388 Route 22 Readington Realty Holdings, LLC v. Township of Readington

Access to sewer service is vital to any major development of property. In First Peoples Bank v. Township of Medford, we held that a municipality cannot delegate the exercise of its land-use authority to private parties by allowing them to purchase and hoard unused sewer rights, thereby stifling development by those who are prepared to build. 126 N.J. 413, 420-21, 599 A.2d 1248 (1991). Instead, a “[tjownship must retain sufficient control to assure that sewer permits are either used or repurchased so that others may use them.” Id. at 420, 599 A.2d 1248.

Plaintiff 388 Route 22 Readington Realty…