City of Santa Fe v. Gamble-Skogmo, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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• holding that an ordinance creating an historical district and requiring new buildings harmonize with existing structures was within the scope of the enabling statute allowing municipalities to zone consistently with a comprehensive plan “to promote the health and general welfare”
• holding that an ordinance creating an historical district and requiring new buildings to harmonize with old ones was within the scope of the enabling statute allowing municipalities to zone consistently with a comprehensive plan to promote. the general health and welfare
• observing that a legislative body must furnish an administrative agency a reasonably adequate standard to guide it
• observing “that the police power may be exercised only to protect and promote the safety, health, morals and general welfare”
• stating police power is exercised to protect and promote the safety, health, morals and general welfare
• stating police power is exercised to protect and promote the safety, health, morals and general welfare

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