Several weeks ago, we wrote about the Village of Great Neck Plaza implementing a climate action plan to combat climate change. We now report on the efforts of other municipalities on Long Island to implement sustainability plans and climate action plans that are aimed at preserving and protecting Long Island’s future. Can these plans achieve
Mining in the Hamptons: Appellate Division Affirms Town of Southampton Zoning Board of Appeals Limitations on Pre-existing Nonconforming Uses Associated with Hamptons Mining Operation
Located in the hamlet of Bridgehampton, Town of Southampton, a sand mine operation owned by Sand Land Corporation and run by Wainscott Sand & Gravel Corporation (“Sand Land”) had its zoning changed by the Town in 1972 from G-Industrial to CR Country Residence, now CR200, constituting five-acre residential zoning. 
Upon the zone change, the sand
Municipal Moratoriums, The Suffolk County Planning Commission and The Sag Harbor and Patchogue Experience
In recent months, the Village of Sag Harbor and the Village of Patchogue enacted moratoriums aimed at halting large-scale residential development, and in Patchogue’s case, including multi-family residential development. Both Villages learned that enacting moratoriums is not only subject to referral to the Suffolk County Planning Commission (“SCPC”) pursuant to General Municipal Law § 239-m
Justice Brennan’s “Miraculous Tool” Has Arrived: The Government Drone Zone
On February 26, 2016, we published our first Drone blog post: FROM PEEPING TOMS TO PEEPING DRONES: Help, Big Brother Government is Peeping in My Backyard. We advised that New York State is presently considering multiple bills all designed to regulate drones and drone users. Further, Suffolk County and the Town of Huntington adopted drone
Easement Holder is “OUT” of the Game Before it Begins – Easement Lost to Adverse Possession
On at least three occasions, in 1961, 1966 and 1972, the parties to a shared driveway easement confirmed its existence in writings contained in deeds and a stand-alone written agreement.
Despite this fact, in a recent Kings County Supreme Court decision, plaintiffs Braunsteins, neighbors to the widow of famed baseball player Gil Hodges, were
Village of Great Neck Plaza Leading The Way – Climate Change
The Village of Great N
eck Plaza (“the Village”) may be small in size (about a third of a square mile) but it is leading the way on climate change on Long Island. In February 2016, it became one of the first villages on Long Island to adopt a climate action plan (CAP).[1] The
FROM PEEPING TOMS TO PEEPING DRONES: Help! Big Brother Government is Peeping in My Backyard
In recent years, advances in technology have not only enhanced our ability to connect with one another on a professional and social level but also, advances in technology have allowed the government, at all levels, to peep into our lives at every turn. ![th[2]](https://www.lilanduseandzoning.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/128/2016/02/th2.jpg)
Today, criminal defendants’ cases can easily rise and fall on the nature
New York State Requires Recycling of E-Waste
Want to get rid of that ten-year-old computer or monitor? Don’t just toss it out with the general trash if you live or work in New York. New York requires recycling of electronic equipment, known as e-waste. According to a recent report issued by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, the State’s e-waste recycling program
Regulating Sea-Level Rise In New York
Imagine walking along Jones Beach, dipping your toes into the cool ocean water. Now imagine that ocean six feet higher. Scientists project that by 2100, sea levels along New York’s coastlines and estuaries likely will be 18 to 50 inches higher than they presently are. One New York State-funded research study predicted that sea levels
MS4 General Permit Is Upheld By The New York Court of Appeals
On May 5, 2015, the New York Court of Appeals upheld a 2010 general permit issued by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) for municipal separate storm sewer systems (known as MS4s). The case, In The Matter of Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v NYSDEC, 2015 NY Slip Op 03766