Petitioner sought review of the decision of the Board of Standards and Appeals of the City of New York (BSA), which upheld the New York City Department of Buildings’ (DOB) revocation of petitioner’s permits for an outdoor advertising sign.
The Supreme Court, Appellate Division, held that the BSA was required to hear evidence that petitioner constructed the sign in good-faith reliance on a prior determination of the Manhattan Borough Building Commissioner that the sign was a permissible replacement for a similar sign that was removed when a building on the property was demolished.