Somerset County Planning Division

"CREATING QUALITY COMMUNITIES TOGETHER"

Phone:  (908) 231-7021
Fax: (908) 707-1749
e-mail:  PlanningBd@co.somerset.nj.us

Staff Roster  

Robert P. Bzik, AICP/PP
Director of Planning
Anthony V. McCracken, Sr., AICP/PP
 
Assistant Director

20 Grove Street
P.O. Box 3000
Somerville, NJ 08876

EXAMPLES OF MUNICIPAL PLANNING PARTNERSHIP
SMART GROWTH PLANNING GRANT PROPOSALS



Emphasis Areas for 2007

  • Initial plan endorsement activities as part of COAH certification and Round 3 Fair-share Affordable Housing obligations;
  • Activities related to adjustment/revision of master plans/zoning to achieve conformance with the Highlands Regional Master Plan
  • Activities related to sustainability/Green Design Planning Initiatives


    Other Smart Growth Examples
     
  • Inter-jurisdictional master plans
  • Inter-jurisdictional service plans
  • Watershed Planning
  • Septic Management
  • Greenway & Open Space Planning
  • Wildlife conservation planning
  • Freight/Passenger Rail Initiatives


     
  • Infrastructure Assessments
  • Transportation Corridor Planning
  • Projects that examine integrating land use and transportation
  • Corridor/regional mobility plans
  • Scenic Corridor/Viewshed Planning
  • Regional build-out/capacity analysis
  • Regional TDR/TDC
  • Mechanisms to Direct Growth (Smart Growth Tool Box)
  • Master Plan / Development Regulation Smart Growth Audits


     
  • Capital Reinvestment/Renewal Plans
  • Brownfield Inventory and Strategic Plan
  • “Smart Growth” Economic Development Plans
  • County “Smart Growth” Goals, Indicators and Targets
  • Fiber-optics/Cable and Information Technology Analysis
  • Cooperative Heritage/Tourism Plans


     
  • Center-based planning/State Planning Commission Plan Endorsement
  • Strategic Revitalization Plans
  • Infill Development and Suburban Strategies
  • Neighborhood Preservation Plans
  • Traffic Calming
  • Transit Village Planning and Zoning
  • Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvement Plans
  • “Safe Routes to School” planning
  • Model Design Guidelines
  • Public space placemaking