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NJ Appeals Court Rules Municipal Land Use Ordinances Preempted by Safe Dam Act

NJ Appeals Court Rules Municipal Land Use Ordinances Preempted by Safe Dam Act

The Appellate Division recently addressed whether the Safe Dam Act (SDA) preempts local land use approval requirements as well as municipal ordinances. In United Water New Jersey v. Hillsdale, the court held that the Borough of Hillsdale was preempted by state law from applying such requirements to a dam improvement