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	<title>New Jersey Zoning and Land Use Law &#187; Variances, D Variance</title>
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		<title>&#8220;Inherently Beneficial Use&#8221; is defined to include Wind, Solar or Photovoltaic Energy Facilities</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:55:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher DeGrezia</dc:creator>
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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>Proposed Legislation Defines “Inherently Beneficial Use” and Includes Alternative Energy Facilities</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:56:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher DeGrezia</dc:creator>
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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>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:22:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher DeGrezia</dc:creator>
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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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