Question juridique clé
Whether a building prohibition arising from road and building lines caused compensable material expropriation
Solution extraite
Compensation was denied because the claimant did not prove a sufficiently concrete intended building use that was prevented by the restriction.
Motifs extraits
Unlike a full rezoning, a partial building prohibition on a large parcel normally leaves the land's building value largely intact. Compensation requires proof that the owner intended to build or sell for building purposes and that this was actually hindered by the restriction.