The facts in this case are fully set forth in the opinion awarding the writ.
The lot in question is a corner lot. In such cases, the owner may select the rear lot line. But the house to be built violated the ordinance in that it was too close to the rear lot line.
Because the owner of a corner lot may face his house on one street or the other gives him no right to say it faces differently from the way it does. The front entrance of the house faced Westervelt Avenue and the rear of the house was directly behind the front. The ordinance can only be construed in the light of the ordinary meaning accorded to words.
The permit granted is set aside, with costs.
