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fe><c<?xLPr pv-oi'-c B 2Z-‘5<^ <br />SPOT ZONING <br />The Illustrated Book <br />of Development <br />Definitions <br />Harvey S, Moskowitz <br />Carl G. Lindbloom <br />CENTER <br />FOR URBAN <br />RUTGERS UNIVERSITY • P.O. BOX 489 <br />PISCATAWAY • NEW JERSEY • 08854 <br />Rezoning of a lot or parcel of land to benefit an owner <br />for a use incompatible with surrounding uses and not for <br />the purpose or effect of furthering the comprehensive <br />zoning plan. <br />Comment: Hagman {Urban Planning and Land De­ <br />velopment Control Law, West Publishing, page 169), <br />notes that spot zoning per se may not be illegal; it may <br />only be descriptive of a certain set of facts, and conse ­ <br />quently neutral with respect to whether it is valid or <br />invalid. He suggests that spot zoning is invalid when all <br />the following factors are present: (1) A small p ’ of <br />land is singled out for special and privileged treatment; <br />(2) The singling out is not in the public interest but only <br />for the benefit of the land owner; and (3) The action is not <br />in accord with a comprehensive plan. See Kozesnik v. <br />Twp. of Montgomery, 24 N.J. 154, 131 A2 I (1957); <br />Borough of Cresskill v. Borough of Dumont, 15 N.J. <br />238, 104 A2d 441 (1954); and Jones v. Zoning Board of <br />Adjustment of Long Beach Twp., 32 N.J. Super 397, 108 <br />498 (1954).