Environmental
When a NJ real estate transaction involves a property in the Pinelands, the Pinelands Commission's review may be required for:
AOnly agricultural land
BAny development activity in the Pinelands Preservation Area and many activities in the Protection Area✓ Correct
COnly commercial buildings
DOnly government-owned land
Explanation
The Pinelands Commission has review authority over development activities in both the Preservation Area (mandatory) and the Protection Area (for applications that require their review). Local permits must be consistent with the Pinelands CMP.
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Zoning
Local government regulations that control land use by dividing areas into zones specifying permitted uses, building sizes, and densities.
VarianceOfficial permission to use land in a way that does not conform to the applicable zoning ordinance, granted by a zoning board when strict enforcement would cause undue hardship.
Eminent DomainThe power of government to take private property for public use, with the requirement to pay the owner just compensation.
Adverse PossessionA doctrine by which a person can gain legal title to another's land by openly, continuously, and adversely occupying it for a statutory period.
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