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(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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