Walter Zilinsky, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Zoning Board of Adjustment of the Borough of Verona, Defendant, and the…

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey upheld a municipal zoning ordinance that requires one of two off‑street parking spaces to be in a garage, rejecting the lower courts' finding that the provision was arbitrary and unreasonable. The Court also rejected the requirement that a zoning ordinance must expressly articulate specific objectives in its text, holding that such articulation is only required when a fundamental right is at stake. Accordingly, the Court reversed the Appellate Division and remanded for further determination of the variance issue.