The township's zoning code does not define either term but does restrict "medical and dental [clinics] for treatment of humans" to sites on three or more acres.
The township argued that the Route 202 facility was a clinic situated on a site less than three acres, thereby violating zoning law.
Gabis argued that the facility is a "professional office" and the site's one-acre site satisfies the zoning code.
You have to be kidding me. This was not close to a difficult decision. Anyone in real estate, and especially someone on a planning and zoning board knows the difference between a medical office and a professional office. They are performing a medical procedure. They have no claim that its not a medical office.