Dittmer v. Scheyer

I concur in the affirmance of the judgment, but for reasons which differ somewhat from those stated by my colleagues. The petitioner in this article 78 proceeding purchased a substandard vacant lot in a tax foreclosure sale in 1965. The lot, lying in a Residence A district of the Town of Islip, is 50 feet in width and has a square footage area of 2,393 feet. In a Residence A district the minimum building lot area is 11,250 square feet. The Islip

*829zoning ordinance contains various provisions relevant to lots held in single and separate ownership. The seminal section reads as follows: "§68-81 C.…