Borough of Cresskill, Plaintiffs-Respondents v. Borough of Dumont, Defendant-Appellant

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the lower court's judgment that Dumont's amendment rezoning Block 197 to a D Business District was invalid as spot zoning and not in accordance with the comprehensive plan. The court held that a municipality must consider the effect of its zoning decisions on adjoining municipalities and that the amendment failed to further any statutory zoning purposes. The court also recognized that the property owners of the affected block had standing to bring the action.