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Criteria for Review of a Zoning Amendment Explained

In upholding the propriety of the amendment, the Fourth Department explained the criteria for review of a zoning amendment:

It is well settled that a zoning amendment enjoys a “strong presumption of validity” …, and the decision of defendant Common Council of the City to amend the zoning ordinance should not be disturbed where, as here, the amendment is in accordance with the City’s comprehensive plan … .  Further, “[c]ompliance with the statutory requirement is measured . . . in light of the long-standing principle that one who challenges such a legislative act bears a heavy burden” … .  “ ‘If the validity of the legislative classification for zoning purposes be fairly debatable, the legislative judgment must be allowed to control’ ” … . “Thus, where the plaintiff fails to establish a clear conflict with the comprehensive plan, the zoning classification must be upheld” … .  Restuccio…v City of Oswego…, 1284, 4th Dept 2-7-14

 

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