Legal Opinion
Levin v. Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided February 21, 1980PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
SULLIVAN, J.
The question in this case is whether a municipality, in adopting a new zoning ordinance in furtherance of the purposes of Chapter 291, P.L. 1975 (the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J. S.A. 40:55D-1 ei seq.) (the Law) can make a substantial change in its preexisting zoning plan free from the protest provisions contained in the same law. N.J.S.A. 40:55D-63. For reasons hereinafter given, we hold that it cannot.
Defendant, the Township Council of the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills, adopted a zoning ordinance in 1945 which was amended in 1968. In…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State v. MaddenSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1972
- Fahey v. City of Jersey CitySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1968
- Johnson v. Township of MontvilleNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1970
- Farmer v. MeekerNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1960
- Levin v. Township of Parsippany-Troy HillsNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1978
3Cited by108 opinions
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- State v. RoseSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1988
- State v. MartiniSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1993
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