Who says land use law is boring??? The NY Times reports on Jan 8 that Kate Hepburn’s former home in Fenwick Conn. is the subject of heated land use litigation. Seems the current owner had the temerity to erect 2, twelve inch square granite posts at his driveway entrance w/ the address number engraved. These ‘egregious’ […]
Dunes protected several communities from catastrophic damage during Hurricane Sandy, while Long Beach, N.Y., which built no dunes, suffered $200 million in losses. http://tinyurl.com/c24jg8w.
Jim Jaworski, Esq., (Administrative Partner who actively practices in the firm’s Land Use Department) is pleased to announce that after more than 2 years and 30 something Planning Board hearings, 3 Design Review Commission meetings and 4 or 5 Shade Tree Commission meetings, the Site Plan for Wyckoff Shop Rite was unanimously approved on November 26 […]
Bergen County Executive Kathleen Donovan was successful today in obtaining a Temporary Restraining Order, which restrains temporarily Paramus from “forbidding or precluding any business activity on any Sunday” or otherwise enforcing the Borough’s Blue Laws until such time as Governor Chris Christie rescinds his order or upon a final hearing on the matter. In a […]
It appears that the Bergen County Executive does not agree with Mayor LaBarbiera’s pronouncement that the lifting of the Blue Laws in Paramus will only apply to necessary items and not all retail sales. County Executive Donovan has announced she intends to file a complaint today in New Jersey Superior Court requiring that Paramus fully […]
Andrew S. Kohut, Esq. advises that given the unprecedented damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, the Governor’s office issued Executive Order No. 109 suspending Bergen County’s Blue Laws. Therefore, retail establishments are temporarily permitted to operate on Sundays. Unfortunately, at this time it is not exactly clear whether there are any restrictions as to what goods may […]
The New Jersey Supreme Court has adjourned the oral argument originally scheduled for this morning in the matter IMO the Adoption of N.J.A.C. 5:96 and N.J.A.C. 5:97 until Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at 10:00 a..m. more information on this matter can be found here: http://wjllaw.wordpress.com/2012/10/10/coah-appeal-arguments-scheduled-at-the-nj-supreme-court/
The New Jersey Legislature recently passed a bill that would amend the Permit Extension Act by lengthening the tolling period for development approvals protected by this Act until December 31, 2014. Governor Christie has now signed this amendment into law as of September 21, 2012. Hopefully, this will result in the future construction of numerous […]
The implementation of the so called “growth share” regulations established by the NJ Council On Affordable Housing have been challenged and rejected in 2 NJ Appellate Division decisions which are pending on appeal at the NJ Supreme Court. This matter has now been scheduled for oral argument at the NJ Supreme Court. NJ Towns have […]
The Ridgewood News recently ran an article on our client, Garden Homes’ project, The Dayton, in Ridgewood, New Jersey. The Dayton will bring luxury multi-family housing to the Central Business District. Tom Wells, Senior Partner and CFO, is representing Garden Homes on its application before the Ridgewood Planning Board. The article can be accessed here:http://tinyurl.com/9y3wj8d