Matter of Eaton v. Sweeny

Broadway, in the city of Saratoga Springs, New York, runs north and south and is the main street of the city. A zoning ordiance has divided it into four districts which, for the purposes of this case, may be referred to as “ Zone A,” a residence district for private dwellings; “ Zone B,” for apartment houses; “ Zone C,” for hotels, boarding houses, or sanitariums; and “ Zone D,” unrestricted, a business district.

Zone D is north of Congress street, on the northwest corner of which is the Grand Union Hotel. South of Congress street is the C district. The relator, Charles O. Eaton, owns property…