The State Plan provides a vision for the future that
will preserve and enhance the quality of life for all
residents of New Jersey. The State Plan is the result
of a cross-acceptance process that
included thousands of New Jersey citizens in hundreds
of public forums, discussing all of the major aspects
of the plan - its goals, strategies, policies and application.
This process ensures that the plan belongs to the citizens
of New Jersey, whose hopes and visions have shaped it.
The purpose of the State Plan is to:
Coordinate planning activities and establish Statewide
planning objectives in the following areas: land use,
housing, economic development, transportation, natural
resource conservation, agriculture and farmland retention,
recreation, urban and suburban redevelopment, historic
preservation, public facilities and services, and intergovernmental
coordination (N.J.S.A. 52:18A-200(f)).
Download the 2001 Plan
New Jersey State Development
and Redevelopment Plan: Executive Summary [pdf 16.8M]
New Jersey State Development
and Redevelopment Plan (entire document) [pdf 63.1M]
Section 1: Cover,
Welcome, Contents, Preface and Introduction [pdf 3.8M]
Section 2: Statewide
Goals and Strategies [pdf 42M]
Section 3: Statewide
Policies [pdf 4M]
Section 4: Color Exhibits
and State Plan Policy Map [pdf 15.3M]
Section 5: Role of
the State Plan [pdf 2.3M]
Section 6: Appendices
and Back Cover [pdf 3.6M]
Planning Areas
Click
here to
visit the Maps & GIS page.
The State Development and Redevelopment Plan provides a
balance between growth and conservation by designating planning
areas that share common conditions with regard to development
and environmental features:
Areas for Growth: Metropolitan Planning areas (Planning
Area 1), Suburban Planning Areas (Planning Area 2) and
Designated Centers in any planning area.
Areas for Limited Growth: Fringe Planning Areas (Planning
Area 3), Rural Planning Areas (Planning Area 4), and Environmentally
Sensitive Planning Areas (Planning Area 5). In these planning
areas, planning should promote a balance of conservation
and limited growth—environmental constraints affect
development and preservation is encouraged in large contiguous
tracts.
Areas for Conservation: Fringe Planning Area (Planning
Area 3), Rural Planning Areas (Planning Area 4), and Environmentally
Sensitive Planning Areas (Planning Area 5).
State Plan Policy Map
The State Plan Policy Map reflects these planning
polices graphically. Therefore, the State Plan Policy
Map serves as the underlying land use-planning and management
framework that directs funding, infrastructure improvements,
and preservation for programs throughout New Jersey. Simply
stated the State Development and Redevelopment Plan with
the State Plan Policy Map is a dynamic vision of New Jersey's
development and conservation patterns. With that in mind,
the State Planning Commission incorporates new data from
state agencies, counties and municipalities on an ongoing
basis.
Click here to visit
the Maps & GIS page.
Inter-Agency Coordination
