Guiding the Coastal Area of New Jersey: The Basis and Background for Interim Land Use and Density Guidelines

This report deals with the legislative and administrative background to policy formulation by the Department of Environmental Protection; it examines the coastal environment today, both natural and manmade and discusses the principal features which constitute the Area's unique character, along with patterns of development and density; it analyzes past population trends and provides an estimate of the scale and location of new population growth over the next few years; it identifies the primary short-term pressures and issues to be encompassed in the policy framework; it establishes the basis and rationale for the guidelines.Prepared by Rivkin Associates, Inc. for State of New Jersey, Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Marine Services, Office of Coastal Zone Management. Federal Grant No. 04-4-158-50028 U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Coastal Zone Management.Purpose: Preparation of interim land use and density guidelines for the Coastal Area of New Jersey has required an extensive analysis of the Coastal Area itself and of the short-term preservation, conservation and development issues. This report presents the results of the analysis and the recommendations for the guidelines