Treat v. Town Plan & Zoning Commission

On October 30,1956, the defendant, after a public hearing, voted to amend the zoning regula tions of the town of Orange by increasing the minimum size of each lot in an AA residence zone from 30,000 square feet to 40,000 square feet and the minimum width from 150 to 160 feet at the street line. The plaintiff, a resident of Orange and the owner of many acres of undeveloped land in the town, appealed to the Court of Common Pleas, alleging that he had pending for final approval by the defendant a plan for the subdivision of his property which conformed to the regulations previously in effect and…