Ward v. City of New Rochelle

Frederick G. Schmidt, Off. Ref.

This action, to declare an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance of the City of New Rochelle, unconstitutional, as it affects the plaintiff’s property, and to declare that she has a vested right to develop her property in accordance with the provisions of the R-1A district zone of the 1955 New Rochelle Zoning Ordinance, and to restrain the city from enforcing certain amendments to its Zoning Ordinance as they affect the plaintiff’s property, was referred to me to hear and determine.

This case presents an unusual situation, unlike any of the usual zoning cases. In…