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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TRANSMITTAL OF THE PASSAIC COUNTY CROSS ACCEPTANCE RESPONSE TO THE STATE PLANNING COMMISSION IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS CONTINUED PARTICIPATION IN THE CROSS-ACCEPTANCE PROCESS TOWARD THE ADOPTION OF A NEW STATE DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT PLAN.
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WHEREAS, the County of Passaic (hereafter “County”) is a government body incorporated pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:18-1, et.seq., and vested with all rights contained therein; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:20-1, the Board of County Commissioners for the County of Passaic (hereafter “Board”) is vested with decision-making powers on behalf of the County; and
WHEREAS, the State Planning Act of 1985, N.J.S.A. 52:18A-196, et.seq., created a State Planning Commission and an Office of Planning Advocacy for the purpose of establishing a cooperative planning process that involves the full participation of state, county and local governments; and
WHEREAS, the New Jersey State Planning Act N.J.S.A. 52:18A-196 calls for the periodic revision and readopting of the State Development and Redevelopment Plan (hereafter “SDRP”); and
WHEREAS, the SDRP shall provide a coordinated, integrated, and comprehensive plan for the growth, development, renewal, and conservation of the State and its regions, and shall identify areas for growth, agriculture, open space conservation, and other appropriate designations; and
WHEREAS, the New Jersey State Planning Commission (hereafter “SPC”), in accordance with the New Jersey State Planning Rules, N.J.A.C. 15:30-2.1, approved the release of the Preliminary SDRP on December 4, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the formal release of the Preliminary SDRP on December 6, 2024, commenced Cross Acceptance, an inter-jurisdictional process of soliciting and incorporating input into a Draft Final SDRP; and
WHEREAS, the County of Passaic, in accordance with N.J.A.C. 15:30-3.2, submitted a Notice of Participation to the New Jersey Office of Planning Advocacy (hereafter “OPA”) on December 3, 2024, thereby authorizing the Passaic County Planning Board to participate in Cross Acceptance as the designated Negotiating Entity for the County of Passaic and its municipalities; and
WHEREAS, Passaic County’s Work Program, which articulated the responsibilities of the Negotiating Entity throughout Cross Acceptance, was approved by OPA on February 28, 2025; and
WHEREAS, in said Work Program, the County of Passaic agreed to submit comment to the SPC on the findings, recommendations, objections, and other information as set forth in the Cross Acceptance Response Template (hereafter “CART”); and
WHEREAS, the Passaic County Planning Board, in its role as Negotiating Entity for the County of Passaic, has prepared a Cross Acceptance response summarizing the comments on the Preliminary SDRP of the County of Passaic and of the following municipalities:
Borough of Bloomingdale
City of Clifton
Borough of Haledon
Borough of Hawthorne
Township of Little Falls
Borough of North Haledon
City of Passaic
City of Paterson
Borough of Prospect Park
Borough of Totowa
Township of Wayne
Borough of Woodland Park
WHEREAS, this matter was discussed at the May 15, 2025, meeting of the Planning and Economic Development Committee and is being recommended to the Board for approval; and
NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED, that the Passaic County Board of County Commissioners hereby authorizes the transmittal of the Passaic County Cross Acceptance Response to the State Planning Commission in furtherance of its continued participation in the Cross Acceptance process toward the adoption of a new State Development and Redevelopment Plan.
JDP May 27, 2025