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词条 Gernatt Asphalt Products, Inc. v. Town of Sardinia
释义

  1. Background

  2. Brief summary

     Appellant  Court's holding 

  3. Later actions

  4. References

{{italic title}}Gernatt Asphalt Products, Inc. v. Town of Sardinia, 87 N.Y.2d 668, 664 N.E.2d 1226, 642 N.Y.S.2d 164 (1996), was an appeal against municipal zoning laws in New York and whether they were addressed by New York State's Mined Land Reclamation Law, decided in the New York Court of Appeals.[1]

Background

In 1991, opposition to mining proposed by Gernatt Asphalt Products, Inc. became obvious in the Town of Sardinia, New York when a mining overlay was passed to the town's zoning laws, showing areas acceptable for mining.[2][3] The mining overlay was voided by court action,[3] but later upheld.[4] The owner of the privately held Water Works there informed residents that should mining occur, the water company would go out of business; about 70 residents would be affected.[2]

In 1993, the Town Board passed an amendment to its zoning ordinance, providing it with regulatory control of new mining.[5] The amendment was ruled by the State Court of Appeals to be a proper exercise of authority by the Town Board.[5] Regarding the Town Board's belief that mining was occurring on the former Gabel-Thomas property purchased by Gernatt's, Sardinia Town Attorney Anthony DiFillippo, III, stated, "We will bring to the attention of the court that mining is being conducted in violation of state law."[5]

Gernatt Asphalt Products, Inc. filed with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) in 1993 for a 100-year mining permit for a 400-acre Gabel-Thomas tract of land it purchased near Chaffee, New York in the Town of Sardinia.[3][6] The Erie County Farm Bureau and the Erie County Legislature also took issue with the proposed mining due to the DEC's 4-inch thick report that the environment would be significantly affected.[7][8] The Erie County Legislature offered the services of the county attorney to the Town of Sardinia in the matter.[4] The DEC's Environmental Impact Statement reported that a 276-acre lake would be created throughout the 100-year period due to mining operations.[3][7] By 1994, the companies had spent more than $1,000,000 to obtain the mining permit.[9]

In 1995, Judge Fallon for the New York State Appellate Court decided that the Town of Sardinia's Prohibition of Mining Amendments be nullified, that the Town did not act according to its Comprehensive Plan, and that the Town's rezoning was impermissibly exclusionary.[10]

Brief summary

In 1996, Gernatt Asphalt Products, Inc. v. Town of Sardinia, Gernatt Asphalt Products, Inc. challenged the Town of Sardinia when the Town Board rezoned, in part, excluding that piece of land. Residents were concerned that the town's ground water supply would be affected by the expansion of the corporation's mining operations when the DEC informed the town of the company's desire to use the land for mining.[1]

Despite the lawsuit, the Town Zoning Board granted Gernatt Asphalt Products, Inc. a variance for mining after winning the case that involved more than 10 years of legal battles; the Town Zoning Board was sued by the Town Board.[11] Gernatt Asphalt Products, Inc. offered $200,000 to the Water Works there if the Town Board would drop its lawsuit against the Town Zoning Board.[11] An offer was presented to the Town Board in 1997 by New York State Assistant Attorney General Paul McCarthy, who also represents the New York State DEC, for Dennis Vacco, an attorney and former New York State Attorney General, to mediate the dispute, which the Town Board unanimously rejected.[12]

Interests of the companies in the dispute are to mine the land that was purchased, and the Town of Sardinia seeks to retain its rights regarding mining control within the town, as upheld by the New York State Court of Appeals, and to maintain the best interests of the citizen majority.[12][13]

Appellant

Gernatt Asphalt Products, Inc. is a mining company that is part of the Gernatt Family of Companies, headquartered in Collins, New York. The company was founded by Daniel R. Gernatt, Sr. in 1961.[14]

Court's holding

The New York State Court of Appeals decided that local zoning laws were not included in the New York State's Mined Land Reclamation Law,[15] and that the Town of Sardinia did not violate Open Meetings Law.[13][16]

Therefore, municipalities in New York State maintain the right to exercise reasonable police powers to completely prevent mining.[17]

Later actions

In 1998, attorneys for Gernatt Asphalt Products were met at the New York Supreme Court by the Town of Sardinia's attorneys and an attorney for the DEC after Gernatt's requested a new hearing to obtain a DEC permit to mine in Sardinia.[18] The mining permit was originally denied by the DEC in 1993, and the company sought to pre-date the permit in order that it would precede both the original permit denial and the Town's new laws banning mining.[18] By 1998, the company had spent more than $5,000,000 to obtain the permit.[18] In 2007, the Town's Zoning Appeals Board granted the company a mining permit after 14 years of legal battles by the Town's Board.[19]

References

1. ^1 {{cite web|title=Gernatt Asphalt Prods., Inc. v. Town of Sardinia, 87 N.Y.2d 668, 664 N.E.2d 1226, 642 N.Y.S.2d 164|date=28 March 1996}}
2. ^1 {{cite web|title=Jan. 6 scoping session to air bid for Chaffee gravel mine|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-22444612.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150328204717/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-22444612.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=28 March 2015|publisher=Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY)|date=15 December 1992|author=Buyer, B.|accessdate=29 October 2013}}
3. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|title=Sardinia to mull ban on new gravel mines; town board sets hearing on amendment aimed at Gernatt co.|publisher=Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY)|date=16 August 1993|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-22528419.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150328211734/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-22528419.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=28 March 2015|author=Buyer, B.|accessdate=28 January 2014}}
4. ^1 {{cite web|title=Sardinia to discuss gravel plan; Gernatt Asphalt seeks permit to excavate|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-22511538.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150328210221/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-22511538.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=28 March 2015|publisher=Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY)|date=20 May 1993|author=Buyer, B.|accessdate=28 January 2014}}
5. ^1 2 {{cite web|title=Town to ask court to halt mining by Gernatt Asphalt|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-22855983.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150328210225/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-22855983.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=28 March 2015|publisher=Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY)|date=14 June 1996|author=Buyer, B.|accessdate=28 January 2014}}
6. ^{{cite web|title=Firm seeks 100-year gravel mine permit|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-22414330.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150328211731/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-22414330.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=28 March 2015|publisher=Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY)|date=13 July 1992|author=Buyer, B.|accessdate=29 October 2013}}
7. ^1 {{cite web|title=Impact study sought on CID enlargement - Farm Bureau says landfill has history of substandard operation|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-22548542.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150328210223/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-22548542.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=28 March 2015|publisher=Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY)|date=26 November 1993|author=Buyer, B.|accessdate=29 October 2013}}
8. ^{{cite web|title=Erie legislature joins gravel-mine opposition|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-22495355.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150328211737/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-22495355.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=28 March 2015|publisher=Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY)|date=25 February 1993}}
9. ^{{cite web|title=A rocky problem in Sardinia|author=Buyer, B.|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-22600338.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150328210227/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-22600338.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=28 March 2015|publisher=Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY)/Berkshire Hathaway|date=12 February 1994}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.leagle.com/decision/1995347208AD2d139_1327.xml/GERNATT%20ASPHALT%20v.%20SARDINIA|title=Gernatt Asphalt Products, Inc. v. Town of Sardinia, 208 A.D.2d 139|date=1995|accessdate=30 January 2014|publisher=New York Court of Appeals, 4th Dept.|author=Fallon, J.}}
11. ^1 {{cite web|title=Water system controversy continues to swirl in Chaffee|url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/463403256|publisher=McClatchy - Tribune Business News (Washington, DC)|date=19 December 2007|author=Ploetz, E.|accessdate=26 October 2013}}
12. ^1 {{cite web|title=Town board rejects Vacco's offer to mediate gravel mining dispute|url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/381305129|publisher=Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY)|date=17 October 1997|author=Buyer, B.|accessdate=28 October 2013}}
13. ^1 {{cite web|title=Hydraulic fracturing in the Marcellus shale: The need for legislative amendments to New York's mineral resources law|url=http://scholarship.law.stjohns.edu/lawreview/vol86/iss1/10/|publisher=St.John's Law Review, 86(1), 351-385|author=Siler, P.|date=2012|accessdate=28 October 2013}}
14. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/obituaries/daniel-r-gernatt-sr-97-entrepreneur-horseman-20140507|title=Daniel R. Gernatt Sr., 97, entrepreneur, horseman|date=May 7, 2014|work=The Buffalo News|accessdate=18 November 2014}}
15. ^{{cite web|title=Uncertainty for the energy industry: A fractured look at home rule|publisher=Energy Law Journal, 34(1), 261-290|date=2013|author=Polley, J.C.}}
16. ^* {{cite web |url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/nyctap/comments/i96_0058.htm |title=Gernatt Asphalt Products, Inc. v. Town of Sardinia |publisher=Cornell University Law School Legal Information Institute, New York Court of Appeals, Ithaca, NY |date=1996 }}* {{cite web|title=McKinney's Consolidated Laws of New York, Book 17, 443-444|date=1997|publisher=W.M. McKinney, Thomson/West Publishing (Eagan, MN)}}* {{cite web |url=http://ashbrook.org/publications/dialogue-alt_NY-oil-and-gas/ |title=A Policy Analysis of Local New York Laws Banning Oil and Gas Exploration |publisher=Ashland University (Ashland, Ohio) |author=Alt, R. |date=1 March 2012 |accessdate=26 October 2013 }}* {{cite web |title=Overcoming neoliberal hegemony in community development: Law, planning, and selected Lamarckism |ssrn=2010867 |publisher=The Urban Lawyer, 44 (2), 345-398 |author=Long, J. A. |date=2012 }}* {{cite web |title=Mining firm charges town, planning boards with conspiracy |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-22861039.html |publisher=Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY) |date=17 August 1996 |author=Buyer, B. |accessdate=9 November 2013 }}* {{cite web |url=http://www.greenburghny.com/Cit-e-Access/meetings/index.cfm?tid=10&tpid=1433&mid=9482&view=A |title=Town of Greenburgh, NY: Meeting schedules: Town of Greenburgh Board of Ethics |publisher=Town of Greenburgh (Greenburgh, NY) |date=31 July 2007 |accessdate=25 April 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426234738/http://www.greenburghny.com/Cit-e-Access/meetings/index.cfm?tid=10&tpid=1433&mid=9482&view=A |archivedate=26 April 2014 |df= }}
17. ^{{cite news|title=The Environmental Law Institute and the American Law Institute continuing legal education group holds a teleconference on the role of localities and the public in shaping drilling's future|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-2870740941.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150328211735/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-2870740941.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=28 March 2015|publisher=Political Transcript Wire/CQ Roll Call, Inc. (Lanham, MD)|date=14 January 2013|newspaper=Political Transcript Wire}}
18. ^1 2 {{cite|title=Gernatt in court again on Sardinia mining issue|publisher=Buffalo News|date=3 April 1998}}
19. ^{{cite|title=Town finds it's on both sides of suit: Sardinia|publisher=McClatchy-Tribune Business News (Washington, DC)/www.mcclatchy.com|date=15 November 2007|author=Ploetz, Elmer}}

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