Jewish Reconstructionist Synagogue of the North Shore, Inc., Respondent-Appellant v. Incorporated Village of Roslyn…

Summary

The Court affirmed the lower courts, holding that the village may charge applicants for actual costs such as advertising, stenographic recording, engineering, inspection, and recording fees, but may not impose open‑ended charges for legal fees, hall rental, or transcript copying because the ordinance exceeds the village's implied statutory authority. Justice Jasen dissented, arguing that all such fees should be permissible if reasonable and necessarily incurred.