Bergen County: Land Use Variance

[Brian Acosta]

In Bergen County, NJ - Considering an offer on a vacant lot currently zoned for Single Family use but my intention would be a Top/Bottom duplex for my own occupancy. The lot is surrounded by other two family homes - but, they're all 40+ years old. 

Does anyone have a recommendation on an attorney or land use expert in the area?

Does anyone have any experience with successfully getting a use variance in NJ? What did it end up costing you?

[Whitney Hill]

@Anthony Perpepaj I did not dig further than what I mentioned in that post unfortunately! One thought is looking into any town planning docs that mention addressing housing shortages etc, you'd be in line with that at least... but I would imagine this could be a tough sell if zoning is single fam... hope you can find a good contact!