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Initially, before the establishment of agricultural zones, there was a formal designation of special agricultural districts across the state. Following the updated law, local governments across the state were to have no control over zoning, allowing for the facilitation of co-existence between farm and non-farm uses. [ 9 ]
Through the Agriculture Retention and Development Act of 1981, the State of New Jersey to purchase the easements along the farms thus preventing the construction and rezoning of these areas into industrial, commercial, residential, and/or otherwise areas. Per the State, as of 2022, the act has helped save some 2,800 farms amassing 247,517 acres ...
The AG found that MZOs rezoning agricultural land led to an average value increase of 46% for the property owners. The government also did not track if the MZOs would result in more affordable housing and ignored the advice of experts, municipalities, and other government ministries.
A planned unit development (PUD) is a type of flexible, non-Euclidean zoning device that redefines the land uses allowed within a stated land area. PUDs consist of unitary site plans that promote the creation of open spaces, mixed-use housing and land uses, environmental preservation and sustainability, and development flexibility. [1]
Consider residential construction company BVM Contracting: the company saw a 20% increase in its total material costs post-COVID, Ryan Meagher, a business development manager at BVM and cofounder ...
Generally, zoning is a constitutional exercise of a state's police power [4] to protect public health, safety, and welfare. Therefore, spot zoning (or any zoning enactment) would be unconstitutional to the extent that it contradicts or fails to advance a legitimate public purpose, such as promotion of community welfare or protection of other properties.
The SHG Residential Option calls for 495 units, 62 affordable, a donation of 3.5 acres for the McCoy Road project, and 70,000 square feet of office/retail space.
In addition to bringing possible commercial and residential development, and maybe even a golf course, what’s significant is that the 122-acre site is the last undeveloped parcel along Kellogg ...