Legal Opinion
Taxpayers Ass'n of Weymouth Township, Inc. v. Weymouth Township
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided September 28, 1976PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Pashman, J.
This appeal raises the question whether a zoning ordinance may create a district in which one of the permitted uses is a mobile home park for the exclusive use of the elderly. The Appellate Division disagreed with the determination of the Law Division that such zoning is valid. Because this pattern of zoning developed in a rather roundabout way, it is helpful to state the following chronology and content of the relevant municipal legislation:
Prior to the adoption in 1971 of Ordinances Eos. 172-1971 (“No. 172”) and 171-1971 (“Eo. 171”), whose…
2Cases cited48 opinions
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- San Antonio Independent School District v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Shapiro v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
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3Cited by51 opinions
- Marina Point, Ltd. v. WolfsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1982
- TAXPAYERS ASSN. OF WEYMOUTH TP. INC. v. Weymouth Tp.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1976
- Onderdonk v. Presbyterian Homes of NJSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1981
- Town of Morristown v. Woman's ClubSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1991
- Tp. of Dover v. Bd. of Adj. of Tp. of DoverNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1978
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