial zone, it did so because the town building inspector supervisor had ruled that this would be necessary. The petitioner expressly argued before the board that the proposed plant was a permitted use under the zoning ordinance in a heavy industrial zone. There is no substantial evidence in the record that the plant would £ £ be offensive because of injurious or obnoxious * * # dust or other objectionable features” within the terms of the zoning ordinance requiring a special permit. Therefore, a special permit was not required and, in view of the ruling of the building inspector that a permit would be necessary and of the specific objection to its necessity by petitioner in its appearance before the board, this question was not waived by making the application for a special permit.
The order should be reversed, without costs, and judgment granted annulling the determination of the Board of Appeals.
Dissenting Opinion
(dissenting). There is cumulative evidence in the record that the operation of the ready-mix concrete plant, despite control equipment supplied to meet State specifications, would produce offensive dust on discharging the primary ingredients, loading of trucks, and transit of the trucks through the community. This evidence appears as candid admissions
Accordingly, the order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.
Chief Judge Fuld and Judges Van Voorhis, Scileppi, Bergan Keating concur in memorandum; Judge Burke concurs in result; Judge Breitel dissents and votes to affirm in an opinion.
Order reversed, without costs, and judgment granted annulling the determination of the Board of Appeals in a memorandum.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- In the Matter of Colonial Sand & Stone Co., Inc. v. William Johnston, Jr., Constituting the Board of Appeals of the Town of Bethlehem
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- Published