Smart Growth

State Development & Redevelopment Plan (SDRP)

New Jersey's State Plan provides a vision for what the State will look like and how it will function in the year 2025, when about one million more residents will call New Jersey home. The Plan establishes a number of State government goals, objectives, policies and programs to preserve and enhance the quality of life for all residents of New Jersey. The plan is multi-faceted, with sections on land use, housing, economic development, transportation, natural resource conservation, agriculture and farmland retention, recreation, urban and suburban redevelopment, historic preservation, public facilities and services, and intergovernmental coordination.

The State Development and Redevelopment Plan tries to balance growth and conservation by designating and mapping planning areas that share common development conditions and environmental features. Most of Camden County, except for the Pinelands Area and rural areas without sewer service, are in Metropolitan Planning areas (Planning Area 1), Suburban Planning areas (Planning Area 2) where development and redevelopment are prioritized. Growth management policies for the Pinelands Area are in the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan.

Although the State Development & Redevelopment Plan defines State government policies, it encourages local governments, the public and non-profit sectors, and individuals to adopt and use the Plan's growth management strategy in their decision-makings. Camden County's Board of Chosen Freeholders endorsed the State Plan in 2000.

To learn more about the State Plan and New Jersey's smart growth program, go to: http://www.nj.gov/dca/osg/