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<br />Zoning Bulletin <br /> <br />Validity of Zoning Regulations-City ordinances <br />place residency restrictions on convicted sex <br />offenders <br /> <br />Offenders argue ordinances are invalid as preempted by <br />state's sex offender law <br /> <br />Citation: G.H. v. Township of Galloway, 401 N.J. Super. 392, 951 <br />A.2d 221 (App. Div. 2008) <br /> <br />NEW JERSEY (07/15/08)-The Townships of Galloway and Cher- <br />ry Hill each had a zoning ordinance that prohibited convicted sex <br />offenders (CSOs) from living within 2500 feet of any school, park, <br />playground or daycare center in the Township (the Ordinances). The <br />Ordinances provided for penalties of fines and imprisonment if the <br />CSO failed to move within sixty days of notice from the ToWnship. <br />CSOsin each of the Townships challenged the Ordinances. They <br />argued, among other things, that the Ordinances were preempted by <br />New Jersey's Megan's Law. <br /> <br /> <br />THOMSON <br />. * <br />\NEST <br /> <br />610 Opperman Drive. P.O. Box 64526 . St. Paul, MN 55164-0526 <br />'-800-229-2084. email: west.customerservice@thomsonreuters.com.weSt.thomson.com/quinlan <br />ISSN 0514-7905 . @2008 Thomson ReutersIWest. All Rights Reserved. <br />Quinlan™ is a Thomson Reuters/West brand. <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />@ 2008 Thomson ReuterslWest <br /> <br />62 <br /> <br />/~.\ <br />( ) <br /> <br />I <br />J <br />, <br />I <br />j <br />I <br />! <br />i <br />I <br />i <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />i <br />j <br />I <br />I <br />i <br />I <br />1 <br />, <br />I <br />, <br />i <br />i <br />~ <br />