Metromedia, Inc. v. Taxation Division Director

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• holding that members of a zoning commission were not entitled to legislative immunity for actions they took in denying an application for a permit from an individual owner
• stating that \[t]he starting point for our [due process] inquiry is to determine whether state or local law afforded Scott a ‘protectible property interest in the permit’ sufficient to trigger federal due pro- cess guarantees\
• looking to state law to determine whether an applicant held a cognizable interest in a zoning permit
• finding a property interest when permit must issue upon ‘‘presentation of an application and plans showing a use expressly permitted under the then-current zoning ordi- nance’’
• finding a property interest when permit must issue upon ‘‘presentation of an application and plans showing a use expressly permitted under the then-current zoning ordi- nance’’
• a party's substantive due process claim was allowed when a county moratorium on building permits appeared to be intended only for the party's application

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