A.
The Planning Board may prepare and, after public hearing,
adopt or amend a Master Plan or component parts thereof, to guide
the use of lands within the Borough in a manner which protects public
health and safety and promotes the general welfare.
B.
The Master Plan shall generally comprise a report or statement and land use and development proposal with maps, diagrams, and text, presenting at least the elements in Subsection B(1), (2) and (3) and, where appropriate, the elements in Subsection B(4) through (12):
(1)
A statement of objectives, principles, assumptions,
policies and standards upon which the constituent proposals for the
physical, economic and social development of the Borough are based.
(2)
A land use element:
(a)
Taking into account and stating its relationship to the statement provided for in Subsection B(1) hereof, and other Master Plan elements provided for in Subsection B(3) through (12) hereof and natural conditions, including, but not necessarily limited to, topography, soil conditions, water supply, drainage, floodplain areas, marshes, and woodlands;
(b)
Showing the existing and proposed location,
extent and intensity of development of land to be used in the future
for varying types of residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural,
recreational, educational and other public and private purposes or
combination of purposes; and stating the relationship thereof to the
existing and any proposed zone plan and zoning ordinance;
(c)
Showing the existing and proposed location of
any airports and the boundaries of any airport hazard areas delineated
pursuant to the Air Safety and Hazardous Zoning Act of 1983, P.L.
1983, c. 260 (N.J.S.A. 6:1-80 et seq.); and
(d)
Including a statement of the standards of population
density and development intensity recommended for the Borough.
(3)
A housing plan element pursuant to Section 10 of P.L.
1985, c. 222 (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-310), including, but not limited to,
residential standards and proposals for the construction and improvement
of housing.
(4)
A circulation plan element showing the location and
types of facilities for all modes of transportation required for the
efficient movement of goods into, about, and through the Borough,
taking into account the functional highway classification system of
the Federal Highway Administration and the types, locations, conditions
and availability of existing and proposed transportation facilities,
including air, water, road and rail.
(5)
A utility service plan element analyzing the need
for and showing the future general location of water supply and distribution
facilities, drainage and flood control facilities, sewerage and waste
treatment, solid waste disposal and provision for other related utilities,
and including any stormwater management plan required pursuant to
the provisions of P.L. 1981, c. 32 (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-93 et seq.).
(6)
A community facilities plan element showing the existing
and proposed location and type of educational or cultural facilities,
historic sites, libraries, hospitals, firehouses, police stations,
and other related facilities, including their relation to the surrounding
areas.
(7)
A recreation plan element showing a comprehensive
system of areas and public sites for recreation.
(8)
A conservation plan element providing for the preservation,
conservation, and utilization of natural resources, including, to
the extent appropriate, energy, open space, water supply, forests,
soil, marshes, wetlands, harbors, rivers and other waters, fisheries,
endangered or threatened species of wildlife and other resources,
and which systematically analyzes the impact of each other component
and element of the Master Plan on the present and future presentation,
conservation and utilization of those resources.
(9)
An economic plan element considering all aspects of
economic development and sustained economic vitality, including:
(11)
Appendices or separate reports containing the
technical foundation for the Master Plan and its constituent elements.
(12)
A recycling plan element which incorporates
the State Recycling Plan goals, including provisions for the collection,
disposition and recycling of recyclable materials designated in the
Borough Recycling Ordinance, and for the collection, disposition and
recycling of recyclable materials within any development proposal
for the construction of 50 or more units of single-family residential
housing or 25 or more units of multifamily residential housing and
any commercial or industrial development proposal for the utilization
of 1,000 square feet or more of land.
C.
The Master Plan and its plan elements may be divided
into subplans and subplan elements projected according to periods
of time or staging sequences.
D.
The Master Plan shall include a specific policy statement
indicating the relationship of the proposed development of the Borough
as developed in the Master Plan to:
(1)
The Master Plans of contiguous municipalities;
(2)
The Master Plan of the county in which the Borough
is located;
(3)
The State Development and Redevelopment Plan adopted
pursuant to the State Planning Act, Sections 1 through 12 of P.L.
1985, c. 398 (N.J.S.A. 52:18A-196 et seq.); and
(4)
The district solid waste management plan required
pursuant to the provisions of the Solid Waste Management Act, P.L.
1970, c. 39 (N.J.S.A. 13:1E-1 et seq.) of the county in which the
Borough is located.
