{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-55d-66.10","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-66.10","heading":"Methadone clinic deemed business for zoning purposes","body":"1.\tFor the purposes of any zoning ordinance adopted by any municipality in the State pursuant to section 49 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-62), a municipality may provide within the ordinance that a facility offering outpatient methadone maintenance services, hereinafter referred to as a \"methadone clinic,\" shall be deemed to be a 'business' or commercial operation or functional equivalent thereof and shall not be construed, for zoning purposes, as ancillary or adjunct to a doctor's professional office.  When a municipality has adopted such an ordinance, the siting of a methadone clinic within a municipality shall be limited to zones designated for business or commercial use.\nL.2001,c.19,s.1.","path":["TITLE 40 MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"dd3e8a5fb9c065a3a5f6d2ac7565b664a2a4bfa3ae37027fed2368dc6629ec29","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-55d-66.9","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-55d-66.11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}