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Many
publications are available online in PDF format ( ).
Just click the title to view online or download using your right
mouse button. PDF files require Adobe
Acrobat Reader available for free. Use the online
form to order paper copies.
(550 KB) Sample
Ordinances for Protecting Significant Coastal Habitats.
Order paper copy 2007. 30 pages.
$2.50. 2nd edition. Includes excerpts from 22 actual ordinances
in effect in New Jersey municipalities to protect natural habitats,
from conservation design and dune protection to open space, stormwater
management, flood prevention and much more.
()(280KB)
Transfer of Development Rights:
A Market-Driven Planning Tool Order
paper copy. 2007. 12 pages, $1.00. Explains the benefits and
requirements of a Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) program
and provides a summary of New Jersey's municipal TDR law. Suggests
eight steps to develop a local TDR program and consistency with
the State Plan. Describes how Chesterfield (Burlington) participated
in the county's pilot TDR project, including use of both base-zoning
and environmental factors to allocate credits to development potentials.
New
Environmental Commissioners’ Handbook. 2007. 100
pages. $12. Hot off the press, the fifth edition is filled with
information commissions need to get the job done in their communities,
including new sections on energy conservation and sustainability,
the State Plan and regional protection areas, plus a whole new
chapter on protecting the environment in developed communities.
(796 KB) Remediating
and Redeveloping Brownfields in New Jersey: A Guide for Municipalities
and Community Organizations.
2006. 24 pages. $3.00. Explains New Jersey's multiple brownfields
programs, redevelopment issues and approaches concerned citizens
and municipalities can use to identify and remediate contaminated
sites. Appendices cover state and federal brownfields legal provisions
and key government and non-profit contacts.
(217 KB)
Site Plan and Subdivision
Review: Environmental Analysis. Order
paper copy. 2006. 12 pages. $1.00. Legal authority and procedures
for environmental review of subdivisions and/or site plans. Approaches
to evaluating environmental impacts, guidelines for site inspections
and sample format for environmental commission reports to planning
and zoning boards.
(74KB) Clean
Water, Sewers, Septics and Sprawl. Order
paper copy. 2006. 7 pages. Free. Connections between development,
water pollution, sanitary sewers and septics with an outline of
key municipal actions to insure future clean water and sustainability.
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