NJ Specific

Real Estate

Land Use and Zoning in New Jersey: From Application to Appeal

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
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6 hours 2 minutes
Anne L. H. Studholme
Jennifer Porter
Rosemary Stone-Dougherty
With Lindsay R. Janel from Law Office of Lindsay R. Janel, LLC + 3 others
Recorded December 12, 2025.
Product ID 100983

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Overview

Walk Step by Step Through the Process With Insights From Seasoned Attorneys

Your client wants to develop property. How do you confirm their ability to do so? How do you get the government's go-ahead, and what do you do if the application is denied? This start-to-finish land use and zoning online seminar will teach you the basic laws before digging into the approval and appeals process. Construct a foundation for a successful practice - register today!

  • Review federal, state, and local laws and regulations that govern land development.
  • Learn how to request variances, conditional use permits, and other authorizations.
  • Navigate procedural and technical requirements for subdividing land.
  • Gain practical insights on presenting the application at a public meeting or hearing.
  • Anticipate when local government decisions or actions are ripe for a constitutional challenge.
  • Follow proper steps during appeals and give your client's case the best chance of success.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Land Use and Zoning Basics
  2. Applications and Approval Procedures: Variances, Conditional Use Permits and More
  3. Navigating the Subdivision Process
  4. Meetings, Hearings, and Dealing With Objectors
  5. Constitutional Issues and Case Law
  6. Challenging or Appealing a Land Use Decision
  7. Legal Ethics Issues for Land Use Attorneys

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Product ID 100983

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
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Agenda

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  1. Land Use and Zoning Basics

    1. Land Use and Zoning 101
    2. Sources of Authority for Land Use Decisions
    3. State and Local Laws and Ordinances
    4. Planning Boards
    5. The Comprehensive Plan
    6. Impact Fees and Exactions
    7. Federal Laws: "Standard Acts," RLUIPA, and Fair Housing
    8. Environmental Laws Affecting Land Use

  2. Applications and Approval Procedures: Variances, Conditional Use Permits and More

    1. Pre-Application Issues
    2. Site Plan Applications
    3. Ordinance Amendments and Rezoning
    4. Variances
    5. Conditional/Special Use Permits
    6. Planning and Environmental Reviews - What to Expect
    7. Documenting as if You're Preparing for an Appeal

  3. Navigating the Subdivision Process

    1. Subdivision Regulations
    2. Due Diligence
    3. The Application and Approval Process
    4. Inspections, Dedications, and Vacations
    5. Fulfilling Conditions
    6. Working With Surveyors and Engineers
    7. Plat and Documentation for New Titles

  4. Meetings, Hearings, and Dealing With Objectors

  5. Constitutional Issues and Case Law

    1. Property Rights vs. Police Power
    2. Takings
    3. Vested Rights and Estoppel
    4. Due Process
    5. Equal Protection
    6. First Amendment

  6. Challenging or Appealing a Land Use Decision

    1. Quasi-Judicial vs. Quasi-Legislative
    2. Local Appeal Process
    3. Standing Issues
    4. Procedural and Evidence Rules
    5. Preparation and Testimony
    6. Preserved Administrative Record
    7. Assertion of Collateral Constitutional and Other Claims
    8. Exhausting Your Administrative Remedies
    9. Going to Court
    10. Hearing Tips and Techniques

  7. Legal Ethics Issues for Land Use Attorneys

    1. Conflicts of Interest
    2. Duties of Appointed Zoning Officials
    3. Ex Parte Contacts
    4. Attorney Fees
    5. Dealing With Pro se Parties
    6. Ethical Issues in Multi-Jurisdictional Practice

Who Should Attend

This basic level online seminar is designed for attorneys. Zoning and land use planners and officials, developers, engineers, surveyors, and paralegals may also benefit.

Speakers

LJ
Lindsay R.
Janel
Law Office of Lindsay R. Janel, LLC
Anne L. H. Studholme
Anne
L. H. Studholme
Post Polak, PA
Jennifer M Porter
Jennifer M.
Porter
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC
Rosemary Stone-Dougherty
Rosemary
Stone-Dougherty
A.Y. Strauss LLC
Speaker bio
LJ

Lindsay R. Janel

Law Office of Lindsay R. Janel, LLC
Lindsay Janel

is a solo practitioner who operates her own practice in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey. She has a general practice, but focuses heavily on real estate, including purchase and sale of residential and commercial properties, landlord tenant matters, land use, and lease agreements. Ms. Janel will also handle small municipal court matters and some civil litigation. A graduate of American University (B.A. degree in journalism, 2005) and Widener University School of Law (J.D. degree, 2008), she is licensed to practice in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

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Anne L. H. Studholme

Anne L. H. Studholme

Post Polak, PA
Anne L. H. Studholme

started her career at Hill Wallack and has been of counsel to Post Polak, PA, since 2014. A litigator with 30 years of experience in trial and appellate courts at all levels, state and federal, her practice emphasizes complex litigation: subdivisions and site plans, redevelopment, eminent domain, COAH/Mt. Laurel, disability rights, Fair Housing Act matters, RLUIPA (religious land use cases), class actions, environmental and commercial disputes, and civil RICO cases. Her main focus is inclusionary housing development. A Real-Estate-NJ Top Real Estate Attorney, Ms. Studholme has served as chairman of the Land Use Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association and on the Advisory Committee of the Urban Land Institute of Northern New Jersey. In 2010, as a solo practitioner, she represented a nationwide consortium of disability-rights organizations as amici curiae in an appellate case of first impression, Betancourt v. Trinitas Hospital. Ms. Studholme earned an A.B. degree from Princeton University; her J.D. degree from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; and was a visiting scholar at Duke University, in constitutional law.

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Jennifer M Porter

Jennifer M. Porter

Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC
Jennifer Porter

is an attorney and the practice group leader of Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC's redevelopment, land use and zoning group. Her ability to practice zoning and land use development law establishes her as a key player in helping clients expand into the regional real estate market. Ms. Porter represents clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to developers, owners and lessees of commercial, retail, industrial and residential properties in all aspects of land use, zoning and development law. She earned her B.A. degree, cum laude, and her M.A. degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania; and her J.D. degree, cum laude, from Pace University Elisabeth Haub School of Law. Ms. Porter is a member of Essex County Bar Association; Connecticut State Bar Association, Planning and Zoning Section; National Women's Law Center, Former Leadership 35 Committee member; New Jersey State Bar Association, Land Use Law Section; New York State Bar Association, Municipal and Real Property Law sections; Pennsylvania State Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section; and Young Community Development Professionals Association, Former Steering Committee member. She is admitted to practice law in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and before the U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York.

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Rosemary Stone-Dougherty

Rosemary Stone-Dougherty

A.Y. Strauss LLC
Rosemary Stone-Dougherty

is a partner at A.Y. Strauss LLC. She has vast experience in the areas of land use development, zoning and planning law, along with all aspects of both complex commercial and residential real estate transactions. Ms. Stone-Dougherty earned her B.A. degree from Seton Hall University, her M.B.A. degree from W.P. Stillman School of Business-Seton Hall University and her J.D. degree from Seton Hall Law. She is admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of the United States of America and the U.S. District Court for New Jersey, Florida and New Jersey.

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