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Provides current information on land use, redevelopment and environmental issues confronting the state of New Jersey.

Author: Philip Morin is special counsel at Saul Ewing in Newark, N.J.

Blawg Related Categories: Administrative Law • Environmental Law • Real Estate & Property Law • States • New Jersey

Recent Posts from New Jersey Zoning Watch

Saul Ewing Attorney to Moderate Seminar on NJ Land Development Approval Process
On Wednesday, July 16, 2008, Philip J. Morin III, Special Counsel in the Firm’s Real Estate Department, will be on the faculty for this one-day Lorman Educational Services Seminar that will discuss land use…
Developer Alleges Highlands Members Have Conflict
In many controversial development applications, particularly when the arguments against the merits of the project are not going so well, objectors lob claims of conflicts of interests at industry professionals and local officials, hoping…
Affordable Housing Amendments, Permit Extension Act Pass Legislature
In a frenetic day of wheeling and dealing on the $32+ billion State Budget, two key bills that we have been closely tracking received approval from both houses of the legislature, sending them to…
Appeals Court: Development Approvals Can’t Be Linked to Open Space Quid Pro Quo
The Appellate Division has ruled that the New Jersey Municipal Land Use Law does not authorize municipalities to demand open space set asides or payments in lieu to support recreational opportunities as a condition…
COAH Announces Information Sessions on New Rules
The Council for Affordable Housing has set up information sessions around the state in June and July to educate planners, attorneys, elected officials and members of the public as to the new third round…
Done Deal on Permit Extensions?
It appears that a compromise has been reached on the proposed Permit Extension Act. The Senate version of the bill, S-1919, in its current form, will extend most development permits to December 31, 2010.…
Senate Version of Permit Extension Act to Include Water Quality Standards
It appears that the Senate version of the Permit Extension Act (S-1919) will become more watered down. Senator Ray Lesniak (D-Union), chairman of the Economic Growth Committee, has indicated that the Senate Committee will…
Assembly Passes Affordable Housing Bill
In a vote essentially along party lines, Assembly Speaker Joseph Roberts’s affordable housing reform bill was passed 45-33. The only “no” vote among the Democratic members of the Assembly was Linda Stender (D-Union), who…
Legislative Update: Permit Extension Act Lives, But With Changes
Facing substantial opposition from environmental groups (and, apparently, the Governor’s Office and NJDEP), key provisions of the Assembly version of the proposed Permit Extension Act (A-2867) were eliminated. The bill, as modified, will still…
Assembly Poised to Pass Affordable Housing Compromise Bill
On Monday, June 16, the full Assembly is expected to vote on a revised version of A-500, a wide-ranging affordable housing reform bill, which eliminates widespread use of regional contribution agreements (RCAs). The Assembly…