Yara Engineering Corp. v. City of Newark

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Porter, J.

On February 23d, 1944, the Board of Commissioners of the City of Newark adopted an ordinance referred to as the “Airport Zoning Ordinance of the City of Newark.” In its preamble it recited that its purpose was to regulate and restrict the height of structures and objects of natural growth and to otherwise regulate the use of property in the vicinity of Newark Municipal Airport by creating airport approaches and turning zones and establishing the boundaries thereof. The legality of this ordinance is challenged by the prosecutor, who is the…