Municipality of Princeton, NJ Master Plan

[Ord. No. 2015-20 § 10B-111]

The master plan shall generally comprise a report or statement and land use and development proposals with maps, diagrams and text, presenting at least the following elements (a) and (b) and, where appropriate, the following elements (c) through (p) and such other elements as may be permitted or required from time to time by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.:

(a)

A statement of objectives, principles, assumptions, policies and standards upon which the constituent proposals for the physical, economic and social development of the region are based;

(b)

A land use plan element taking into account and stating its relationship to the statement provided for in paragraph (a) hereof and the other master plan elements provided for in paragraph (c) through (p) hereof and natural conditions including, but not necessarily limited to, topography, soil conditions, water supply, drainage, flood plain areas, marshes and woodlands; 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; stating the relationship thereof to the existing and any proposed master plan and zoning ordinance; showing the existing and proposed location of any airports and the boundaries of any airport safety zones delineated pursuant to the "Air Safety and Zoning Act of 1983," P.L. 1983, c.260 (C.6:1-80 et al.); and including a statement of the standards of population density and development intensity recommended for the municipality;

(c)

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;

(d)

A circulation plan element showing the location and types of facilities for all modes of transportation required for the efficient movement of people and goods into, about and through the municipality, 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;

(e)

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 storm water management plan required pursuant to the provisions of P.L. 1981, c.32 (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-93 et al.). If the municipality prepares a utility service plan element as a condition for adopting a development transfer ordinance pursuant to subsection c of section 4 of P.L.2004, c.2 (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-140), the plan element shall address the provisions of utilities in the receiving zone as provided thereunder;

(f)

A community facilities plan element showing the location and type of educational or cultural facilities, historic sites, libraries, hospitals, fire houses, police stations and other related facilities, including their relation to the surrounding areas;

(g)

A recreation plan element showing a comprehensive system of areas and public sites for recreation;

(h)

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 wildlife and other natural resources. It shall systematically analyze the impact of each other component and element of the master plan on the present and future preservation, conservation and utilization of those resources;

(i)

An economic plan element considering all aspects of economic development and sustained economic vitality, including a comparison of the types of employment expected to be provided by the economic development to be promoted with the characteristics of the labor pool resident in the municipality and nearby areas and an analysis of the stability and diversity of the economic development to be promoted;

(j)

An historic preservation plan element indicating the location and significance of historic sites and historic districts; identifying the standards used to assess worthiness for historic site or district identification; and analyzing the impact of each component and element of the master plan on the preservation of historic sites and districts;

(k)

Appendices or separate reports containing the technical foundation for the master plan and its constituent elements.

(l)

A recycling plan element that incorporates the State Recycling Plan goals, including provisions for the collection, disposition and recycling of recyclable materials designated in the municipal 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 or 25 or more units of multi-family residential housing and any commercial or industrial development proposal for the utilization of 1,000 square feet or more of land;

(m)

A farmland preservation plan element, which shall include: an inventory of farm properties and a map illustrating significant areas of agricultural land; a statement showing that municipal ordinances support and promote agriculture as a business; and a plan for preserving as much farmland as possible in the short term by leveraging moneys made available by P.L.1999, c.152 (N.J.S.A. 13:8C-1 et al.) through a variety of mechanisms including, but not limited to, utilizing option agreements and installment purchases and encouraging donations of permanent development easements;

(n)

A development transfer plan element which sets forth the public purposes, the locations of sending and receiving zones and the technical details of a development transfer program based on the provisions of section 5 of P.L.2004, c.2 (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-141);

(o)

An educational facilities plan element which incorporates the purposes and goals of the long-range facilities plan required to be submitted to the Commissioner of Education by a school district pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2000, c.72 (N.J.S.A. 18A:7G-4); and

(p)

A green buildings and environmental sustainability plan element, which shall provide for encourage, and promote the efficient use of natural resources and the installation and usage of renewable energy systems; consider the impact of buildings on the local regional and global environment; allow ecosystems to function naturally; conserve and reuse water; treat storm water on site; and optimize climatic conditions through site orientation and design.