Union County Cross- - Union County Cross Acceptance Acceptance - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Union County Cross- - Union County Cross Acceptance Acceptance Public Meeting Public Meeting April 3, 2007 April 3, 2007

Cross- -Acceptance Acceptance Cross � Process to Obtain Input on State Plan From Counties Process to Obtain Input on State Plan From Counties � & Municipalities & Municipalities � Addresses Policy Issues & State Plan Policy Map Addresses Policy Issues & State Plan Policy Map � � Meetings Regarding All 21 Counties Meetings Regarding All 21 Counties � � Input From All State Departments & Agencies Input From All State Departments & Agencies � � Extensive Meetings Before Tonight Extensive Meetings Before Tonight � � Internal Meeting At OSG Internal Meeting At OSG � � Inter Inter- -agency Meeting with All Relevant State Agencies agency Meeting with All Relevant State Agencies � � Staff Staff- -to to- -Staff Meeting with County Planning Staff Staff Meeting with County Planning Staff � � Final Public Meeting Final Public Meeting � � No Final Decisions on Policies Before End of Process No Final Decisions on Policies Before End of Process �

County Negotiations County Negotiations � Preliminary State Plan Map Preliminary State Plan Map � � County Submissions for Proposed Changes County Submissions for Proposed Changes � � Statement of Agreements & Disagreements Statement of Agreements & Disagreements � � Negotiation Agenda Negotiation Agenda � � Final Resolution of Agreements & Final Resolution of Agreements & � Disagreements Disagreements � Summary of Staff Summary of Staff- -to to- -Staff Meeting Staff Meeting �

The State Plan Policy Map The State Plan Policy Map � Graphic Depiction of State Graphic Depiction of State � Plan Policies Regarding Plan Policies Regarding Growth & Preservation Growth & Preservation � Five Planning Areas Five Planning Areas � � Deal with Diversity of Deal with Diversity of � Planning Goals Planning Goals � Meet Challenge of Meet Challenge of � Preserving Diverse Preserving Diverse Resources Resources � Help Plan the Nation Help Plan the Nation’ ’s Most s Most � Densely Populated State Densely Populated State

New Jersey County Characteristics New Jersey County Characteristics County Population Land Density County Population Land Density Atlantic Atlantic 252,552 252,552 561 561 450 450 Bergen Bergen 884,118 884,118 234 234 3,775 3,775 Burlington 423,394 805 526 Burlington 423,394 805 526 Camden Camden 508,932 508,932 222 222 2,289 2,289 Cape May 102,326 255 401 Cape May 102,326 255 401 Cumberland Cumberland 146,438 146,438 489 489 229 229 Essex 793,633 126 6,285 Essex 793,633 126 6,285 Gloucester Gloucester 254,673 254,673 325 325 784 784 Hudson 608,975 47 13,043 Hudson 608,975 47 13,043 Hunterdon Hunterdon 121,989 121,989 430 430 283 283 Mercer 350,761 226 1,552 Mercer 350,761 226 1,552 Middlesex Middlesex 750,162 750,162 310 310 2,422 2,422 Monmouth 615,301 472 1,303 Monmouth 615,301 472 1,303 Morris Morris 470,212 470,212 469 469 1,002 1,002 Ocean 510,916 636 803 Ocean 510,916 636 803 Passaic Passaic 489,049 489,049 185 185 2,639 2,639 Salem 64,285 338 190 Salem 64,285 338 190 Somerset 297,490 305 976 Somerset 297,490 305 976 Sussex Sussex 144,166 144,166 521 521 276 276 Union 522,541 103 5,059 Union 522,541 103 5,059 Warren Warren 102,437 102,437 358 358 286 286 Total 8,414,350 7,417 1,134 Total 8,414,350 7,417 1,134

State Plan Policies State Plan Policies � More Important Than Map More Important Than Map � � Discussed Policies Will Become Part of State Discussed Policies Will Become Part of State � Plan Where There Is Consensus Plan Where There Is Consensus � Policies Need To Be Broadly Applicable Policies Need To Be Broadly Applicable � � Cover Wide Range of Topics Cover Wide Range of Topics � � Largest Portion Of Staff Largest Portion Of Staff- -to to- -Staff Meetings Staff Meetings � Spent on Policies Spent on Policies

2007 State Development & 2007 State Development & Redevelopment Plan Redevelopment Plan � Currently Being Drafted By OSG Currently Being Drafted By OSG � � New Format New Format � � Resemble Municipal Master Plan Resemble Municipal Master Plan � � More User Friendly More User Friendly � � Contain Elements Related to State Contain Elements Related to State- -wide Planning wide Planning � � Substantive Input From Relevant State Agencies Substantive Input From Relevant State Agencies � � Result of Broad Range of Input Result of Broad Range of Input � � Designed to be Relevant for 10 Years Designed to be Relevant for 10 Years � � Intended to Be Useful Tool for Implementation of the Intended to Be Useful Tool for Implementation of the � Policies & Goals Stated in the Plan Policies & Goals Stated in the Plan

Union County Policy Issues Union County Policy Issues � Concern with Local Property Taxes Concern with Local Property Taxes � � Redevelopment Redevelopment � � Affordable Housing/COAH Policies Affordable Housing/COAH Policies � � School Facility Use/School Costs School Facility Use/School Costs � � Transportation Transportation � � Port Issues Port Issues � � Movement of Goods/Freight Transport Movement of Goods/Freight Transport � � TDR Pilot Project TDR Pilot Project � � Fanwood (Historic Preservation) Fanwood (Historic Preservation) �

Union County Mapping Issues Union County Mapping Issues � County is Almost Entirely Planning Area 1 County is Almost Entirely Planning Area 1 � � Identification of Appropriate Critical Identification of Appropriate Critical � Environmental Sites (CES) Environmental Sites (CES) � Future Issues of Identification of Appropriate Future Issues of Identification of Appropriate � Centers or Industrial Nodes to Accommodate Centers or Industrial Nodes to Accommodate Economic Activity Economic Activity

Next Steps Next Steps � Record & Incorporate Input From Counties & Record & Incorporate Input From Counties & � From Public From Public � Continue Process Until All 21 Counties Have Continue Process Until All 21 Counties Have � Participated Participated � Finalize Draft of 2007 State Development and Finalize Draft of 2007 State Development and � Redevelopment Plan Redevelopment Plan � Request Comment on Draft Plan Request Comment on Draft Plan � � Hold Six Public Hearings on Draft Plan Hold Six Public Hearings on Draft Plan � � Adopt New State Plan Adopt New State Plan �