State ex rel. Savitz-Denbigh Co. v. Bigelow

Relators desire to erect a gasoline service station on the northerly comer of Lyons avenue and Willoughby street, in the city of Newark, and applied to the local authority for a building permit, which was refused on the ground that the case was within the prohibition of an ordinance previously enacted, the pertinent portion of which reads as follows:

“Section 6a. Special regulations relative to garages and service stations: Under no circumstances shall a permit be issued for the erection or enlargement of a public or commercial garage, as defined in the fire prevention code of the city of…