N.J. Admin. Code § 5:87-3.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 5:87-3.3 - Municipal master plan

(a) The purpose of the "municipal master plan" segment of the Training Program is to provide an overview of the elements of a master plan; development and reexamination of the master plan; the relationship of the master plan to the ordinances and regulations implemented by the boards, and the availability of certain planning tools to implement the vision of the master plan. Required areas for discussion in this segment shall include, but are not limited to:

1. Review of the mandatory and optional elements of the master plan as required by the Municipal Land Use Law, 40:55D-1 et seq. (MLUL). The overview of the master plan elements may also include a review of other planning elements not necessarily addressed in the MLUL, such as the community history, the community vision, neighborhood preservation plans, a design element and redevelopment plans;

2. Background studies that inform the master plan, including, but not limited to:

i. The population, employment and housing characteristics of the municipality and the relationship of the information to population, employment and household projections contained in the State Development and Redevelopment Plan adopted pursuant to the State Planning Act, 52:18A-203, the applicable Metropolitan Planning Organization, and the Council on Affordable Housing;

ii. The Natural Resources Inventory prepared by the Environmental Commission;

iii. The Historic Preservation Plan prepared by the Historic Preservation Commission;

iv. Brownfields inventory;

v. The build-out analysis;

vi. The master plan reexamination reports prepared according to the MLUL;

vii. The zoning board of adjustment's annual report; and

viii. The processes of cross-acceptance, plan endorsement and center designation set forth in the State Planning Act, 52:18A-203 et seq., and the State Planning Rules, N.J.A.C. 5:85; and

3. Discussion on smart growth planning principles, redevelopment, center-based development, transit villages, clustering and transfer of development rights, and zoning as planning concepts and tools available to planning boards to implement the vision of the master plan for balancing future development and conservation in the municipality. An overview of the LRHL and the New Jersey Fair Housing Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-301et seq., shall be provided. In addition, region-specific issues, such as the Right to Farm Act, N.J.S.A. 4:lC-1 et seq., shall be discussed for board members from municipalities that have substantial active commercial agriculture.

N.J. Admin. Code § 5:87-3.3

Amended by 53 N.J.R. 1837(a), effective 11/1/2021