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Map

Map of Statewide Smart Growth Areas is available for download:

Smart Growth Areas Map [pdf 6389k]

Smart Growth Areas and
New Jersey State Agencies

A number of state agencies use Smart Growth Areas as tools to implement certain programs. Below is a list of some of the programs that cite Smart Growth Area status as one of their criteria. This list is continuously updated as new programs choose to use Smart Growth Areas in their decision-making process.

BPU Energy Star & Smart Start Programs
BPU Utility Main Extension Regulations
EDA Business Employment Incentive Program
HMFA Loan and Subsidy programs
Treasury Property Management Space Approval Request [pdf 329k]
Treasury Property Management Smart Growth Site Location Unit

Smart Growth Areas

What is a Smart Growth Area?
The Office of Smart Growth, with the assistance of the InterAgency Smart Growth Team, has developed the definition of Smart Growth Area to include an area classified as one of the following:

• Metropolitan Planning Area (PA1)
• Suburban
Planning Area (PA2)
• A
designated center
• An area identified for growth as a result of either an initial or advanced petition for
plan endorsement that has been approved by the SPC
• A smart growth area [pdf 301k] and planning area designated in a master plan adopted by the
New Jersey Meadowlands Commission
• A Pinelands Regional Growth Area, Pinelands Village or Pinelands Town as designated by the
New Jersey Pinelands Commission

Am I in a Smart Growth Area?
Please visit the Smart Growth Locator for a detailed procedure on how to determine Smart Growth Area status. A manual [pdf 154k] w ith detailed instructions and GIS data available for your reference.

What is Smart Growth?
Click here here for more information on Smart Growth.

 

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