Assembly Passes Time of Decision Bill
Posted by Phil Morin on March 16, 2010
As expected, the State Assembly passed A-437, the “Time of Decision” bill, amending the Municipal Land Use Law to codify a change to the judicially-created “time of decision” rule by a vote of 51-14-11 (for-against-abstain) with 4 members of the lower house not voting.
The bill states that municipal development regulation in effect on the date of filing of an application for development will control the review and any determinations relating to the application. As a result, any changes to local ordinances following the filing of an application, except ordinances relating to health and public safety, shall not apply to pending applications.
The bill (S-82/A-437) will now move to the Governor for consideration. The Governor is expected to sign the bill.
