On January 23, 2008, Joseph
J. Maraziti, Jr. gave a lecture on Low Impact Development
for Baykeeper.
On
On January 9, 2008 at the Inn of Court, Joseph
J. Maraziti, Jr. gave a lecture on Civility.
On
May 17, 2007, Maraziti, Falcon & Healey, L.L.P. succeeded
in obtaining the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a contract
purchaser that challenged the Borough of Milford’s Redevelopment
Plan and in which Plaintiff sought to proceed directly to
the Zoning Board of Adjustment for a use variance from the
requirements of the Redevelopment Plan. In addition to equal
protection and substantive due process arguments, Plaintiff
argued that it was entitled to proceed directly to the Zoning
Board of Adjustment for a use variance based on the recent
holding in Weeden v. City of Trenton, 391 N.J. Super
214 (App. Div. 2007) in which a developer was permitted to
proceed with a use variance in a redevelopment area situated
within the City of Trenton, and whereby the City of Trenton’s
Redevelopment Plan provided overlay zoning. Unlike the City
of Trenton’s Redevelopment Plan at issue in Weeden,
however, the Borough of Milford’s Redevelopment Plan
required approval by the Governing Body and, if necessary,
the Technical Review Committee to ensure compliance with the
overlay zoning of the Redevelopment Plan prior to being permitted
to proceed to the Planning Board. Maraziti, Falcon & Healey,
L.L.P. successfully argued that the Appellate Division was
careful to distinguish Weeden from its prior holding
in Jersey Urban Renewal, LLC v. City of Asbury Park,
377 N.J. Super. 232 (App. Div.), certif. denied, 185 N.J.
392 (2005) involving a Redevelopment Plan substantially similar
to the procedural prerequisites contained in the Borough of
Milford’s Redevelopment Plan. Milford
Mill 128, LLC v. Borough of Milford, HNT-L-99-07 (May
17, 2007).
On February 26, 2007,
Joseph J. Maraziti, Jr. testified before the Senate Committee
on Community and Urban Affairs, Bill No. S1975, entitled "Revises
law concerning eminent domain and municipal redevelopment,"
sponsored by Senator Ronald R. Rice.
Maraziti, Falcon & Healey, LLP was selected
by the New Jersey Redevelopment Authority (NJRA) to be instructors
for the 3-day program entitled, “The Redevelopment
Training Process.” Click
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