Chase v. City of Glen Cove

In this action plaintiffs seek a declaratory judgment invalidating an ordinance rezoning certain property as a “Municipal High Rise Housing District.” In five causes of action the ordinance is attacked because (1) it is “ spot zoning,” (2) it was enacted pursuant to agreement with the Division of Housing and the Glen Cove Housing Authority and constitutes “ zoning by contract,” (3) it is confiscatory, (4) the notice of hearing was insufficient, and (5) the area rezoned is insufficiently described in the ordinance. The City and the Housing Authority moved under rule 106 of the Rules of Civil…