The Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court recently upheld the decision of the Union City Board of Adjustment to grant a conditional use variance to bring a multi-family apartment containing illegal garden apartments up to modern code. The case, Larry Price v. 636 7th Street, L.L.C. and Union
As New Jersey communities continue to recover from Hurricane Sandy, the Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court has ruled that property owners may be entitled to compensation when protective sand dunes block their views of the ocean, when the property owners’ claims arise out of the municipality’s breach
In a recent decision, the Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court further clarified the law surrounding voter initiatives under the Faulkner Act. The case, Redd v. Bowman, examined whether an initiative to prohibit the City of Camden from disbanding its police department and join a county force, impermissibly
The Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court has denied a challenge raised by a citizens’ action group over the construction of a Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) substation on environmentally sensitive land in Tewksbury Township. The court concluded that the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) had reasonable
Last month, the borough of Highland Park became the first New Jersey municipality to ban hydraulic fracturing, which is commonly referred to as “fracking.” While the town does not have any known natural gas deposits, the ban is intended to send a message about the controversial practice and encourage other
In a recent decision, the Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court outlined the process for adopting or rejecting the findings of an Administrative Law Judge when seeking to bring tenure charges against a county college employee. The case, In The Matter Of The Tenure Hearing Of Francis Lawrence,
Middle Township in New Jersey recently made national headlines for passing an ordinance designed to crackdown on “aggressive” panhandling. The ordinance requires beggars to obtain a free permit and restricts the areas in which they can solicit money. According to local officials, Middle Township adopted the new law after receiving
In Ganzweig v. Township of Lakewood, the court clarified how the New Jersey Open Public Records Act (OPRA) applies to documents that are part of an internal affairs investigation. The decision makes it clear that records are not automatically exempt from OPRA simply because they are being used as part
