Daniels v. Borough of Point Pleasant

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Vanderbilt, C. J.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court, Law Division, holding an amendment to the building code of the Borough of Point Pleasant increas ing the fees for building permits invalid. We have certified this appeal on our own motion.

On February 17, 1956 the defendant borough passed an ordinance amending its building code, adopted in September 1945, to increase the fees charged for the issuance of building permits. The ordinance before the amendment provided for building permit fees as follows:

“For a total valuation of…