Lannagan v. Scott
Lannagan v. Scott
Opinion of the Court
The relator applied to the building inspector of the city of East Orange for a permit to erect a single-family dwelling house upon a lot of land owned by her in that city; the application being accompanied with plans and specifications showing the character of the proposed building and its location upon the relator’s lot. The inspector refused to issue the permit, basing his refusal upon the fact that the proposed location of the building was prohibited by the zoning ordinance of East Orange, which required that such structures when built upon lots in the zone in which that of the relator was located must set back at least forty feet from the center line of the street and at least three feet from the side lines of the lot. It is conceded that the erection of the building in accordance with the plans and specifications submitted would be violative of the provisions of the municipal zoning ordinance just referred to, so far as its proposed location upon the relator’s lot was concerned; but it is contended on her behalf that this restriction upon the use and enjoyment of her property is invalid, under the doctrine of Eaton v. South
The allowance of the peremptory writ applied for by the relator must therefore be denied.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- EVA L. LANNAGAN, RELATOR v. JOHN G. SCOTT, BUILDING INSPECTOR OF THE CITY OF EAST ORANGE
- Status
- Published