Borough of Neptune City v. Borough of Avon-By-The-Sea

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Hall, J.

The question presented by this case is whether an oceanfront municipality may charge non-residents higher fees than residents for the use of its beach area. The Law Division sustained an amendatory ordinance of defendant *299Borough of Avon-by-the-Sea (Avon) so providing. 114 N. J. Super. 115 (1971). The challenge came from plaintiffs Borough of Neptune City, an adjacent inland municipality, and two of its residents. We granted plaintiffs’ motion to certify their appeal to the Appellate Division before argument in that tribunal. R. 2:12-2. The…