Alker v. Collins

Plaintiffs were allowed a writ of certiorari prior to September 15, 1948 to review a decision of the Board of Adjustment denying an appeal from the action of the Building Inspector of Ventnor City who had previously granted an application of Abraham and Sona Soltz for a permit to make alterations to their property at 101 South Oxford Avenue, Ventnor.

Ventnor City has a zoning ordinance, which, so far as pertinent to the present case, provides in Section 10:

"(a) In a residence district a front yard is required on every lot and each story or part of a building, exclusive of cornices or a…