The New Jersey State League of Municipalities issued an alert which states that the full Senate is scheduled to vote on the “Time of Decision” bill, S-82, at its session on Thursday, March 11. As noted in an earlier post, the “time of decision” is a judicially-created rule which holds that land use boards are to apply the zoning ordinances in place as of the time the board’s decision is rendered. The bill will change current law and require, except in limited circumstances, that land use boards apply the zoning requirements as of the time of filing of an application for development.
The Assembly version of the bill, A-437, has also passed committee and, according to the League, will likely be scheduled for a vote prior to the budget break in late March.
