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· 12/15/1994

Coventry Square, Inc. v. Westwood Zoning Board of Adjustment

Citations

  • 650 A.2d 340
  • 138 N.J. 285
  • 1994 N.J. LEXIS 1172

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding \a conditional-use variance applicant must show that the site will accommodate the problems associated with the use even though the proposal does not comply with the conditions the ordinance established to address those problems\
  • permitting a showing that noncompliance with the condition set forth in the ordinance does not affect the suitability of the site for the proposed use
  • identifying standards to apply to evaluation of application for (d)(3) conditional use variance
  • requiring a board of adjustment to determine whether the site proposed for the conditional use continues to be an appropriate site for the conditional use notwithstanding the deviations from one or more conditions imposed by the zoning ordinance
  • standards for conditional use variances must be “appropriate for the purposes and characteristics of conditional uses”
  • similar explanation by New Jersey Supreme Court

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Judges: Garibaldi

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