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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 40:55D-116

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
a. The governing body of any municipality in Burlington County may, by ordinance approved by the county planning board, provide for the transfer of development within its jurisdiction. The governing bodies of two or more municipalities may, by substantially similar ordinances, provide for a joint program for the transfer of development, including transfers from sending zones in one municipality to receiving zones in the other.

b. The Office of State Planning, established pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1985, c.398 (C. 52:18A-201), shall provide such technical assistance as may be requested by municipalities or the county planning board, and as may be reasonably within the capacity of the office to provide, for the purpose of providing for development transfers pursuant to the provisions of this act. The office shall also carry out its responsibilities as provided in sections 9 and 11 of this act.

L.1989,c.86,s.4.