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	<title>New Jersey Zoning and Land Use Law &#187; Municipal Land Use Law</title>
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		<title>Pending Legislation Abolishes Council on Affordable Housing and Nonresidential Development fees</title>
		<link>http://www.njlandlaw.com/archives/810</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 19:52:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher DeGrezia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If adopted, a bill before the New Jersey Senate (S-1) will abolish COAH and reform the Fair Housing Act.  The bill stands at second reading and can be voted upon at the next voting session in May 2010.  If it is not amended, the bill will change the entire landscape of how affordable housing requirements [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Time’s Up for Time of Decision Rule</title>
		<link>http://www.njlandlaw.com/archives/776</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher DeGrezia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Approvals, Duration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Development Application]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Municipal Land Use Law]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New Jersey Senate and Assembly recently passed a bill (S-58: A-437) that overrides the “time of decision rule,” which has governed decision making under the Municipal Land Use Law for decades. 
Under current law, a planning board or zoning board of adjustment applies the law in effect at the time it renders its decision, rather [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Inherently Beneficial Use&#8221; is defined to include Wind, Solar or Photovoltaic Energy Facilities</title>
		<link>http://www.njlandlaw.com/archives/768</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:55:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher DeGrezia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Approvals & Permits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Building]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inherently Beneficial Use]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Municipal Land Use Law]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[proof]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[use variance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wind]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wind energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wind turbines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[windmils]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In June, I reported that the New Jersey Legislature proposed a bill (S1202/A3062) that would add the definition of an &#8220;inherently beneficial use&#8221; to the Municipal Land Use Law and expand the inherently beneficial use status to include wind, solar and photovoltaic facilities.   The legislation has been adopted and the following definitions now apply:
&#8220;Inherently beneficial use&#8221; means [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Governor Signs Bill Allowing Conversion of Age Restricted Housing Developments.</title>
		<link>http://www.njlandlaw.com/archives/354</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:52:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher DeGrezia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Affordable Housing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Municipal Land Use Law]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[A-2772]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[age restricted]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[assembly bill 3772]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[conversion]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With some modifications Senate Bill S-2577 (A-3772), allowing the conversion of age-restricted housing developments, has finally been signed by Gov.  Jon S. Corzine and takes effect immediately.  As reported earlier, the new legislation permits the conversion of age-restricted housing units to non-age-restricted housing units and modifies laws concerning affordable housing.  In May, Gov. Corzine returned the legislation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NJ Supreme Court Rules on the Validity of Open Space/Recreational Fees and Set Asides</title>
		<link>http://www.njlandlaw.com/archives/301</link>
		<comments>http://www.njlandlaw.com/archives/301#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:03:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher DeGrezia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Approvals & Permits]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Development Application]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Municipal Land Use Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ordinances]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Planned Unit Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Appellate Division]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Builders League of South Jersey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Egg Harbor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[green space fee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jackson Township]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MLUL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Jersey Shore Builders Association]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NJ Supreme Court]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[open space]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[open space fee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[planned development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recreational fee]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning, the New Jersey Supreme Court affirmed a decision by the Appellate Division striking down ordinances in Jackson Township and Egg Harbor.  The court held that the Municipal Land Use Law does not empower municipal governments to require developers to set aside land for common open space or recreational areas and facilities (or to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Proposed Legislation Defines “Inherently Beneficial Use” and Includes Alternative Energy Facilities</title>
		<link>http://www.njlandlaw.com/archives/285</link>
		<comments>http://www.njlandlaw.com/archives/285#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:56:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher DeGrezia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Approvals & Permits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Building]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inherently Beneficial Use]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Municipal Land Use Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Renewable Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Solar & Wind Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Variances, D Variance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[green]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[green buildings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[photovoltaic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[proof]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[use variance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wind]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In an attempt to promote renewable energy, the New Jersey Legislature has proposed a bill (S1303/A3062) that would add the definition of an “inherently beneficial use” to the Municipal Land Use Law and expand the inherently beneficial use status to wind, solar and photovoltaic facilities.  The concept of an inherently beneficial use was created by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding Inherently Beneficial Uses</title>
		<link>http://www.njlandlaw.com/archives/280</link>
		<comments>http://www.njlandlaw.com/archives/280#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:22:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher DeGrezia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Approvals & Permits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inherently Beneficial Use]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Municipal Land Use Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Variances, D Variance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[40:55D-70(d)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[balance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[negative criteria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[positive criteria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public bennifit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sica]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[special reasons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[substantial detriment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[variance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[zone plan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Where an applicant would like to introduce a use that is not permitted within a particular zone, that applicant is required to obtain a use variance – a very difficult variance to secure.  The Municipal Land Use Law authorizes local zoning boards to grant a use variance where: (1) “special reasons” exist for the variance [...]]]></description>
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