Legal Opinion
Lakewood Residents Ass'n v. Congregation Zichron Schneur
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided February 27, 1989PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SERPENTELLI, A.J.S.C.
In this action in lieu of prerogative writs, plaintiffs seek to invalidate a site plan approval granted by defendant planning board to defendant congregation.
Congregation Zichron Schneur obtained site plan approval from the planning board to construct a two-story Orthodox Jewish synagogue in the Oak Knoll section of Lakewood Township. The property is in an R-12 zone. A house of worship is a permitted use. The site plan met all the bulk requirements so that no variances were needed. The congregation asserts a need to build its house of worship in proximity to its members’…
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