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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 15 - STATE › Chapter 27 - NEW JERSEY CULTURAL TRUST › Subchapter 2 - NEW JERSEY CULTURAL TRUST FUND GRANT PROGRAM › Section 15:27-2.19 - Acknowledgement of public support in public information material

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Once a qualified organization receives funding from the Cultural Trust, either through a match for a large gift donation or for a project funded from the interest generated by the Fund, the organization shall include acknowledgement of Cultural Trust funding in all printed material and press releases related to the large gift donation and Cultural Trust match or to the project funded from the interest generated by the Trust Fund. Any capital facilities project funded with money from the Cultural Trust shall erect a sign at the facility acknowledging the Cultural Trust support for the project, both during construction and upon completion.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 15 - STATE › Chapter 30 - STATE PLANNING RULES › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 15:30-1.2 - Purpose and authority

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(a) This chapter is adopted by the State Planning Commission pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:18A-203 in order to establish an orderly and efficient process for the preparation, adoption, and implementation of the State Development and Redevelopment Plan. In support thereof, it is determined that to fulfill the purposes and to satisfy the requirements of the State Planning Act, it is necessary and appropriate that:
1. The cross-acceptance, plan endorsement, and map amendment processes be structured so as to establish vertically and horizontally integrated and consistent local, county, regional and State plans;
2. The State Planning Commission take all reasonable steps to ensure municipal, county and public participation in cross-acceptance and in plan endorsement; and
3. The detail and substance of the Preliminary State Development and Redevelopment Plan be enhanced by early and direct county, municipal and public participation.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 15 - STATE › Chapter 30 - STATE PLANNING RULES › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 15:30-1.3 - Applicability

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This chapter shall apply to all activities and actions of municipal and county governments, the State Planning Commission, regional and State Agencies, negotiating entities, and petitioners concerning the State Development and Redevelopment Plan.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 15 - STATE › Chapter 30 - STATE PLANNING RULES › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 15:30-1.5 - Technical assistance from the Office of Planning Advocacy

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(a) The Office of Planning Advocacy shall provide technical assistance to negotiating entities and petitioners, as may be needed to fulfill their responsibilities pursuant to this chapter.
(b) Technical assistance may be in the form of a Cross-Acceptance Manual and Plan Endorsement Guidelines issued by the State Planning Commission, advice and consultation on plan comparisons, assistance with population and employment projections and distribution, and other assistance within the resources of the Office of Planning Advocacy.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 15 - STATE › Chapter 30 - STATE PLANNING RULES › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 15:30-1.6 - Public participation

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(a) Public participation shall include written or oral comments concerning cross-acceptance, plan endorsement, and map amendments presented before or during the public comment period at the meetings of the State Planning Commission or any committee thereof, and at any public hearings conducted pursuant to these rules. All applicable meetings shall be carried out in accordance with the Senator Byron M. Baer Open Public Meetings Act, N.J.S.A. 10:4-6 et seq., unless otherwise specified.
(b) Any member of the public can request notice of meetings or hearings, subsequent documents concerning a particular matter pending before the State Planning Commission, and any action taken by the State Planning Commission or the Office of Planning Advocacy pursuant to this chapter by registering with the Office of Planning Advocacy in the following manner:
1. Filing a written request for such notice and document specifying subject matter requested; and
2. Providing name, organization, if any, address, phone and fax numbers, and email address.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 15 - STATE › Chapter 30 - STATE PLANNING RULES › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 15:30-1.7 - Public notice requirements, form, content, and timing

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(a) At least 60 days prior to the release of approval of a Preliminary State Development and Redevelopment Plan pursuant to N.J.A.C. 15:30-2, the Office of Planning Advocacy shall seek comments:
1. By posting information concerning the intention to approve a Preliminary State Development and Redevelopment Plan on the Office of Planning Advocacy website;
2. By providing written notice to all persons or organizations who have registered with the Office of Planning Advocacy to receive public notice concerning the preparation and adoption of the State Development and Redevelopment Plan pursuant to N.J.A.C. 15:30-1.6(b); and
3. By providing written notice to all mayors, county executives, and administrators and all municipal and county clerks, boards of county commissioners and planning boards, and appropriate regional, State, and Federal agencies.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 15 - STATE › Chapter 30 - STATE PLANNING RULES › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 15:30-1.8 - Severability clause

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If any section, subsection, provision, clause, or portion of this chapter is adjudged unconstitutional or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining portions of this chapter shall not be affected thereby.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 15 - STATE › Chapter 30 - STATE PLANNING RULES › Subchapter 2 - PREPARATION OF A PRELIMINARY STATE DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT PLAN › Section 15:30-2.1 - Revising the State Development and Redevelopment Plan

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(a) The State Planning Commission shall revise and readopt the State Development and Redevelopment Plan in accordance with the State Planning Act. In so doing, the State Planning Commission shall prepare and distribute a "Preliminary Plan" for cross-acceptance.
(b) The preparation, approval, and cross-acceptance of a Preliminary Plan pursuant to this chapter notwithstanding, the current State Development and Redevelopment Plan, shall continue to constitute the official State Development and Redevelopment Plan until such time as it is revised and readopted by the State Planning Commission in accordance with the State Planning Act and N.J.A.C. 15:30-5.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 15 - STATE › Chapter 30 - STATE PLANNING RULES › Subchapter 2 - PREPARATION OF A PRELIMINARY STATE DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT PLAN › Section 15:30-2.2 - Approval of the Preliminary State Development and Redevelopment Plan

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(a) The State Planning Commission shall solicit comments and recommendations from all State agencies, appropriate Federal and regional agencies, county and municipal governments, and from the public regarding possible revisions of the current State Development and Redevelopment Plan by providing notice pursuant to N.J.A.C. 15:30-1.7(a).
(b) The State Planning Commission shall, after due consideration of any public comments and recommendations, including those from municipal, county, regional, State, and Federal governmental agencies, regarding the current State Development and Redevelopment Plan, approve a Preliminary State Development and Redevelopment Plan, with the Cross-Acceptance Manual, to commence cross-acceptance and authorize its transmittal to each county and municipal planning board, governing body and chief executive, clerk, and to those interested persons and organizations who have registered with the Office of Planning Advocacy in accordance with N.J.A.C. 15:30-1.6(b).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 15 - STATE › Chapter 30 - STATE PLANNING RULES › Subchapter 2 - PREPARATION OF A PRELIMINARY STATE DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT PLAN › Section 15:30-2.3 - Cross-Acceptance Manual

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(a) The State Planning Commission's Cross-Acceptance Manual, adopted by resolution, shall include, at a minimum, a draft work program, a draft schedule, a sample negotiation agenda, and a sample online Cross-Acceptance Response Template for participating negotiating municipal, county, and regional entities to complete the cross-acceptance process. The Cross-Acceptance Manual shall provide adequate measures to ensure a timely and thorough comparison of the Preliminary State Development and Redevelopment Plan with plans of municipalities, counties, and regional and State agencies.
(b) Within 45 days of receipt of the Preliminary State Development and Redevelopment Plan and the Cross-Acceptance Manual, the negotiating entity shall either accept the included draft work plan and schedule or propose revisions to the draft work program and schedule to the Office of Planning Advocacy.
(c) In the event of the proposed changes to the draft work program and schedule are determined by the State Planning Commission to be inadequate in any way, the Office of Planning Advocacy shall specify necessary changes to ensure an effective and efficient cross-acceptance process with adequate opportunity for public participation.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 15 - STATE › Chapter 30 - STATE PLANNING RULES › Subchapter 3 - PROCEDURES FOR COMPARING STATE, REGIONAL, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL PLANS › Section 15:30-3.1 - Commencement of comparing plans

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(a) The purpose of comparing plans is to coordinate planning activities and establish Statewide-planning objectives and to solicit and receive findings, objections, and recommendations to the Preliminary State Development and Redevelopment Plan from the negotiating entities.
(b) Cross-acceptance shall commence on the official date of release, as established by the State Planning Commission, of the Preliminary State Development and Redevelopment Plan.
(c) The State Planning Commission shall conduct a joint public informational meeting in-person or virtually, upon request, with each county planning board in each county for the purpose of providing information on the Preliminary State Development and Redevelopment Plan not less than 45, nor more than 90, days after the release of the Preliminary State Development and Redevelopment Plan. The State Planning Commission shall provide notice of those meetings pursuant to N.J.A.C. 15:30-1.7(b).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 15 - STATE › Chapter 30 - STATE PLANNING RULES › Subchapter 3 - PROCEDURES FOR COMPARING STATE, REGIONAL, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL PLANS › Section 15:30-3.2 - Negotiating entities for cross-acceptance

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(a) The State Planning Commission shall negotiate plan cross-acceptance with each participating county planning board.
(b) The State Planning Commission shall transmit to each county a copy of the Cross-Acceptance Manual and a request for either a Notice of Participation or a Notice of Waiver when it distributes the Preliminary State Development and Redevelopment Plan.
(c) Notices of Participation or Waiver shall be transmitted by each county to the Office of Planning Advocacy no later than 45 days after the official release of the Preliminary State Development and Redevelopment Plan. Notice of that decision shall be provided in accordance with N.J.A.C. 15:30-1.7(d).
1. A Notice of Participation shall be a duly adopted resolution of the county governing body authorizing participation of the county in the cross-acceptance process.
2. A Notice of Waiver is a duly adopted resolution of the county governing body stating its intent to forfeit and waive its statutory authority to participate in cross-acceptance.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 15 - STATE › Chapter 30 - STATE PLANNING RULES › Subchapter 3 - PROCEDURES FOR COMPARING STATE, REGIONAL, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL PLANS › Section 15:30-3.3 - Optional joint county cross-acceptance agreements

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Counties, especially those located within the purview of an existing regional planning agency or metropolitan planning organization, are encouraged to enter into intergovernmental agreements for consolidated or coordinated participation in cross-acceptance and if such an agreement is entered into, notice of that agreement shall be provided pursuant to N.J.A.C. 15:30-1.7(d).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 15 - STATE › Chapter 30 - STATE PLANNING RULES › Subchapter 3 - PROCEDURES FOR COMPARING STATE, REGIONAL, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL PLANS › Section 15:30-3.6 - Municipal participation in the cross-acceptance process

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(a) Each municipality in the State shall participate in cross-acceptance by:
1. Participating through official representation at cross-acceptance meetings convened by the negotiating entity.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 15 - STATE › Chapter 30 - STATE PLANNING RULES › Subchapter 3 - PROCEDURES FOR COMPARING STATE, REGIONAL, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL PLANS › Section 15:30-3.7 - Regional and State agency participation in the cross-acceptance process

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(a) The Preliminary State Development and Redevelopment Plan shall be distributed to all appropriate regional and State agencies as determined by the State Planning Commission. Each such agency shall provide the State Planning Commission within three months a report outlining the degree to which its plans, policies, and regulations are consistent with the Preliminary State Development and Redevelopment Plan, the degree to which its plans, policies, and regulations conflict with the provisions of the Preliminary State Development and Redevelopment Plan, and any proposed modifications to the Preliminary State Development and Redevelopment Plan or its plans, policies, and regulations.
(b) The Office of Planning Advocacy shall provide each regional and State agency contacted pursuant to (a) above, notice of all public meetings and hearings conducted pursuant to this chapter within their respective areas of jurisdiction.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 15 - STATE › Chapter 30 - STATE PLANNING RULES › Subchapter 3 - PROCEDURES FOR COMPARING STATE, REGIONAL, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL PLANS › Section 15:30-3.9 - Comparison of the Preliminary State Development and Redevelopment Plan with local and county plans and submission of a Cross-Acceptance Response Template

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(a) The negotiating entity shall, after holding cross-acceptance meetings with the official representatives designated by the municipalities, compare municipal and county plans with the Preliminary State Development and Redevelopment Plan, and complete the online Cross-Acceptance Response Template provided by the State Planning Commission, in accordance with the Cross-Acceptance Manual. The Cross-Acceptance Response Template shall enable the negotiating entity to outline the degree to which the planning in the county and each municipality is consistent with the Preliminary State Development and Redevelopment Plan and the degree to which those plans conflict with the provisions of the Preliminary State Development and Redevelopment Plan, and any proposed modifications to the Preliminary State Development and Redevelopment Plan, or the municipal plans or county plan and any critical infrastructure needs that should be addressed in the Infrastructure Needs Assessment; and submit the Cross-Acceptance Response Template to the State Planning Commission and to municipal planning boards in that county, to the board of county commissioners and county executive, if any, in that county, to the county planning board if the county is not the negotiating entity, and to the planning boards of adjoining counties.
(b) Should a negotiating entity fail to file a Cross-Acceptance Response Template, or any part thereof, in substantial compliance with this chapter, the negotiating entity shall be deemed to be in agreement with the provisions of the Preliminary State Development and Redevelopment Plan as they pertain to those parts of the response template not filed or deemed not to be in substantial compliance.
(c) The Cross-Acceptance Response Template of each negotiating entity shall not be filed with the State Planning Commission until the governing body of each such county, or the designated negotiating entity, shall have authorized the transmittal of the Cross-Acceptance Response Template at a public meeting or hearing for which notice was given pursuant to N.J.A.C. 15:30-1.7(d) or (e).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 15 - STATE › Chapter 30 - STATE PLANNING RULES › Subchapter 3 - PROCEDURES FOR COMPARING STATE, REGIONAL, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL PLANS › Section 15:30-3.10 - Distribution of Cross-Acceptance Response Templates by the Office of Planning Advocacy

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The Office of Planning Advocacy shall provide copies of all Cross-Acceptance Response Templates received by the State Planning Commission to each negotiating entity and to all appropriate State agencies. Those Reports shall be available to the general public at the Office of Planning Advocacy and on the Office of Planning Advocacy's website.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 15 - STATE › Chapter 30 - STATE PLANNING RULES › Subchapter 4 - PROCEDURES FOR NEGOTIATING PLANS › Section 15:30-4.1 - Commencement of negotiating plans

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(a) The purpose of the negotiating plans is to attain consistency between municipal, county, regional, and State Plans with the Preliminary State Development and Redevelopment Plan. The process is designed to result in a written statement specifying areas of agreements or disagreements and areas requiring modification by parties to the negotiation.
(b) The State Planning Commission shall provide each negotiating entity and municipality that has submitted a Cross-Acceptance Response Template pursuant to N.J.A.C. 15:30-3, an opportunity for a sufficient number of negotiating sessions as determined by the State Planning Commission's negotiating committee and shall provide notice of those negotiating sessions pursuant to N.J.A.C. 15:30-1.7(b).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 15 - STATE › Chapter 30 - STATE PLANNING RULES › Subchapter 4 - PROCEDURES FOR NEGOTIATING PLANS › Section 15:30-4.2 - State Planning Commission representation for negotiating plans

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(a) The State Planning Commission may authorize an appropriate committee to represent the Commission to negotiate plans by a duly adopted resolution of the State Planning Commission.
(b) The State Planning Commission may, at its discretion, direct the committee to reconsider a determination made at any given negotiation session as described in the periodic reports referenced at N.J.A.C. 15:30-4.5(b).
(c) All determinations made by the State Planning Commission's negotiating committee regarding revisions to the Preliminary State Development and Redevelopment Plan shall be subject to the approval of the State Planning Commission.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 15 - STATE › Chapter 30 - STATE PLANNING RULES › Subchapter 4 - PROCEDURES FOR NEGOTIATING PLANS › Section 15:30-4.4 - Municipal representation for negotiating plans

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(a) Municipalities that are involved in individual negotiation sessions pursuant to N.J.A.C. 15:30-4.1 shall be represented at those sessions by a committee duly authorized by the municipal governing body.
(b) All determinations made at these sessions by the municipality regarding the Preliminary State Development and Redevelopment Plan shall be subject to the action of the municipal governing body. The determination will be presumed to be acceptable if the governing body fails to act within 45 days from when the determination was received.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 15 - STATE › Chapter 30 - STATE PLANNING RULES › Subchapter 4 - PROCEDURES FOR NEGOTIATING PLANS › Section 15:30-4.5 - The negotiation process

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(a) Negotiation sessions shall be conducted as follows:
1. At the discretion of the Executive Director, the staff of the Office of Planning Advocacy will meet, either in-person or virtually, upon request, with the authorized representatives of each negotiating entity, to reach agreement on issues raised in the Cross-Acceptance Response Templates and from the public comments and to identify those issues requiring negotiation between the negotiating committee of the State Planning Commission and the authorized representatives of the negotiating entities.
2. Each municipality that submits an individual municipal Cross-Acceptance Response Template, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 15:30-3.6(c), may choose to discuss and negotiate the issues presented in its Response Template with the Commission's negotiating committee, with the appropriate negotiating entity represented if the negotiating entity has filed a Cross-Acceptance Response Template. Prior to such discussion and negotiations, the committee designated by the municipality pursuant to N.J.A.C. 15:30-4.4 shall meet with the staff of the Office of Planning Advocacy to reach agreement on those issues raised in the municipal Cross-Acceptance Response Template and from the public comments requiring negotiation between the negotiating committee and the authorized representatives of the municipality.
3. The State Planning Commission's negotiating committee and the authorized representatives of each negotiating entity will meet to negotiate those issues identified at (a)1 above. The State Planning Commission's negotiating committee and the authorized representatives of each municipality involved in individual negotiation sessions pursuant to N.J.A.C. 15:30-4.1 will meet to negotiate those issues identified at (a)2 above.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 15 - STATE › Chapter 30 - STATE PLANNING RULES › Subchapter 4 - PROCEDURES FOR NEGOTIATING PLANS › Section 15:30-4.6 - Completion of cross-acceptance

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(a) When the State Planning Commission's negotiating committee believes that the negotiations have produced the highest degree of agreement feasible among the negotiating entities, the committee shall submit a report containing a summary of its findings, including a draft Statement of Agreements and Disagreements summarizing the negotiation sessions, to the State Planning Commission, the negotiating entities, and each municipality and county, and to those interested persons and organizations who have registered with the Office of Planning Advocacy pursuant to N.J.A.C. 15:30-1.6(b). The draft Statement of Agreements and Disagreements shall also be available at the Office of Planning Advocacy and on the Office of Planning Advocacy's website.
(b) Cross-acceptance shall conclude when the Statement of Agreements and Disagreements is approved by the State Planning Commission. The State Planning Commission shall not act on the draft Statement of Agreements and Disagreements until at least 14 days after it is distributed pursuant to (a) above.
(c) The State Planning Commission's negotiating committee shall forward to the State Planning Commission, for its consideration and approval, a draft Final State Development and Redevelopment Plan, reflecting recommended changes to the Preliminary State Development and Redevelopment Plan resulting from cross-acceptance. The State Planning Commission's negotiating committee shall also forward to the State Planning Commission for its consideration and approval a draft Infrastructure Needs Assessment. The draft Infrastructure Needs Assessment shall be distributed to the negotiating entities, and each municipality and county and to those interested persons and organizations who have registered with the Office of Planning Advocacy pursuant to N.J.A.C. 15:30-1.6(b). The draft Statement of Agreements and Disagreements shall also be available at the Office of Planning Advocacy and on the Office of Planning Advocacy's website.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 15 - STATE › Chapter 30 - STATE PLANNING RULES › Subchapter 4 - PROCEDURES FOR NEGOTIATING PLANS › Section 15:30-4.7 - Impact Assessment of the draft Final State Development and Redevelopment Plan

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(a) The State Planning Commission shall have prepared an assessment of the impacts of the draft Final State Development and Redevelopment Plan relative to the impacts that would likely occur without that draft Final State Development and Redevelopment Plan. The results of the assessment shall identify desirable changes to be incorporated into the Final State Development and Redevelopment Plan.
(b) The Impact Assessment shall be distributed to the Governor, Legislature, and governing bodies of each county and municipality, and made available to the general public. A period extending from 45 days prior to the first of the public hearings conducted pursuant to N.J.A.C. 15:30-5.2, to 30 days following the last of those hearings shall be provided for counties, municipalities, and other interested parties to review and respond to the Impact Assessment.
(c) After consideration of the results of the Impact Assessment, the State Planning Commission may choose to either amend or not amend the draft Final State Development and Redevelopment Plan as appropriate.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 15 - STATE › Chapter 30 - STATE PLANNING RULES › Subchapter 5 - PROCEDURES FOR ADOPTING THE FINAL PLAN › Section 15:30-5.1 - Commencement of Final Plan approval

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Upon consideration of the formal reports of the negotiating entities and the State Planning Commission's negotiating committee, the draft Final State Development and Redevelopment Plan prepared by the negotiating committee and the Impact Assessment, the State Planning Commission shall prepare and approve for distribution a draft Final State Development and Redevelopment Plan, which will also include the draft Infrastructure Needs Assessment. The draft Final State Development and Redevelopment Plan shall be distributed at least 14 days in advance of the first public hearing to each negotiating entity, county and municipal planning board, mayor, board of county commissioners, county executive or county administrator, county and municipal clerk, and to those interested persons and organizations who have registered with the Office of Planning Advocacy pursuant to N.J.A.C. 15:30-1.6(b). The draft Final State Development and Redevelopment Plan shall also be available at the Office of Planning Advocacy and on the Office of Planning Advocacy's website.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 15 - STATE › Chapter 30 - STATE PLANNING RULES › Subchapter 5 - PROCEDURES FOR ADOPTING THE FINAL PLAN › Section 15:30-5.2 - Required public hearings

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(a) There shall be a minimum of six public hearings on the draft Final State Development and Redevelopment Plan in different locations throughout the State or held virtually. At least one meeting will be held in-person in a central location. Public notice shall be provided pursuant to N.J.A.C. 15:30-1.7(b) and (c).
(b) The public hearings shall be convened by the State Planning Commission, or by a committee of the Commission designated for that purpose, whereupon comments will be taken on the draft Final State Development and Redevelopment Plan.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 15 - STATE › Chapter 30 - STATE PLANNING RULES › Subchapter 5 - PROCEDURES FOR ADOPTING THE FINAL PLAN › Section 15:30-5.3 - Municipal and county review and comment before adoption of Final State Development and Redevelopment Plan

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Municipalities and counties may submit written comments to the State Planning Commission regarding the draft Final State Development and Redevelopment Plan and the draft Infrastructure Needs Assessment at any time, up to 30 days after the last public hearing conducted pursuant to N.J.A.C. 15:30-5.2. The State Planning Commission shall provide an electronic format for providing written comments for this purpose. Municipalities and counties shall utilize the technology and instructions as provided by the State Planning Commission.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 15 - STATE › Chapter 30 - STATE PLANNING RULES › Subchapter 5 - PROCEDURES FOR ADOPTING THE FINAL PLAN › Section 15:30-5.4 - Adoption of the Final State Development and Redevelopment Plan

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The State Planning Commission shall adopt a Final State Development and Redevelopment Plan, which includes the Infrastructure Needs Assessment, no sooner than 30 days and no later than 60 days, after the last public hearing conducted pursuant to N.J.A.C. 15:30-5.2. Within 45 days of the State Planning Commission adopting the Final State Development and Redevelopment Plan, the Executive Director of the Office of Planning Advocacy shall provide notice of said adoption pursuant to N.J.A.C. 15:30-1.7(i).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 15 - STATE › Chapter 30 - STATE PLANNING RULES › Subchapter 7 - PLAN ENDORSEMENT › Section 15:30-7.1 - Introduction

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(a) The State Planning Act includes the legislative finding that significant economies, efficiencies, and savings in the development process would be realized by private sector enterprise and by public sector development agencies if the several levels of government would cooperate in preparing and adhering to sound and integrated plans. The Legislature further observed that a State Development and Redevelopment Plan needed to be designed for use as a tool for assessing suitable locations for infrastructure, housing, economic growth, and conservation. The Legislature emphasized the importance of providing local governments in this State with the technical resources and guidance necessary to assist them in developing land use plans and procedures, which are based on sound planning information and practice, and to facilitate the development of local plans, which are consistent with State and regional plans and programs. To achieve the desired sound planning, the State Planning Act mandates that the Office of State Planning (predecessor to the Office of Planning Advocacy) provide advice and assistance to regional, county, and local planning units.
(b) The State Planning Act specifically authorizes and requires the Office of State Planning to provide planning service to other agencies or instrumentalities of State government, to review the plans prepared by them, and to coordinate planning so as to avoid or mitigate conflicts between plans.
(c) The State Planning Act also requires the Office of State Planning to develop and promote procedures to facilitate cooperation and coordination among State agencies, regional entities, and local governments with regard to the development of plans, programs and policies, which affect land use, environmental, capital and economic development issues.
(d) The goals, policies, targets and indicators of the State Plan have been designed to address the concerns of the need to maintain beneficial growth, improve environmental quality, insure cost-effective delivery of infrastructure and other public services, improve governmental coordination, preserve the quality of community life and redevelop the State's major urban areas. Implementation of the State Plan is expected to achieve a balance among these concerns and to maximize the well-being for the State and its residents.
(e) This Plan Endorsement subchapter delineates the process developed by the Office of Planning Advocacy (successor to Office of State Planning) to increase the degree of consistency among municipal, county, regional, and State agency plans and the State Plan and to facilitate implementation of these plans.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 15 - STATE › Chapter 30 - STATE PLANNING RULES › Subchapter 7 - PLAN ENDORSEMENT › Section 15:30-7.2 - Purpose and scope

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(a) The purpose of this subchapter is to delineate procedural and substantive requirements of plan endorsement, including minimum submission requirements that a petitioner must meet in order to achieve plan endorsement and qualify for associated benefits; responsibilities of relevant State agencies in participating in plan endorsement; and responsibilities of the Office of Planning Advocacy in administering the plan endorsement process. The Office of Planning Advocacy shall prepare Guidelines for petitioners seeking to pursue plan endorsement. The Guidelines shall be posted on the Office of Planning Advocacy website at:
https://nj.gov/state/planning/index.shtml
and shall be periodically updated.
(b) This subchapter applies to municipalities, counties, regional planning entities and other relevant planning entities seeking plan endorsement.
(c) The State Planning Commission may approve a petition for plan endorsement submitted by a petitioner based upon recommendations of the Office of Planning Advocacy, in consultation with relevant regional, State, and Federal agencies and after consideration of public comment.
(d) State agencies shall provide State agency benefits upon an approval of plan endorsement as described in the document entitled "Plan Endorsement Benefits" and posted on the Office of Planning Advocacy website at:
https://nj.gov/state/planning/index.shtml
. Additional State agency benefits, as appropriate and feasible, shall be added to said document as they become available.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 15 - STATE › Chapter 30 - STATE PLANNING RULES › Subchapter 7 - PLAN ENDORSEMENT › Section 15:30-7.3 - Applicability

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(a) Plans to which this subchapter applies, and that may be considered for plan endorsement, are:
1. Municipal master plans and supporting plan implementation mechanisms submitted by the municipal governing body pursuant to this subchapter;
2. County master plans and supporting plan implementation mechanisms, submitted by the county governing body pursuant to this subchapter. Municipalities within counties that have been granted plan endorsement shall only qualify for State agency benefits associated with plan endorsement upon receiving plan endorsement of said municipality;
3. Regional plans for any regional planning entity regarding a regional planning theme not associated with an intention to amend the State Plan Policy Map;
4. Regional plans for two or more municipalities sharing a common regional planning theme relating to an intention to amend the State Plan Policy Map, provided that each affected municipality individually petition for plan endorsement. Municipalities within regions that submit regional plans shall only qualify for State agency benefits associated with plan endorsement upon receiving plan endorsement of said municipality. Regional and municipal plan endorsement may be pursued concurrently;
5. A regional entity or county working with one or more municipalities as partners, whereby the municipalities pursue plan endorsement independently, but rely on one or more regional or county planning elements towards fulfilling their respective plan endorsement submission requirements where consistent with the State Plan and plan endorsement guidelines;
6. Special resource area plans as defined in the State Development and Redevelopment Plan submitted by the relevant regional planning entity; and
7. Plans that previously received Initial Plan Endorsement from the Commission.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 15 - STATE › Chapter 30 - STATE PLANNING RULES › Subchapter 7 - PLAN ENDORSEMENT › Section 15:30-7.4 - Posting and New Jersey Register publication requirements for the Office of Planning Advocacy

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(a) Within five days of the Office of Planning Advocacy either receiving or issuing documents relating to plan endorsement pursuant to this subchapter, notice shall be posted and made by the Office of Planning Advocacy by:
1. Posting information concerning said documents on the Office of Planning Advocacy website;
2. Written notice concerning said documents to all persons or organizations who have registered with the Office of Planning Advocacy to receive public notice concerning a particular matter pursuant to N.J.A.C. 15:30-1.6(b); and
3. Written notice concerning said documents to appropriate regional, State and Federal agencies.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 15 - STATE › Chapter 30 - STATE PLANNING RULES › Subchapter 7 - PLAN ENDORSEMENT › Section 15:30-7.5 - State agency responsibilities

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(a) The State Planning Commission shall call to its assistance staff of any regional, State or Federal agency, regional planning entity, county municipality, or political subdivision thereof, as it requires to implement the plan endorsement program.
(b) Each State agency member of the State Planning Commission, and any other relevant State agency or authority, at the request of the State Planning Commission or the Executive Director, shall prepare and periodically update a list of State agency benefits available for endorsed plans that shall be designed to encourage participation in plan endorsement, promote implementation of an endorsed plan, and promote the policies and goals of the State Development and Redevelopment Plan. These benefits shall be made available only in an area that is the subject of a petition for plan endorsement, provided that the plan has been endorsed by the State Planning Commission. Each list of benefits, funding grants, or other programs shall specify:
1. The benefits that will take effect once a petition for plan endorsement has been approved by the State Planning Commission pursuant to N.J.A.C. 15:30-7.17;
2. The information that must be included in the petition, the actions that must be taken by petitioner as delineated in an action plan or planning and implementation agreement in order for each such benefit to be made available; and
3. Those benefits that only apply in limited areas and the extent and reasons for those limitations.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 15 - STATE › Chapter 30 - STATE PLANNING RULES › Subchapter 7 - PLAN ENDORSEMENT › Section 15:30-7.6 - Waivers

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(a) Any of the requirements of plan endorsement, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 15:30-7.8, 7.9, and 7.11 may be partially or fully waived at the discretion of the Executive Director in consultation with the relevant State agencies.
(b) A waiver may be granted pursuant to (a) above, provided the Executive Director determines that a petitioner has previously satisfactorily completed the requirement or has substantially complied with the intent of the requirement. The determination will be based on a consideration of whether standards for plan endorsement as delineated in this subchapter and, if appropriate, whether additional relevant requirements based on guidance provided by the Office of Planning Advocacy in plan endorsement guidelines and related guidance documents and as agreed upon between the Office of Planning Advocacy and the petitioner, have been met.
(c) A petitioner may request a waiver for any provision of the plan endorsement process pursuant to (a) above, at any time. The request shall include a written justification to the Executive Director.
(d) Within 30 days of receipt of a request for a waiver pursuant to (c) above, the Executive Director shall determine whether the waiver is justified and notify the petitioner in writing of such determination.
(e) The Executive Director shall advise the State Planning Commission of a grant of any waivers pursuant to (a) through (d) above, at the next regularly scheduled Commission meeting following the decision.
(f) Any of the requirements of plan endorsement, including procedural requirements, other than N.J.A.C. 15:30-7.8, 7.9, and 7.11 may be waived at the discretion of the State Planning Commission, based on a written request by petitioner and a written recommendation by the Executive Director in consultation with any relevant State agencies. The recommendation shall be based on a determination of whether intended comprehensive planning goals have been achieved using alternative implementation mechanisms or whether a requirement of plan endorsement is determined to be inappropriate or unnecessary to achieve intended comprehensive planning goals, based on a petitioner's unique circumstances.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 15 - STATE › Chapter 30 - STATE PLANNING RULES › Subchapter 7 - PLAN ENDORSEMENT › Section 15:30-7.7 - Pre-petition submission requirements, scheduling, and meeting

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(a) A prospective municipal petitioner shall request a meeting with the Office of Planning Advocacy when considering whether to petition for plan endorsement and is required to make the request, in writing, in order to initiate plan endorsement. Submission requirements for the request include an electronic color copy of the following:
1. A cover letter from the mayor to the Office of Planning Advocacy requesting a pre-petition meeting and stating the goals and intent of the prospective petitioner in seeking plan endorsement;
2. All planning documents and ordinances, as delineated at N.J.A.C. 15:30-7.13(d), or outlined in the plan endorsement guidelines and related support materials, to the extent that they already exist; and
3. A list of existing planning documents that have been submitted.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 15 - STATE › Chapter 30 - STATE PLANNING RULES › Subchapter 7 - PLAN ENDORSEMENT › Section 15:30-7.10 - State agency Opportunities and Constraints Assessment and Report

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(a) After receipt of a complete Self-Assessment Report and supporting documentation, the relevant State agencies shall compare the findings and conclusions of the petitioner's Self-Assessment Report with the most up-to-date regional and Statewide data, evaluate the report with regard to development, infrastructure and natural resources, climate resilience, environmental justice, and social equity, and make an assessment as to whether trend growth apparent in petitioner's report is sustainable based on the resources and infrastructure available in the municipality, region, and State. The report shall be made in accordance with this section and any additional agreed upon standards as described in the plan endorsement guidelines and shall be provided to the Office of Planning Advocacy.
(b) Within 45 days of receipt of the complete Self-Assessment Report, the Office of Planning Advocacy shall include the comments provided by the relevant State agencies in an Opportunities and Constraints Report to the petitioner, summarizing the findings and conclusions of the opportunities and constraints assessment.
(c) The Opportunities and Constraints Report shall be used to inform the visioning process, described at N.J.A.C. 15:30-7.11, of existing conditions, and State agency assessment of planning related issues arising from these conditions.
(d) The Office of Planning Advocacy may require a site visit in order to better understand the dynamics of a community, county, or region, and to enable the Office of Planning Advocacy and the State agencies to visualize the attributes and challenges of the area based on firsthand knowledge.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 15 - STATE › Chapter 30 - STATE PLANNING RULES › Subchapter 7 - PLAN ENDORSEMENT › Section 15:30-7.12 - Commencement of consistency review

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Upon receipt of all items submitted pursuant to N.J.A.C. 15:30-7.7, 7.8, 7.9, and 7.11(d) and any other plan implementation mechanisms identified by State agencies to be evaluated as requirements for consistency, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 15:30-7.5(d)3, the Executive Director shall commence the consistency review, post notice of receipt of required submissions and the commencement of review pursuant to N.J.A.C. 15:30-7.4 and send copies of the plan and supporting documents to the State agencies represented on the State Planning Commission and any other relevant State or Federal agency.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 15 - STATE › Chapter 30 - STATE PLANNING RULES › Subchapter 7 - PLAN ENDORSEMENT › Section 15:30-7.13 - Consistency review

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(a) Within 45 days of receipt of items submitted pursuant to N.J.A.C. 15:30-7.12, relevant Federal, State, and regional agencies shall provide comments regarding consistency of the petition to the Executive Director.
(b) Within 90 days of receipt of items submitted pursuant to N.J.A.C. 15:30-7.12, the Office of Planning Advocacy, in consultation with the relevant Federal, State, and regional agencies, shall conduct a review of the plan for consistency with the goals, policies, and strategies of the State Plan, which shall conclude with issuance of a consistency review report to the petitioner.
(c) In conducting the consistency review, consideration will be given to the ability of the submitted plan to achieve the targets and indicators contained in the State Plan and Plan Endorsement Guidelines that are applicable to the petitioner; the extent to which the activities listed to be undertaken in each planning area can or will achieve consistency with the State Plan goals and implement Statewide sound planning policies, taking into account relevant State agency policies, rules, and regulations, and whether the plan is based on current information and data. Consistency will be evaluated based on all the provisions of the State Plan with particular emphasis on the following provisions:
1. The Statewide goals, policies and strategies;
2. The policies that apply to all planning areas;
3. The intentions for each relevant planning area;
4. The policy objectives for each relevant planning area;
5. If any change to a planning area boundary is proposed, the delineation criteria, intent and policy objectives for each planning area impacted by any boundary change;
6. The delineation criteria and intent for critical environmental sites, areas vulnerable to flooding and climate change-related hazards, and with special consideration of equity and environmental justice issues;
7. If there is a designated center or a center is proposed for designation, the policies for centers, including the center design policies, and environs; and
8. If a center is proposed to be designated or a change to the boundary of a designated center is proposed, the criteria for designating the type of center that is proposed to be designated or modified.