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State Planning Act Flashcards

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PA1 - Metropolitan

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Density: more than 1,000/sqmi
Land Area: MORE than 1 sqmi
Population cluster more than 25,000
Public water, sewer, transit

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PA2 - Suburban

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Density: LESS than 1,000/sqmi
Land Area: MORE than 1 sqmi
Existing/planned capacity for growth

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PA3 - Fringe

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Density: LESS than 1,000/sqmi
Land Area: MORE than 1 sqmi
Rural roads and utilities
No sewer
Does not meet criteria for PA4 or PA5

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PA4 - Rural

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Density: LESS than 1,000/sqmi
Land Area: MORE than 1 sqmi
On-site water/septic
Agriculture, woodlands, vacant land, rural roadways

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PA4B - Rural / Environmentally Sensitive

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Density: LESS than 1,000/sqmi
Land Area: MORE than 1 sqmi
On-site water/septic
Agriculture, woodlands, vacant lands
Meets criteria for both PA4 and PA5

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PA5 - Environmentally Sensitive

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Density: LESS than 1,000/sqmi (except centers)
Land Area: MORE than 1 sqmi (except centers)
Includes environmentally significant features (critical habitat, trout waters, coastal wetlands….)

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PA5B - Environmentally Sensitive / Barrier Islands

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Density: LESS than 1,000/sqmi (except centers)
Land Area: MORE than 1 sqmi (except centers)
Includes environmentally sensitive features and barrier island habitat

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Centers

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“preferred vehicle for accommodating growth”

Over 100 designated

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Center hierarchy

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Urban
Regional (PA1, PA2)
Regional (PA3, PA4, PA5)
Town
Village
Hamlet

Based on:
- area
- population
- pop. density
- housing
- housing density
- jobs,
- jobs/housing ratio

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Cores

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“downtowns and major neighborhood commercial concentrations of traditional communities”

Centers within Centers basically

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Nodes

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  • Commercial-Manufacturing
  • Heavy Industry-Transportation-Utility
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How has the SDRP been updated?

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Through Voluntary Cross-Acceptance

  1. Comparison
  2. Negotiation (led by counties)
  3. Final
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Smart Growth Areas

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  • PA1, PA2, and Centers
  • Others as agreed upon by SPC, Pinelands, Highlands, Meadowlands
  • Allow binary decision making
  • Receive Energy Star rebates
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SDRP Impact on CAFRA

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In CAFRA areas, additional impervious surface (between 3% and 90%) can occur only within Centers, Cores, Nodes.

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State Planning Commission membership

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17 members
- 7 from state agencies
- 2 municipal reps
- 2 county reps
- 1 professional planner
- 5 citizens

4 year terms

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State Planning Commission role

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  • Adopting State Planning Rules
  • SDRP
  • Infrastructure-Needs Assessment
  • Facilitate coordination between state/local planning
  • technical assistance to local governments
  • recommend policies to enhance efficiency/effectiveness of state/local planning
  • comment on capital improvement programs and legislation appropriating funds for capital projects with re: SDRP
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State Planning Commission state agency appointees

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Appointees of:
- NJDAG
- NJDCA
- Treasury
- Governor’s Office
- NJEDA
- NJDEP
- NJDOT

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State Planning Act year

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1985

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First SDRP

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1992

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How often must the SDRP be updated?

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Every 3 years

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Current SDRP year

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2001

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State Planning Act establishes…

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  • State Plan
  • State Planning Commission
  • Office of State Planning (OPA)
  • Impact Assessment (Measurement of the Plan)
  • Tracking pop. numbers
  • State Planning Rules to be developed by SPC
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SDRP Goals

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8 generic goals

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SDRP General Policies

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19 categories of planning

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How is the SDRP amended?

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Cross Acceptance:
1. Comparison
2. Negotiation
3. Finalization

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What is Plan Endorsement?

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Voluntary Process (except for CAFRA towns, unofficially) that yields state program benefits (TDR, etc)

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What is Cross Acceptance?

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3-step, bottom-up approach to ensure that SDRP amendment is consistent with local planning conditions

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Urban Center

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Pop: MORE than 40k
Pop. Density: MORE than 7.5k
Housing: 4k-15k
Housing Density: MORE than 4
Employment: MORE than 40k

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Regional Center

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Regional Center (PA1, PA2)

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Pop: MORE than 10k
Pop. Density: MORE than 5k
Housing: 2k-15k
Housing Density: MORE than 3
Employment: MORE than 10k
Jobs:Housing Ratio: 2:1 to 5:1

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