Richard Grabowsky v. Township of Montclair (A-53-13; 073142)
Applying the statutory standards set forth in the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 to -163 (MLUL), and the Local Government Ethics Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:9-22.1 to -22.25 (LGEL), as well as established common law authority, when a church or other organization owns property within 200 feet of a site that is the subject of a zoning application, public officials who currently serve in substantive leadership positions in the organization, or who will imminently assume such positions, are disqualified from voting on the application.
