[brief] 49 Borough of Princeton v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of Mercer County, 169 N.J. 135, 152 (2001) ..............................................  42 Brill v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Am., 142 N.J. 520, 540 (1995) ...... 23, 24, 25 Gober v. Township Committee of Pemberton Township, 185 N.J. Super. 323, 329 (Law. Div. 1982) .............................................  39  Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc. v. Checchio, 335 N.J. Super. 495, 498 (App. Div. 2000) .................................................  25 Gregory v. Borough of Avalon, 391 N.J. Super.181, 189 (App. Div. 2007) ...............................................................  41, 42 Hirth v. City of Hoboken, 337 N.J. Super. 149, 165–66 (App. Div. 2001) .....  35 Houman v. Pompton Lakes, 155 N.J. Super. 129, 167 (Law Div.1977) ........ 47  In re Ridgefield Park Bd. of Educ., 244 N.J. 1, 17 (2020)  ..................  23 Jenkins v. Newark Board of Education, 166 N.J. Super. 357, 366 (Law Div. 1979)  .................................................................  49 Lakewood Citizens for Integrity in Government, Inc. v. Lakewood Township Committee, 306 N.J. Super. 500, 510-511 (Law Div. 1997)  .................  47 LaRue v. East Brunswick, 68 N.J. Super. 435, 451–452 (App. Div. 1961)  .....  40 Manalapan Realty, L.P. v. Twp. Comm. of Manalapan, 140 N.J. 366, 378 (1995)  .........................................................  23 Masnick v. Cedar Grove, 99 N.J. Super. 436 (Law Div. 1968) ............... 39 Patterson v. Cooper, 294 N.J. Super. 6 (Law Div. 1994) ......................  48 Polillo v. Deane, 74 N.J. 562, 578 (1977) ...........................................  48 Rowe v. Bell & Gossett Co., 239 N.J. 531, 552 (2019) .............................  23 Sackman Enterprises, Inc. v.  Mayor and Council of Belmar, --- N.J. Super. ---- (App. Div. 2024), slip opinion at 3 ..................................................  24 Samolyk v. Berthe, 251 N.J. 73, 78 (2022) ............................................  23 State v. Lyons, 417 N.J. Super. 251, 258 (App. Div. 2010) .........................  24 Summit Plaza Assocs. v. Kolta, 462 N.J. Super. 401, 409 (App. Div. 2020)  ....  24 Township Committee of the Township of Edgewater Park v. Edgewater Park Housing Authority, 187 N.J. Super. 588, 596 (Law Div. 1982) ............... 39, 40  Township of Bernards v. State of New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, 233 N.J. Super. 1 (App. Div. 1989) ...........................................  25, 28, 43, 44, 45, 46  Willoughby v. Planning Board of the Township of Deptford, 306 N.J. Super. 266, 277 (App. Div. 1997) ..............................................................  42  Worts v. Mayor & Council of Upper Township, 176 N.J. Super. 78, 81 (Ch. Div. 1980)  .................................................................  46, 47 Statutes N.J.S.A. 10:4-1, et seq. .................................................................  Passim N.J.S.A. 10:4-6 ................................................................. 44, 45  N.J.S.A. 10:4-7 ................................................................. 43, 44 N.J.S.A. 10:4-8 .................................................................