On the Cover n the cover is a color rendering of the proposed redevelopment of the former Honeywell corporate headquarters lo- cated at the intersection of Park Avenue Oand Columbia Road in the Township of Morris. Be- fore redevelopment, the 147 acre Honeywell site con- tained 1,156,182-square feet in multiple buildings that were used for offi ce, laboratory and research. The approved general development plan subdi- vided the site into fi ve parcels. Excluding an ex- isting building to be retained by Honeywell, all of the existing structures on the site will be demol- ished. Two of the proposed parcels are limited to residential use only and will contain up to 235 townhomes of which 24 will be designated for af- fordable housing. Approximately 15 acres will be Honeywell campus 1995 dedicated for open space (southwest area of the site). The remaining two parcels will contain up to 900,000-square feet of non-residential uses (offi ce/ lab/research). The Honeywell Corporation will retain 185,000 square feet of existing buildings on one of these parcels and up to 715,000 square feet of new commercial Class A offi ce or lab space will be constructed on the other remaining parcel. K. Hovnanian will be developing the residential por- tion of the redevelopment while the Rockefeller Group will be developing the commercial portion. The close proximity to mass transit options as well as the proximity to Routes 24 and 287 add to the appeal of this site. The property is less than a mile from the New Jersey Transit Convent Station rail station (Morris & Essex Line) which provides rail service to New York City. A New Jersey Transit Honeywell campus 2012 bus route services the site as well. The project will also provide a non-vehicular path that will inter- connect with the Morris County Traction Line trail. This project is a continuation of the redevelopment of the Park Avenue corridor. Along with the newly completed Realogy building The Green at Florham Park is located less than a mile south on Park Av- enue from the Honeywell site. The Green at Flo- rham Park redevelopment contains the new North American headquarters of the BASF Corporation, Summit Medical Group, New York Jets Training Facility, single family and multi-family housing, an extended-stay corporate suites style hotel, res- taurants, a 161 room full service hotel (Archer’s) and an additional 400,000 sf of class A offi ce space. Honeywell redevelopment i 2016 Board of Chosen Freeholders Kathryn A. DeFillipo, Director Hank Lyon, Deputy Director Douglas R. Cabana John Cesaro Thomas J. Mastrangelo Christine Myers Deborah Smith County Administrator John Bonanni Morris County Department of Planning & Public Works Deena Leary, P.P., A.I.C.P., Director Morris County Planning Board Steve Rattner, Chairman Isobel W. Olcott, Vice-Chairman Ted Eppel, Secretary Kathryn A. DeFillippo, Freeholder Director Christine Myers, Freeholder Deborah Smith, Freeholder Alternate Annabel Pierce Everton Scott Stephen Jones Nita Galate, Alternate No.1 Anthony Abrantes, Alternate 2 Christopher Vitz, P.E., County Engineer Roslyn Khurdan, P.E., Asssistant County Engineer, Alternate Christine Marion, P.P., A.I.C.P., Planning Director W. Randall Bush, Esq., Attorney, First Assistant Morris County Counsel Land Development Review Staff Gregory Perry, P.P., Supervising Planner Joseph Barilla, P.P., A.I.C.P., Principal Planner Rene Axelrod, Data Control Clerk Graphics and Layout Gene Cass, Supervising Cartographer iii Table of Contents Page Introduction ......................................................................................................................................1 Development Data and Trends ................................................................................................. 2-5 Charts Chart A: Number of New Residential Building Lots from New Preliminary Major Subdivision Plats, 2006-2015 ...............................................2 Chart B: Number of Single Family Building Lots from Final Subdivision Plats Recorded at the Offi ce of the Morris County Clerk, 2006-2015 ................................2 Chart C: Townhouses & Multi-Family Units from New Site Plans Reviewed by the MCPB, 2006-2015 ....................................................................2 Chart D: New Non-Residential Site Plans Reviewed by the MCPB, 2006-2015 .....................3 Chart E: Amount of New Floor Area from New Non-Residential Site Plans Reviewed by the MCPB, 2006-2015 ............................................................5 v Page Maps and Exhibits Map 1: Multi-Family Projects in Morris County .........................................................................6 Exhibit 1: Multi-Family Projects in Morris County ....................................................................7 Tables Table I: Number of Plats Reviewed by the Morris County Planning Board in 2015 .............8 Table II: New Submissions Reviewed by the Morris County Planning Board in 2015 .........9 Table III: Revised Submissions Reviewed by Morris County Planning Board in 2015 ......10 Table IV: Number of Single Family House Lots from Major Subdivisions Recorded at the Offi ce of the Morris County Clerk, 2011-2015 .............................11 Table V: Preliminary Single Family Residential Subdivision Plats Reviewed by Morris County Planning Board in 2015..............................................12 Table VI: Proposed Townhouse & Multi-Family Site Plans of 20 Units or More Reviewed by Morris County Planning Board in 2015............................................13 Table VII: Non Residential Site Plans With 50,000 Sq. Ft. or More of New Floor Area Reviewed by Morris County Planning Board in 2015............................................14 vii Introduction he New Jersey County Planning Act pro- vides for the review and approval of many Minor Subdivision Plat types of development applications by the County Planning Board. Most develop- A minor subdivision plat is generally defi ned Tment applications that come before municipal as having no more than three lots which does planning boards and boards of adjustment in Mor- not require an extension of municipal facilities ris County are forwarded to the County for review. such as roads, public water or sewer services. All subdivision applications must be submitted to the County for review and approval. In addition, Preliminary Plat all site plans which front on County roads and/or have impervious areas of one acre or more must be Preliminary plat is a set of detailed drawings submitted to the County for review and approval. showing lot lines, road alignments, dimensions, contours, drainage systems, water lines, sanitary The Land Development Review Section of the sewers and other details as applicable. Approval Morris County Planning Board is responsible for of the preliminary plat is a prelude to construction. reviewing all development applications, which consist of subdivision plans and site plans submit- ted to the Morris County Planning Board in ac- Final Plat cordance with the New Jersey County Planning A fi nal plat follows the preliminary plat approval Act (N.J.S.A 40:27-6.1 through 6.8). The Land De- and becomes a legal record of the subdivision. It velopment Review Committee meets monthly to is a map of the subdivision which shows the exact review the development applications processed dimension and direction of each lot line. The ap- by the staff. At each regularly scheduled monthly proved fi nal plat is fi led at the Offi ce of the County County Planning Board meeting, the full County Clerk where it remains a permanent legal record. Planning Board votes on the “Report of Actions The lots can be sold after recording. There can be Taken on Development Plans”, which contains a delay of up to two or more years from the time the recommendations of the Committee, as well of municipal and County approval and the actual as a complete summary of all development ac- fi ling of the plat at the Offi ce of the County Clerk. tivity processed through the offi ce each month. Sketch Exempt A sketch represents a conceptual layout of a sub- Site plans of less than one acre of impervious area division or site plan. Submission of sketches, are deemed exempt from formal review if they do while not required by all municipalities, are help- not front on a County road or affect County drainage ful to the County review process by providing a structures. In Morris County, minor subdivisions, preview of formal plans that are likely to be sub- which do not front on County roads, are deemed mitted in the future. They also provide an op- exempt from formal review if it is determined they portunity for possible design changes to be sug- will not adversely affect County drainage structures. gested before detailed engineering is undertaken. Site Plan A site plan is the construction drawing for the de- velopment and improvement of one or more lots or parcels, usually for single uses as offi ce, retail store or higher intensity residential. Most rede- velopment projects are reviewed as site plans. 1 Development Trends combined total of 306 subdivision plats and site plans (including revi- sions) were submitted to the Morris County Planning Board for review Ain 2015. Of these plats and plans, the Morris County Planning Board reviewed and issued re- ports on 195 applications and exempted 111 ap- plications from County review and approval. Section II of this report contains Tables I through VII, which present specifi c development informa- tion for Morris County’s 39 municipalities. The observations