State ex rel. Spiccia v. Abate

What constitutes a ‘ ‘ restaurant ” or a “ drive-in restaurant” is not otherwise defined in the zoning ordinance, hence whether the proposed use constitutes one or the other *130was determined by considering the common and ordinary meaning of those terms. This was proper. Since the ordinance is a police regulation and imposes restrictions upon the use of property, the language defining a permitted use is required to be liberally construed in favor of permitting the use proposed by the property owner.

‘‘ Statutes or ordinances * * # which impose restrictions upon the use * * * of private property,…