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Town of Beekman v. Sherman

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Mar 27, 1995
213 A.D.2d 627 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)

Opinion

March 27, 1995

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Dutchess County (Beisner, J.).


Ordered that the order is modified, on the law, by deleting the provision thereof granting that branch of the plaintiff's motion which was to dismiss the defendants' first counterclaim and substituting therefor a provision denying that branch of the motion; as so modified, the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs to the plaintiff.

Contrary to the defendants' assertions on appeal, Agriculture and Markets Law § 305 (2) does not exempt them from any and all zoning regulations concerning their addition of structures to a farm. Further, assuming arguendo that the structure at issue (a mobile home) was a "farm structure" under the statute, the regulations complained of were not unreasonable (see, e.g., 1 Anderson, New York Zoning Law and Practice §§ 15.01-15.04, at 697-705 [3d ed]).

The court also properly dismissed the defendants' second, third, and fourth counterclaims (see, General Municipal Law §§ 50-e Gen. Mun., 50-i Gen. Mun.). However, the first counterclaim, which was for injunctive relief, is not subject to the provisions of General Municipal Law § 50-e (see, Dutcher v. Town of Shandaken, 97 A.D.2d 922). Accordingly, it was improperly dismissed.

The defendants' remaining contentions are unpreserved for appellate review or without merit. Mangano, P.J., Rosenblatt, Miller and Ritter JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Town of Beekman v. Sherman

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Mar 27, 1995
213 A.D.2d 627 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
Case details for

Town of Beekman v. Sherman

Case Details

Full title:TOWN OF BEEKMAN, Respondent, v. RALPH SHERMAN et al., Appellants

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Mar 27, 1995

Citations

213 A.D.2d 627 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
624 N.Y.S.2d 951

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