{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-55d-96","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-96","heading":"Exceptions, permitted","body":"4.   The Commissioner of Environmental Protection may, upon application by any municipality, grant an exception from any requirement of section 3 of P.L.1981, c.32 (C.40:55D-95), provided that the commissioner shall determine that such exception will not increase flood damage or nonpoint pollution, or constitute a threat to the public safety, within or without the municipality.\nL.1981,c.32,s.4; amended 1991,c.194,s.2.","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":"e61dc38c393a30364b288295d6289e01a867f9cddf3da0fa9a85db84323fc2e4","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-55d-95.1","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-55d-97"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}