Matter of Seneca Meadows, Inc. v. Town of Seneca Falls

Summary

The Court held that Seneca Meadows, Inc. (SMI) has standing to challenge the Town's compliance with SEQRA because the challenged local law directly affects property that SMI owns and operates, even without a separate allegation of environmental harm. The Court declined to review the respondents' statute of limitations argument because this appeal reached the Court through a limited review of a prior nonfinal Appellate Division determination. The Court reversed and remitted for further proceedings on the merits of SMI's SEQRA claim.