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New Jersey · Through P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22 · Newer source version available

N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-66.16: Solar, photovoltaic energy facility, structure, certain, permitted use within every municipality.

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  1. TITLE 40 MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES

2. a. Notwithstanding any law, ordinance, rule or regulation to the contrary, a solar or photovoltaic energy facility or structure constructed and operated on the site of any landfill or closed resource extraction operation, shall be a permitted use within every municipality.

b. Notwithstanding any law, ordinance, rule or regulation to the contrary, a wind energy generation facility or structure constructed and operated on the site of any landfill or closed resource extraction operation, shall be a permitted use within every municipality outside the pinelands area as defined pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1979, c.111 (C.13:18A-3).

The Department of Environmental Protection may adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations as necessary to effectuate the purposes of this subsection.

L.2011, c.141, s.2.

Collected 2026-08-27T17:54:13Z. Source file · JSON

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