Legal Opinion
George Phillips Philip Vitale v. Borough of Keyport Victor Rhodes Board of Adjustment
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 21, 1997No. 95-5143PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
STAPLETON, Circuit Judge:
Appellants planned to open an adult book and video store, “X-Tasy”, in the Borough of Keyport, New Jersey. Over a ten month period, they sought the necessary zoning and construction permits. Their applications were ultimately denied on the basis of an *-1408“adult entertainment uses” ordinance enacted by the Borough allegedly in response to those applications. Appellants insist that delays, denials, and revocations in the permitting process violated their right to substantive due process, that the ordinance violates their right to freedom of…
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