State Planning Act Flashcards
PA1 - Metropolitan
Density: more than 1,000/sqmi
Land Area: MORE than 1 sqmi
Population cluster more than 25,000
Public water, sewer, transit
PA2 - Suburban
Density: LESS than 1,000/sqmi
Land Area: MORE than 1 sqmi
Existing/planned capacity for growth
PA3 - Fringe
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
PA4 - Rural
Density: LESS than 1,000/sqmi
Land Area: MORE than 1 sqmi
On-site water/septic
Agriculture, woodlands, vacant land, rural roadways
PA4B - Rural / Environmentally Sensitive
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
PA5 - Environmentally Sensitive
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….)
PA5B - Environmentally Sensitive / Barrier Islands
Density: LESS than 1,000/sqmi (except centers)
Land Area: MORE than 1 sqmi (except centers)
Includes environmentally sensitive features and barrier island habitat
Centers
“preferred vehicle for accommodating growth”
Over 100 designated
Center hierarchy
Urban
Regional (PA1, PA2)
Regional (PA3, PA4, PA5)
Town
Village
Hamlet
Based on:
- area
- population
- pop. density
- housing
- housing density
- jobs,
- jobs/housing ratio
Cores
“downtowns and major neighborhood commercial concentrations of traditional communities”
Centers within Centers basically
Nodes
- Commercial-Manufacturing
- Heavy Industry-Transportation-Utility
How has the SDRP been updated?
Through Voluntary Cross-Acceptance
- Comparison
- Negotiation (led by counties)
- Final
Smart Growth Areas
- PA1, PA2, and Centers
- Others as agreed upon by SPC, Pinelands, Highlands, Meadowlands
- Allow binary decision making
- Receive Energy Star rebates
SDRP Impact on CAFRA
In CAFRA areas, additional impervious surface (between 3% and 90%) can occur only within Centers, Cores, Nodes.
State Planning Commission membership
17 members
- 7 from state agencies
- 2 municipal reps
- 2 county reps
- 1 professional planner
- 5 citizens
4 year terms
State Planning Commission role
- 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
State Planning Commission state agency appointees
Appointees of:
- NJDAG
- NJDCA
- Treasury
- Governor’s Office
- NJEDA
- NJDEP
- NJDOT
State Planning Act year
1985
First SDRP
1992
How often must the SDRP be updated?
Every 3 years
Current SDRP year
2001
State Planning Act establishes…
- 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
SDRP Goals
8 generic goals
SDRP General Policies
19 categories of planning
How is the SDRP amended?
Cross Acceptance:
1. Comparison
2. Negotiation
3. Finalization
What is Plan Endorsement?
Voluntary Process (except for CAFRA towns, unofficially) that yields state program benefits (TDR, etc)
What is Cross Acceptance?
3-step, bottom-up approach to ensure that SDRP amendment is consistent with local planning conditions
Urban Center
Pop: MORE than 40k
Pop. Density: MORE than 7.5k
Housing: 4k-15k
Housing Density: MORE than 4
Employment: MORE than 40k
Regional Center
Regional Center (PA1, PA2)
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
