Legal Opinion
Town of Huntington v. Park Shore Country Day Camp of Dix Hills, Inc.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 1, 1979PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Fuchsberg, J.
At issue in this case is the constitutionality of a zoning ordinance that permits private, nonprofit clubs but not commercial enterprises to operate tennis courts in a residential district.
Defendant Park Shore Country Day Camp owns 15 acres in an area zoned for one-acre residential lots. In 1959, the Town of Huntington’s Zoning Board of Appeals granted Park Shore’s application for a special exception permit to operate a day camp and nursery school on its property. Without obtaining a building permit or any further exception, in 1968 two tennis courts were…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Village of Belle Terre v. BoraasSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Matter of Wulfsohn v. BurdenNew York Court of Appeals · 1925
- Wiggins v. Town of SomersNew York Court of Appeals · 1958
- Marcus Associates, Inc. v. Town of HuntingtonNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- Albert Simon, Inc. v. MyersonNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
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3Cited by54 opinions
- People v. IllardoNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Robert E. Kurzius, Inc. v. Incorporated Village of Upper BrookvilleNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- In re the Estate of DavisNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Kravetz v. PlengeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- Caraballo v. Community School Board District 3New York Court of Appeals · 1980
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