ISKOS. v. Planning Bd. of Tp. of Livingston

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Erancis, J.

The Board of Adjustment of the Township of Livingston granted what it designated a variance from the building height restrictions of the township zoning ordinance to permit St. Barnabas Medical Center to construct a wing to be added to its existing main hospital building located on Old Short Hills Road. The Planning Board thereafter approved the site plan as required by the ordinance. Plaintiffs, residents and owners of nearby property, after unsuccessfully opposing the Center’s application before the Boards, instituted this action in lieu…