[brief] .....................................................................................9  Rockaway Shoprite Assocs., Inc. v. City of Linden, 424 N.J. Super. 337 (App. Div. 2011)  ..........................................................38, 39, 40  Rocky Hill Citizens for Responsible Growth v. Planning Bd. of Borough of Rocky Hill, 406 N.J. Super. 384 (App. Div. 2009)  .......................................................... passim Sauter v. Colts Neck Vol. Fire Co. No. 2, 451 N.J. Super. 581 (App. Div. 2017)  .........................................................  34  Selective Ins. Co. of America v. Rothman, 208 N.J. 580 (2012)  .............................................................................. 22, 47 Sickles v. Cabot Corp., 379 N.J. Super. 100 (App. Div. 2005) .......................................................  44 Southport Dev. Group, Inc. v. Twp. of Wall, 310 N.J. Super. 548 (App. Div.), certif. denied, 156 N.J. 384 (1998)  ........................................................................................................... 27, 28 State v. Hoffman, 149 N.J. 564 (1997)  ...............................................................................  35 State v. Marchiani, 336 N.J. Super. 541 (App. Div. 2001)  .....................................................  35  Tri-State Ship Repair & Dry Dock Co. v. City of Perth Amboy, 349 N.J. Super. 418 (App. Div. 2002)  .......................................................  19 Velantzas v. Colgate–Palmolive Co., 109 N.J. 189 (1988)  ..............................................................................  44 Washington Twp. Zoning Bd. of Adj. v. Washington Twp. Planning Bd., 217 N.J. Super. 215 (App. Div. 1987)  .......................................................  23  Willoughby v. Planning Bd. of Twp. of Deptford, 306 N.J. Super. 266 (App. Div. 1997)  .....................................................  passim Wolf v. Mayor and Borough Council of Borough of Shrewsbury, 182 N.J. Super. 289 (App. Div. 1981), certif. denied, 89 N.J. 440 (1982)  ...........................................................................................................  38, 39, 40 State Statutes N.J.S.A. 40:49-2 .................................................................................... passim N.J.S.A. 40:49-2(a) ...........................................................................................................  passim N.J.S.A. 40:49-2.1 ..............................................................................................................  passim N.J.S.A. 40:55D-62.1 ...........................................................................................................  41  N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-7(c) .......................................................................................................  36, 37, 41  New Jersey Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1, et seq.  ............................................................................................................. passim Rules R. 1:36-3 .................................................................................................................................  34 R. 2:10-2 .................................................................................................................................  47 R. 4:6-2(e) ...............................................................................................................................  43, 44 R. 4:69-6 .................................................................................................................................  19 R. 4:69-6(a) ............................................................................................................................  45 R. 4:69-6(b)(3) .......................................................................................................................  1, 7 R. 4:69-6(c) ............................................................................................................................  8, 45, 47  PRELIMINARY STATEMENT