N.J. Stat. Ann. § 30:12-1

No person or corporation shall locate, erect, build, establish or maintain, either temporarily or permanently, any pesthouse or hospital or building for the treatment of any communicable diseases, or for the reception of persons suffering from any such disease, within any municipality, without first obtaining the consent of the governing body of such municipality, which consent may be given by resolution and upon such terms and conditions as may be embraced in such resolution.