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The doctrine takes its name from the lead case in which it was first pronounced by the New Jersey Supreme Court in 1975: Southern Burlington County N.A.A.C.P. v. Mount Laurel Township (commonly called Mount Laurel I), in which the plaintiffs challenged the zoning ordinance of Mount Laurel Township, New Jersey, on the grounds that it operated to ...
Several major roadways traverse through Mount Laurel. [111] The New Jersey Turnpike is the most prominent highway, entering from Cherry Hill in the township's southwest corner and continuing for about 7.5 miles (12.1 km) to Westampton at Mount Laurel's northern edge. [112]
Rancocas Woods is located on the Rancocas Creek, a major river that empties into the Delaware River.Exit 43 on Interstate 295 can be used to access Rancocas Woods. There is no direct exit on the New Jersey Turnpike, however, the nearest exits to Rancocas Woods are exit 4 (Route 73 – Mount Laurel) and exit 5 (County Route 541 – Burlington, Mount Holly).
It challenged exclusionary zoning in the courts, winning a notable success in the landmark Mount Laurel case (South Burlington County NAACP v. Mount Laurel Township, 92 N.J., 158 ). The litigation led to the requirement by the New Jersey Supreme Court (1983) for communities to supply their "regional fair share" of low-income housing needs ...
Evesham Township Burlington 45,538 township 29.28 1,555.26 Egg Harbor Township Atlantic 43,323 Township 66.6 650.50 Mount Laurel Township Burlington 41,864 township 21.69 1,930.11 Atlantic City Atlantic 39,558 City 10.75 3,679.81 Winslow Township Camden 39,499 township 57.34 688.86 Galloway Atlantic 37,349 Township 89.07 419.32 Monroe Township
Ethel Robinson Lawrence (March 16, 1926 - July 19, 1994) was a civil rights activist who was known as the "Rosa Parks of affordable housing". [1] Lawrence was the lead plaintiff in the Mount Laurel, New Jersey litigation for affordable housing, which led to the New Jersey Fair Housing Act, the New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) and the Mount Laurel doctrine. [2]
CR 673 at the Camden County line in Mount Laurel: Springdale Road, Church Road, Fellowship Road CR 607 in Moorestown: CR 674: 6.64 10.69 CR 674 at the Camden County line in Evesham Township: Greentree Road, Church Road, Hainesport-Mount Laurel Road CR 537 in Hainesport: CR 677: 1.47 2.37 CR 528 in Chesterfield: Chesterfield-Crosswicks Road CR ...
Perhaps the most notable [1] opinion Wilentz authored as Chief Justice was Southern Burlington County NAACP v. Township of Mount Laurel, 92 N.J. 158 (1983).This case was a follow-up to a 1975 decision by the same name (commonly referred to as Mount Laurel I or simply Mount Laurel), which established that exclusionary zoning practices aimed at low-income, affordable, or single-family housing ...