Township of Stafford v. Stafford Township Zoning Board of Adjustment

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

GARIBALDI, J.

In Paruszewski v. Township of Elsinboro, 154 N.J. 45, 51, 711 A.2d 273, 276 (1998), also decided today, we held that in certain limited circumstances a municipal governing body has standing to appear before the zoning board of adjustment to oppose a nonconforming use certification petition. In this appeal, we consider whether a municipal governing body has standing to challenge the certification of a nonconforming use by the zoning board. To resolve that question, we first must determine whether an applicant seeking certification of a…