Section 9.9 - Township of Denville 9.9 TOWNSHIP OF DENVILLE This section presents the jurisdictional annex for the Denville. The annex includes a general overview of the Township of Denville; an assessment of the Township of Denville’s risk, vulnerability, and mitigation capabilities; and a prioritized action plan to implement prior to a disaster to reduce future losses and achieve greater resilience to natural hazards. 9.9.1 Hazard Mitigation Planning Team The following individuals are the Township of Denville’s identified HMP update primary and alternate points of contact and NFIP Floodplain Administrator. Table 9.9-1. Hazard Mitigation Planning Team Primary Point of Contact Alternate Point of Contact Name / Title: Wesley Sharples, Emergency Manager Name / Title: John Ruschke, Engineer Address: 1 St. Mary’s Place Denville, NJ 07834 Address: 1 St. Mary’s Place Denville, NJ 07834 Phone Number: 973-627-4900 x368 Phone Number: 973-625-8300 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] NFIP Floodplain Administrator Name / Title: John Ruschke, PE, CFM Address: 1 St. Mary’s Place Denville, NJ 07834 Phone Number: 973-625-8300 Email: [email protected] 9.9.2 Jurisdiction Profile Denville Township is located in eastern Morris County. According to the U.S. Census, the Township has a total area of 12.64 square miles, of which 11.87 square miles is land and 0.77 square miles is water. It is bordered to the north by Rockaway Township, to the south by the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills and Morris Township to the east by the Borough of Mountain Lakes and the Townships of Parsippany-Troy Hills and Boonton, and to the west by the Township and Borough of Rockaway and the Township of Randolph. The Rockaway River flows through the northern half of the Township. Other streams and creeks in the Township include Beaver Brook, Den Brook, Mount Tabor Brook, Watnong Brook, and North Branch Whippany River. Indian Lake, Holstein Lake, Arrowhead Lake, Cedar Lake, Cooks Pond, Rock Ridge Lake, and Cooper Lake are larger bodies of water located in the Township as well. Several unincorporated areas are located in the Township and include: Franklin and Union Hill. The Township is governed by a seven-member Council. According to the U.S. Census, the 2010 population for the Township of Denville was 16,635. The estimated 2017 population was 16,822, a 1.1 percent increase from the 2010 Census. Data from the 2017 U.S. Census American Community Survey indicate that 5.4 percent of the population is 5 years of age or younger and 17.9 percent is 65 years of age or older. Communities must deploy a support system that enables all populations to safely reach shelters or to quickly evacuate a hazard area. DMA 2000 Hazard Mitigation Plan Update – Morris County, New Jersey 9.9-1 July 2020 Section 9.9 - Township of Denville 9.9.3 Growth/Development Trends Understanding how past, current, and projected development patterns have or are likely to increase or decrease risk in hazard areas is a key component to understanding a jurisdiction’s overall risk to its hazards of concern. Table 9.9-2 summarizes recent and expected future development trends, including major residential/commercial development and major infrastructure development. Figures 9.9-1 and 9.9-2 at the end of this annex illustrate the geographically-delineated hazard areas and the location of potential new development. Table 9.9-2. Recent and Expected Future Development Type of Development 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Number of Building Permits for New Construction Issued Since the Previous HMP Single Family 8 11 15 12 12 Multi-Family 15 90 0 0 0 Other (commercial, mixed- 0 0 0 1 0 use, etc.) Location Type (address Description / Property or Development of # of Units / and/or block Known Hazard Status of Name Development Structures and lot) Zone(s)* Development Recent Major Development and Infrastructure from 2015 to Present Block 30601, Estling Village Residential 100 Units N/A Complete Lot 6 Known or Anticipated Major Development and Infrastructure in the Next Five (5) Years Approved by Block 40203, Planning Board, Enclave at Denville Residential 116 Units Lot 1 & Block N/A Construction not 40001, Lot 4 started Approved by Glenmount Commons Block 10002, Planning Board, Residential 75 Units N/A (“Casterline Estates”) Lot 3 Construction not started * Only location-specific hazard zones or vulnerabilities identified. 9.9.4 Capability Assessment The Township of Denville performed an inventory and analysis of existing capabilities, plans, programs, and policies that enhance its ability to implement mitigation strategies. Section 5 (Capability Assessment) describes the components included in the capability assessment and their significance for hazard mitigation planning. This section summarizes the following findings of the assessment: . An assessment of legal and regulatory capabilities. Development and permitting capabilities. An assessment of fiscal capabilities. An assessment of education and outreach capabilities. Information on National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) compliance. Classification under various community mitigation programs. The community’s adaptive capacity for the impacts of climate change. For a community to succeed in reducing long-term risk, hazard mitigation must be integrated into the day-to- day local government operations. As part of this planning effort, planning/policy documents were reviewed, and DMA 2000 Hazard Mitigation Plan Update – Morris County, New Jersey 9.9-2 July 2020 Section 9.9 - Township of Denville each jurisdiction was surveyed to obtain a better understanding of their progress in plan integration. Areas that mitigation is currently integrated are summarized below. The Township of Denville identified specific integration activities that will be incorporated into municipal procedures are included in the updated mitigation strategy. PLANNING, LEGAL AND REGULATORY CAPABILITY The table below summarizes the legal and regulatory tools that are available to the Township of Denville and where hazard mitigation has been integrated. Table 9.9-3. Planning, Legal and Regulatory Capability Has the HMP been integrated in the last 5 years? If yes- how? Authority that If no - can it be a enforces mitigation action? Do you (Federal, State, State If yes- how? If yes, add have this? Regional, Mandated Describe in Mitigation Action (Yes/No) County, Local) / Allowed comments #. Codes, Ordinances, & Requirements Building Code Yes Local Yes Yes - Comment: State mandated on local level under NJAC 5:23-3.14. International Building Code – New Jersey Edition, 2018, NJAC 5:24-3.14. State Uniform Construction Code Act (N.J.S. 52:27D-119 et seq.); Chapter XI of Municipal Code, 2015. Administered by the Building Code Official. Zoning Code Yes Local Yes No - Comment: Per State of NJ Municipal Land Use Law (MLUL) L. 1975, s. 2, eff Aug 1, 1976, 40-55D-62: 49. Power to zone, requires all jurisdictions to have current zoning and other land development ordinances after the planning board has adopted the land use element and master plan. Chapter XX of the Township Code. Administered by the Planning & Zoning Boards. ": The Township of Denville Land Use Ordinance (Chapter 19 of the municipal code) was adopted in order to: To guide the appropriate use or development of all lands in the Township, in a manner which will promote the public health, safety, morals and general welfare. To secure safety from fire, flood, panic and other natural and man-made disasters. To provide adequate light, air and open space. To ensure that the development of the Township does not conflict with the development and general welfare of neighboring municipalities, the County and the State as a whole. To promote the establishment of appropriate population densities and concentrations that will contribute to the well-being of persons, neighborhoods, communities and regions and preservation of the environment. To encourage the appropriate and efficient expenditure of public funds by the coordination of public development with land use policies. To provide sufficient space in appropriate locations for a variety of agricultural, residential, recreational, commercial and industrial uses and open space, both public and private, according to their respective environmental requirements in order to meet the needs of all citizens. To encourage the location and design of transportation routes which will promote the free flow of traffic while discouraging location of such facilities and routes which result in congestion or blight. To promote a desirable visual environment through creative development techniques and good civic design and arrangement. To promote the conservation of historic sites and districts, open space, energy resources and valuable natural resources and to prevent urban sprawl and degradation of the environment through improper use of land. To encourage planned unit developments which incorporate the best features of design and relate the type, design and layout of residential, commercial, industrial and recreational development to the particular site. To encourage senior citizen community housing construction. To encourage coordination of the various public and private procedures and activities shaping land development with a view of lessening the cost of such development and to the more efficient use of land. To promote utilization of renewable energy resources; and To promote the maximum practicable recovery and recycling of recyclable materials from municipal solid waste through