Legal Opinion
Piscitelli v. City of Jr.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided March 27, 2019No. A-68 September Term 2017; 079900PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Albin
**338Public confidence in the integrity of our municipal planning and zoning boards requires that board members be free of conflicting interests that have the capacity to compromise their judgments. The maintenance of public trust in municipal government is the focus of statutory ethical codes, guided by common law principles, that bar planning and zoning board members from hearing cases when a personal interest "might reasonably be expected to impair [their] objectivity or independence of judgment." N.J.S.A. 40A:9-22.5(d) ; see also N.J.S.A. 40:55D-69 ; N.J.S.A. 40:55D-23(b). That ethical…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Doe v. PoritzSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1995
- Perez v. Wyeth Laboratories Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1999
- Burnett v. County of BergenSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2009
- McClain v. College HospitalSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1985
- Van Itallie v. Borough of Franklin LakesSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1958
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF THE BOROUGH OF ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, ETC. (L-6119-15, BERGEN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2022
- SEAVIEW HARBOR REALIGNMENT COMMITTEE, LLC VS. TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE OF EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP (L-0079-17, ATLANTIC COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2021
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. ANDREW M. BRIGHT- BAILEY (19-09-2196, CAMDEN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2021