City of Albany v. Anthony

On the 21st day of April, 1924, the common council of the city of Albany adopted an ordinance entitled, “ An ordinance regulating and limiting the height and bulk of buildings heretofore erected and regulating and determining the area of yards, courts and other open spaces, and restricting congestion and regulating and restricting the locations of trades and industries and the location of buildings designed for specified uses and establishing the boundaries of zones for the said purposes, and providing penalties for the violation of its provisions.” This ordinance was approved by the mayor of…