September 25, 2019 SPRING STREET REDEVELOPMENT PLAN - Phase 3 Amendment - ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS MORRISTOWN RESIDENTS + STAKEHOLDERS MAYOR Timothy P. Dougherty PLANNING BOARD TOWN COUNCIL Timothy P. Dougherty, Mayor Toshiba Foster, Council President Joseph Stanley, Chair Hiliari B. Davis, Vice President Mark Gandy Stefan Armington Stefan Armington Robert Iannaccone Richard Tighe Alison Deeb Susan Glover David Silva Joseph Kane Michael Elms Hector Cardona Debra Gottsleben Gilbert Carpetta, Alternative #1 Martha Ballard, Alternative #2 TOWN OFFICIALS Jillian Barrick, Town Administrator Margot G. Kaye, Town Clerk Vij Pawar, Esq., Director of Law John P. Inglesino, Board Attorney Charles Carley, Board Engineer Phil Abramson, Board Planner PREPARED BY: ___________________________ ___________________________ Philip A. Abramson, AICP/PP Leigh Anne Hindenlang NJ Planner License No. 609600 NJ Planner License No. 628600 Draft Date: September 25 th, 2019 1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................. 3 1.1. REDEVELOPMENT AREA CONTEXT MAP ................................................................................................................. 4 1.2. PLAN OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................................... 5 1.3. PHASING .......................................................................................................................................................... 6 1.3.2 BLOCK 3505, LOT 15 ........................................................................................................................................ 7 2. LOCAL REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING LAW ................................................. 7 3. RELATION TO OTHER PLANS .............................................................................. 7 4. SITE DESCRIPTION .............................................................................................. 7 4.1. PROPERTY AREA + LOCATION ............................................................................................................................... 7 4.2. PROJECT AREA MAP .......................................................................................................................................... 8 4.3. PROPERTY HISTORY ............................................................................................................................................ 8 4.4 EXISTING CONDITIONS ...................................................................................................................................... 10 5. PUBLIC PURPOSES ............................................................................................ 14 5.1. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDED PLAN AREA ............................................................................................................... 14 5.2. GOALS + OBJECTIVES ....................................................................................................................................... 14 5.3. CIRCULATION + PUBLIC SPACE IMPROVEMENTS ..................................................................................................... 16 5.4. PUBLIC ART .................................................................................................................................................... 26 5.5. AFFORDABILITY ............................................................................................................................................... 27 6. LAND USE (SEE APPENDIX C FOR DEFINITIONS) .............................................. 28 6.1. PHASE 3 ........................................................................................................................................................ 28 7. ADMINISTRATION ............................................................................................ 46 7.1. APPLICABILITY ................................................................................................................................................. 46 7.2. VALIDITY OF PLAN ........................................................................................................................................... 46 7.3. COMPUTATIONS .............................................................................................................................................. 46 7.4. OTHER ACTIONS BY THE TOWN IN FURTHERANCE OF THE PLAN ................................................................................. 46 7.5. TOWN DESIGNATION – REDEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT ........................................................................................... 46 7.6. APPROVAL PROCESS ......................................................................................................................................... 46 7.7. DEVIATIONS ................................................................................................................................................... 48 7.8. SEVERABILITY .................................................................................................................................................. 49 7.9. ADVERSE INFLUENCES ....................................................................................................................................... 49 7.10. NON-DISCRIMINATION PROVISIONS .................................................................................................................... 49 7.11. REDEVELOPMENT ACTIONS ................................................................................................................................ 49 7.12. RELOCATION REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................................................. 49 7.13. ESCROWS ....................................................................................................................................................... 50 7.14. INFRASTRUCTURE ............................................................................................................................................ 50 7.15. PROCEDURES FOR AMENDING THE PLAN .............................................................................................................. 50 7.16. REDEVELOPMENT PLAN DURATION ..................................................................................................................... 50 7.17. CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION ........................................................................................................................... 50 7.18. LAND USE MAP AMENDMENTS .......................................................................................................................... 51 7.19. ADDITIONAL SUPERSEDING PROVISIONS ............................................................................................................... 51 7.20. OTHER PROVISIONS ......................................................................................................................................... 51 7.21. OTHER REDEVELOPMENT ACTIONS ...................................................................................................................... 51 7.22. PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT APPROVALS ..................................................................................................................... 52 8. APPENDIX A: LOCAL REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING LAW ......................... 53 8.1. PROCESS ........................................................................................................................................................ 53 8.2. REDEVELOPMENT PLAN CONTENT ....................................................................................................................... 54 9. APPENDIX B: RELATION TO OTHER PLANS ...................................................... 55 9.1. Local Master Plan ....................................................................................................................................... 55 9.2. MORRISTOWN TRAIN STATION REDEVELOPMENT PLAN .......................................................................................... 56 9.3. SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES’ MASTER PLANS .................................................................................................... 56 9.4. ADJACENT COUNTY MASTER PLAN ...................................................................................................................... 56 9.5. MORRIS COUNTY MASTER PLAN ........................................................................................................................ 57 9.6. NJ STATE DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT PLAN ........................................................................................... 58 pg. 1 9.7. NJ STATE STRATEGIC PLAN ................................................................................................................................ 59 9.8. NJ SMART GROWTH PRINCIPLES ........................................................................................................................ 59 10. APPENDIX C: DEFINITIONS ......................................................................................... 61 11. APPENDIX D: RESOLUTIONS DESIGNATING THE REDEVELOPMENT AREA AS AN “AREA IN NEED OF REDEVELOPMENT".…….…………………………………………………….……………………….66 12. APPENDIX E: SPRING STREET REDEVELOPMENT PLAN………………68 pg. 2 1. INTRODUCTION Situated between the Morristown Green and Morristown