Opinion
November 3, 1997
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Stark, J.).
Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, with costs, the cause of action asserted in the petition/complaint seeking to annul the determination dated May 18, 1995, is denied, the determination is confirmed, that branch of the petition/complaint is dismissed on the merits and the matter is remitted to the Supreme Court, Suffolk County, for a determination of the causes of action seeking, inter alia, declaratory relief.
In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 to review a determination of a zoning board of appeals, judicial review is limited to determining whether the action taken by the board is supported by substantial evidence and is not illegal, arbitrary, or an abuse of discretion (see, Matter of Khan v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals, 87 N.Y.2d 344, 351; Matter of Fuhst v. Foley, 45 N.Y.2d 441, 445). In considering the petitioner's application, the respondent Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of Westhampton Beach (hereinafter Westhampton Beach) properly applied the balancing test prescribed by Village Law § 7-712-b (3) (b) (see, Matter of Khan v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals, supra, at 352; Matter of Malin v Leibowitz, 229 A.D.2d 580). Because the factual findings of Westhampton Beach, as a whole, had a rational basis in the record and were supported by substantial evidence its determination should have been sustained.
In light of our determination on the portion of the petition/ complaint seeking relief pursuant to CPLR article 78, the matter must be remitted for a determination of those causes of action seeking, inter alia, declaratory relief.
Bracken, J. P., Copertino, Sullivan and McGinity, JJ., concur.