Pizzo Mantin Group, Plaintiff-Respondent and Cross-Appellant v. Township of Randolph and the Planning Board of the…

Summary

The Supreme Court affirmed the Appellate Division’s reversal of the trial court and held that a municipal planning board may not deny a preliminary major subdivision that complies with the municipal subdivision ordinance and the Municipal Land Use Law (MLUL) on the basis of general welfare considerations alone; the matter was remanded to the trial court to apply the ordinance standards and to determine the effect of a later amendment to the ordinance.