Leonardo, New Jersey 07737
732-291-4084
17 Bay Hill Road
Leonardo, New Jersey 07737
732-291-4084
GIS Mapping tools are available from the NJDEP to assist you in collecting information important to your community. This easy-to-use mapping tool provides an aerial perspective of the various land uses in your town. You can quickly identify potential land use conflicts and match land use with the environments natural characteristics.
Sample Municipal Ordinances are available to assist planners and municipal officials in developing environmental protection ordinances. While there are many sample ordinances available, the ordinances provided here have been prioritized for adoption since they will provide the most signficant environmental protection standards for your community.
Presentation Requests can be made to assist your municipality in planning and implementing environmental protection strategies.
New Stormwater Management regulations were adopted on March 2, 2004. Municipalities must conduct a variety of activities to more effectively manage stormwater at the municipal level. These documents provide a summary of the requirements associated with Tier A municipalities. (All of the municipalities in the Manasquan Watershed are considered Tier A.)
Category One Classifications provide the highest level of environmental protection for local waterways. Learn where the proposed and existing Category One waters are in the Manasquan Watershed.
Transfer of Development Rights allows a town to transfer the development potential in an environmentally sensitive area where growth is restricted, to a separate receiving area where roads, utilities and other infrastructure already exists and is appropriate for growth. Through this process, farmland and open space is preserved and growth is targeted to areas where it makes sense.
