HOLLAND TOWNSHIP PLAN ENDORSEMENT PETITION

HOLLAND TOWNSHIP PLAN ENDORSEMENT PETITION DRAFT PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION AGREEMENT (PIA) September 11, 2006 SUMMARY OF STRATEGIES, STATE/COUNTY ASSISTANCE AND TIMING S = Short Range Strategy (1 year or less) M = Medium Range Strategy (2 - 5 years) L = Long Range (5 - 10 years)
ACTIVITY	LOCAL EFFORT	STATE/COUNTY ASSISTANCE	TIMING (S,M,L)
General
Plan Endorsement	Submit petition to OSG for initial and, later, final plan endorsement by State Planning Commission	Review and approval by OSG, DEP, DOT, DOA, COAH and Highlands Council	S
Highlands Consistency	Submit plan for review and determination of consistency with Highlands Plan when completed	Review and approval by Highlands Council	S
	Return to OSG with any necessary modifications of terms of Plan Endorsement and Planning and Implementation Agreement necessitated for Highlands Consistency	Coordination of OSG and Highlands Council	M
Housing
Satisfy requirements of COAH-approved second round Housing Element and Fair Share Plan	Complete implementation of second round Housing Element and Fair Share Plan with modification to Huntington Knolls plan (i.e. 10 affordable age-restricted units and 4 payments in lieu instead of 4 affordable age-restricted units, 6 bedroom group home site and 4 payments in lieu)	COAH approval of any second round plan modifications	S
Comply with third round COAH Rules	Prepare third round Housing Element and Fair Share Plan and submit with petition to COAH. (Have adopted resolution of intent to submit third round plan and amend Development Fee Ordinance to increase fees collected)	COAH review and approval	S
Redevelopment
Existing commercial zone along Route 519	Explore potential for redevelopment of area south of Church Road and west of Route 519, with new mixed use buildings including retail, office and affordable housing		M
Hughesville and Warren Glen Paper Plants	Explore potential for mixed use redevelopment of Hughesville plant and Warren Glen sites, including need for clean-up, appropriate uses and densities and intensities of development, potential to receive transferred development rights from other sites in Holland Township and opportunities to include affordable housing	NJDEP assistance re clean-up, approval of appropriate infrastructure; OSG and Highlands Council assistance with transfer of development rights	M-L
Economic Development
Retail/service uses	Identify potential retail and service business development opportunities within mixed use developments or redevelopments and amend zoning accordingly	None	M
Industrial uses	Retain zoning of existing industrial activities	None	S
Agricultural uses	Expand opportunities for agri-business, agri-tourism and supplementary income sources in connection with active farms and amend zoning accordingly	DOA assistance and advice	S
Creating a Sense of Place
Preservation of existing hamlets	Conserve existing hamlets and neighborhoods where preservation rather than new development is the goal	OSG, Historic Sites	S
Creation of new center(s)	Establish hamlets(s) in the Spring Mills area where additional mixed use development will be encouraged on specific sites	OSG, DEP	S
Transportation and Circulation
Informational resources	Update and adopt new Traffic Circulation Plan Element of the Master Plan	Hunterdon County Planning Board and Engineering Dept.	M
Pedestrian movement	Develop a system of pedestrian pathways within the center(s)	Hunterdon County Planning Board	M
Land Use
Center designation	Designate the smallest hamlet(s) that are appropriate for Holland Township with boundaries delineated to permit only the development or redevelopment of selected sites having both sewer and water service and adequate water supply for inclusionary residential development or mixed use residential and non-residential development with an affordable housing component and with no impact on previously developed residential properties	Office of Smart Growth	S
Conservation measures	Incorporate sustainable development provisions and lower density zoning per Environment/Environs section herein below into Land Use Ordinance	Highlands Council and Office of Smart Growth	S
Historic preservation	Adopt Historic Preservation Plan Element and incorporate recommendations into Land Use Plan Element and zoning regulations	State Office of Historic Preservation	M
Infrastructure
Sewer service	Obtain approval of a Wastewater Management Plan encompassing existing sewered areas and proposed sewer extension areas	NJDEP	S
	Limit development in the sewer service area to available sewage treatment capacity	NJDEP	S-M-L
Water service	Limit development in the water service area to the sustainable capacity of the Aquifer	NJDEP, Aqua New Jersey, Inc.	S-M-L

Alternatives to individual wells and septic systems in outlying areas	Explore and identify alternative methods of sewage treatment and water supply that will facilitate tight clustering and promote open space and farmland preservation in the Conservation Agriculture district	NJDEP	M-L
Open Space Preservation/Agricultural Land Retention
Open space acquisition	Develop an open space acquisition plan similar to the PIG plan for agricultural land retention, with priorities	NJDEP Green Acres and Hunterdon County	S
Conservation Element of the Master Plan	Prepare a Conservation Plan Element of the Master Plan identifying properties with both the highest resource value and highest development potential and commit Township funds to their immediate acquisition then roll over the ownership and maintenance to the State, County or non-profit land preservation groups for long-range preservation	NJDEP Green Acres, Hunterdon County, non-profit land preservation groups	S
Agricultural land Preservation and retention	Continue to implement PIG program and to update priority list of farms Update Farmland Preservation Plan Element to include new priorities and revised maps of preserved farms and ADA area	State Ag and County Ag Boards	S

Environs/Environmental
Sustainable development	Finalize and adopt findings of hydro geological study as part of Master Plan and coordinate data with Highlands Council data	Highlands Council	S
	Finalize and adopt new Natural Resource Inventory as part of Master Plan and coordinate data and maps with Highlands Council data and maps	Highlands Council	S
Review and evaluate Highlands Master Plan.	Identify changes requisite to HMP conformance. If necessary and appropriate, prepare and adopt new zoning regulations consistent with the hydro geological study, Natural Resource Inventory and Highlands Council goals and purposes.	Highlands Council	S
Preserve open space through development	Explore preferred methods of sewage treatment with lower nitrate generation that will permit tighter clustering to preserve more land as open space	NJDEP, Highlands Council, Hunterdon County Health Department	M-L
Woodlands preservation	Develop and adopt a woodlands preservation ordinance and a tree removal ordinance	Encourage legislature to provide funding and special assessment for preserved woodlands	M
Stream corridor protection	Develop and adopt a stream corridor protections ordinance	None	M
Steep slope protection	Develop and adopt stronger steep slope protection regulations	None	S
Well regulations	Develop and adopt a well testing ordinance to determine the impact of developments over a certain size and clustered developments on surrounding wells and on wells within the development	None	M

Scenic views

Identify scenic vistas and roadways in Township and develop zoning measures to protect them, including prohibitions against ridge top development and additional setbacks and native vegetation buffering along scenic roadways

None