Mansolillo v. Taft

This is a proceeding for declaratory relief and for mandamus 1 to compel the Cranston Building Inspector to issue building permits for two multifamily dwellings. The plaintiffs’ applications for those permits were rejected, not because they did not meet the requirements of then-existing zoning ordinances, but because an interim ordinance imposed a moratorium on the issuance of such permits. This case was then commenced. The interim ordinance in due course expired, but not before the applicable zoning ‘Ordinances were made more rigorous by amendments which took effect before this case was…