Vernon Park Realty, Inc. v. City of Mount Vernon

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 1954-07-14

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Fuld, J. (dissenting). I cannot agree that the zoning ordinance of the City of Mount Vernon here under attack is unconstitutional. A zoning ordinance is confiscatory and, hence, unconstitutional only when it “ so restricts the use of property that it cannot be used for any reasonable purpose ” (Arverne Bay Constr. Co. v. Thatcher, <a href="/opinion/36338…

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