Town of North Hempstead v. Eckerman

William R. Brennan, Jr., J.

In the unincorporated area of Little Neck in the Town of North Hempstead is situated a parcel of real property improved with a one-story building which is the subject of this litigation. The action seeks a mandatory injunction requiring the present owner, the defendant Eckerman, to demolish and remove the building or, in the alternative, to conform the structure to the town’s building zone ordinance and building code.

In 1947 the defendant Long Island Lighting Company (“ Lilco ”) owned the property which was situated in a Residence B zone, primarily though not…