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Archive for June 20th, 2008

COAH Announces Information Sessions on New Rules

Posted by Phil Morin on June 20, 2008

The Council for Affordable Housing has set up information sessions around the state in June and July to educate planners, attorneys, elected officials and members of the public as to the new third round COAH regulations.

The sessions will provide an overview of COAH’s revised third round rules, effective June 2, 2008, and the pending amendments, proposed June 16, 2008.

No registration is required. All sessions are 6 pm – 8 pm

Dates and Locations:

Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Gloucester County Library
389 Wolfert Station Road
Mullica Hill, NJ 08062

Thursday, June 26, 2008
Warren County Technical School
Performing Arts Center
1500 Route 57
Washington, NJ 07882

Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Ocean County Library
Mancini Hall
101 Washington Street
Toms River, NJ 08753

Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Wayne Public Library
461 Valley Road
Wayne, NJ 07470

Monday, July 14, 2008
East Brunswick Public Library
Meeting Rooms 2 and 3
2 Jean Walling Civic Center
East Brunswick, NJ 08816

Monday, July 21, 2008
Atlantic County Library
40 Farragut Avenue
Mays Landing, NJ 08330

COAH will be hosting four all-day seminars for professional planners interested in learning how to prepare a third round plan based on the revised third round rules that became effective on June 2, 2008. The sessions will include information on the new application format required for the submission of municipal petitions for substantive certification.

Please register by sending your name, organization and requested session to COAHmail@dca.state.nj.us.

Registration for each session will be from 8:30 am – 9 am. The session will run from 9 am – 4 pm with a one hour lunch break from 12 pm – 1 pm. Lunch will NOT be provided, but attendees are welcome to bring their own lunch or go out.

Dates and Locations:

Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Monmouth County “Ag Building”
Conference Room
4000 Kozloski Road
Freehold, NJ 07728

Monday, July 28, 2008
Hunterdon County Route 12 Complex
Building #1
Flemington, NJ 08822

Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Burlington County Human Services Building
795 Woodlane Road
Mount Holly, NJ

Monday, August 4, 2008
Meadowlands Environment Center
2 DeKorte Park Plaza
Lyndhurst, NJ

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Done Deal on Permit Extensions?

Posted by Phil Morin on June 20, 2008

It appears that a compromise has been reached on the proposed Permit Extension Act. The Senate version of the bill, S-1919, in its current form, will extend most development permits to December 31, 2010. It will also revive permits that expired subsequent to January 1, 2007. The Smart Growth Coalition originally was looking for a backward reach to 2006. The Assembly version, A-2867, as amended earlier this month, allowed for only a limited resuscitation clause to January 1, 2008.

The Senate version also eliminates any extension of Flood Hazard Area permits (unless work has already commenced on a portion of an approved project) – a provision that had not been in the Assembly bill. Any Stream Encroachment or Flood Hazard Area permit that has expired or will expire will not be extended by the Senate version.

The current Assembly version has been amended to mirror the Senate bill.

To read the Star Ledger article regarding the Act’s status, click here.

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