Legal Opinion
Shepard v. Woodland Tp. Comm. and Planning Bd.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided September 28, 1976PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Pashman, J.
This is a companion case to Taxpayers Ass’n of Weymouth Tp. v. Weymouth Tp., 71 N. J. 249 (1976), rev’g 125 N. J. Super. 376 (App. Div. 1973). It too concerns the validity and constitutionality of zoning for planned housing developments for the elderly.
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The facts are essentially undisputed. In April 1973 the township committee of Woodland Township, Burlington County, amended certain sections of its zoning ordinance to permit “senior citizen communities” as a special use exception in a residential-agricultural district.
Section 601 of the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Shelley v. KraemerSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Berman v. ParkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Village of Belle Terre v. BoraasSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Buchanan v. WarleySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Southern Burlington County N.A.A.C.P. v. Township of Mount LaurelSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1983
- TAXPAYERS ASSN. OF WEYMOUTH TP. INC. v. Weymouth Tp.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1976
- City of Santa Barbara v. AdamsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1980
- Matter of Egg Harbor Associates (Bayshore Centre)Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1983
- Tp. of Washington v. CENT. BERGEN COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER, INC.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1978
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