Garden State Farms, Inc. v. Bay

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Handler, J.

The question for decision is whether a local zoning ordinance which prohibits the use of land within a municipality as a helistop is invalid because the federal or *443state governments have preempted the power of local governments to regulate the establishment and location of helistops.

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Plaintiff Garden State Farms (Garden State) operates over eighty-five retail stores selling milk and related food products throughout the area. Some of these outlets are supplied by the company’s main production facility in Wyekoff, New Jersey which is…