Morris County Land Improvement Co. v. Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hall, J.

The fundamental question in this case is the constitutional validity of provisions of defendant township’s zoning ordinance which greatly restrict the use of swampland and have for their prime object the retention of the land substantially in its natural state, essentially for public purposes. The provisions not only control land uses in the district, but also strictly regulate any reclamation or improvement of land therein. The Law Division sustained the provisions in a prerogative writ action brought by the plaintiff, a land owner within the…