North Haledon - Passaic County

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North Haledon - Passaic County
Passaic County
Open Space and Recreation
Master Plan Update
Municipal
Briefing Book
Borough of North Haledon
Passaic County Department of Planning
401 Grand Street, Suite 506 Paterson, NJ 07505
Ph. (973) 881881-4490 Fax. (973) 881881-4484
Passaic County Open Space and Recreation Master Plan Update --- Municipal Briefing Book
Table of Contents
Passaic County Open Space and Recreation Master Plan Update:
Summary & Introduction ..................................................................................................... 1-2
Description of Existing Goals & Objectives ......................................................................... 3-4
Passaic County Open Space Goals & Objectives Worksheet .............................................. 5-6
Description of Existing Open Space, Natural Resource, and Recreation Policies .............7-11
Passaic County Open Space, Natural Resource, & Recreation Policies Worksheet........12-14
Open Space Acquisition Map Descriptions and Maps .....................................................15-20
Open Space Acquisition Tables ........................................................................................21-23
Support Open Space Map Descriptions and Maps ..........................................................24-29
Population Tables....................................................................................................................30
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List of Tables
Population Tables:
1: Population and Density
2: Population by Age
Open Space Tables:
Table 1: Open Space Acquired before 2001
Table 2: Open Space Updates since 2001
Table 3: Unidentified Open Space
List of Maps
Map 1:
Map 2:
Map 3:
Map 4:
Map 5:
Map 6:
Map 7:
Potential Open Space 2001 Master Plan
Potential Developable Open Space Areas
Open Space Inventory
Unidentified Open Space
Stream By Water Quality Class
Well Head Protection Areas
Critical Habitat LS Ranks 3,4,5
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Passaic County Open Space and Recreation Master Plan Update:
Summary & Introduction
The preservation of open space, natural resources, and recreation areas are some of the most
important activities this County may take on in order to maintain the environmental integrity and
the quality of life as Passaic County enters into the 21st Century. Passaic County is a diverse and
dynamic place in which there lies potential for success in many ways. One of these ways is to
protect open space in conjunction with growth management.
Passaic County is located in northern New Jersey within the New York-New Jersey metropolitan
region. The county borders New York State on the north and is surrounded by Sussex, Morris,
Essex, and Bergen Counties. Passaic County is 193.81 square miles in size, making it the fourth
smallest of New Jersey’s 21 counties. According to the U.S. Bureau of the Census 2000 the
population of Passaic County was 489,049. Moreover, the cities of Clifton, Passaic, and
Paterson contain 295,755 people or about 60.5 percent of the county’s total population.
The County is shaped like a bent hourglass with the area above the neck running generally northsouth and the portion below running east-west. Large lakes and watershed areas, stunning
topography, and very low-density development characterize the upper half of the county. The
lower half of the county contains more than 85 percent of the population in about one-third of the
area. Passaic County is divided into 16 municipalities. The largest is the Township of West
Milford, located at the northern tip of the county with an area of 80+ square miles. The Borough
of Prospect Park is the smallest municipality with an area of 0.48 square miles. The highest point
in the county is Bearfort Mountain in West Milford with an elevation of 1,484 feet, and the
County’s tidal lands along the Passaic River in Passaic and Clifton are at the lowest elevation.
An important component of Passaic County is that the upper portion is located in either the
Highlands Preservation Area or Planning Area. This has implications in terms of no new
development in the preservation area. In addition, there is a sense of urgency to protect the
remaining open space from new development in the planning area.
To ensure that these exceptional natural and cultural resources and open spaces are forever
protected and maintained, a referendum was proposed to create a stable source of funding
dedicated to acquire land and improve recreation. In November of 1996, an Open Space and
Farmland Preservation Trust Fund was passed by the voters of Passaic County to provide funds
to restore and enhance the Passaic County Parks System, protect farmland, and preserve open
space for environmental and recreation purposes. This dedicated open space tax is expended by
the Board of Chosen Freeholders and overseen by an Advisory Committee that provides
guidance and recommendations on the Trust Fund’s use.
To understand Passaic County’s existing conditions and needs, and to provide guidance on how
this Trust Fund should be spent, the Board of Chosen Freeholders elected to produce an Open
Space Master Plan. This Open Space Master Plan was produced in 2001 through a collaborative
effort of the Passaic County Planning Board and the Passaic County Open Space Advisory
Committee with two consultants, Passaic River Coalition and E. Timothy Marshall Associates.
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Passaic County was able to maintain and update the Open Space Master Plan because of its
resource in the Passaic County Land Preservation Trust Fund. In addition, the importance of this
Master Plan was to make sure that there is a proper inventory of existing open space, so that the
County may step forward with goals for new acquisitions. The produce of 2001 Open Space
Master Plan allowed the proper allocation of the Trust Fund contributions.
This Master Plan Update Briefing book is a continuing effort to stay up to date with Passaic
County Open Space inventory and to ensure the proper allocation of the Open Space and
Farmland Preservation Trust Fund. It is important that the County and each of its municipalities
work together to maintain the environmental integrity and the quality of life in Passaic County.
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Description Existing of Goals & Objectives
1.
The County of Passaic will utilize the Open Space and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund
to acquire open space to protect critical environmental resources to ensure a safe and
healthy environment for the citizens of Passaic County. In the upper county Highlands
region of Passaic County, there are steep slopes, thin soils, trout production streams, and
large tracts of forest containing many sensitive and fragile ecosystems. In the more
developed areas of Passaic County, both urban and suburban, there remain areas with
streams, wetlands and woodlands that provide habitat and water quality functions.
2.
The County of Passaic will provide leadership and work cooperatively with the agencies of
the federal government (Army Corps of Engineers, US Fish & Wildlife Service, US Forest
Service, US Park Service), the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Green
Acres Program, the Palisades Interstate Park Commission, the municipalities of Passaic
County, and charitable nonprofit agencies to acquire open space in Passaic County for
conservation and recreation.
3.
The County of Passaic will provide leadership and work cooperatively with the agencies of
the federal government (Army Corps of Engineers, US Fish & Wildlife Service, US Forest
Service, US Park Service), the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Green
Acres Program, the Palisades Interstate Park Commission, the municipalities of Passaic
County, and charitable nonprofit agencies to manage open space in Passaic County for
conservation and recreation.
4.
The County of Passaic will utilize the Open Space and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund
to assist in the preservation of cultural, historical and archaeological lands in Passaic
County. Within Passaic County there are a substantial number of resources that have
played a significant role in the development of the State of New Jersey and Passaic County.
The preservation and restoration of these resources are eligible for funding from the Trust
Fund.
5.
The County of Passaic will provide funding to local governments and nonprofit
conservancies for open space acquisition through a grant-making program to provide equal
access to the Trust Fund for the benefit of all county residents. Grant making will allow the
county to build partnerships to increase or leverage the Trust Funds available for
acquisition and provide for the specific needs of each municipality. The County will also
provide funds in a grant-making program to municipalities for the development of active
recreational facilities.
6.
The Trust Fund supports the use of funding for acquisition to implement greenway and
pedestrian/bike pathway plans to protect open space and provide new recreation. The
identification and planning for the protection and preservation of regional landscapes that
provide significant natural resource protection and recreation values are a high priority of
the master plan. Creating new connections and linkages between existing open space and
developing collaborative public-private partnerships to implement such plans is
encouraged.
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7.
The protection of water resources in Passaic County is essential to maintain public health
and public safety. The preservation of the Passaic County landscape is essential to
maintaining adequate surface water and ground water supplies for safe drinking water in
Passaic County and northeastern New Jersey. The preservation of floodplains and wetlands
for flood management is recommended.
8.
The Trust Fund will be utilized to provide funds for land acquisition and capital
improvements to the Passaic County Park System to upgrade and rehabilitate recreational
facilities, and restore environmental systems. Within the developed parks, funds will be
utilized to meet the needs of the public’s recreational needs and demand, and to ensure that
existing facilities are properly maintained. Funds can be utilized to provide new recreation
in the underdeveloped open space parklands located in Upper Passaic County.
9.
The Passaic County Open Space and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund will provide funds
to preserve agriculture in Passaic County as identified by the County Agricultural
Development Board (CADB). The funds will assist the CADB in participating in the
Garden State Preservation Trust Fund’s Farmland Preservation Program.
10.
The Trust Fund can be utilized for acquisition of Brownfields to provide new open space
and recreation opportunities. As much of the vacant land in the urban and suburban areas of
the county were formerly developed as commercial and industrial sites, creating new open
space in this part of the county will require the examination and remediation of
Brownfields for such uses.
11.
The Olmsted Brothers examined the County of Passaic in 1927 and identified areas for
preservation of natural resources and creation of parkland. The Olmsted master plan is a
regional analysis of the county that outlines how to preserve river/stream corridors and
ridgelines throughout Passaic County in the lower county region, which was the developed
area of the county at that time. The Olmsted plan did not examine the area above Pompton
Lakes, as at that time this area was perceived as protected watershed lands. However, the
land preservation concepts utilized in the Olmsted master plan are applicable to this upcounty region and should be employed.
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EXISTING GOALS AND OBJECTIVES WORKSHEET
Please indicate how your municipality has or will achieve these goals and objectives:
1. Preserve open space to protect critical environmental resources, such as wetlands,
floodplains, steep slopes, and stream and river corridors.
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2. Serve as a facilitator and source of funding in the coordination of land purchases among all
levels of government (federal, state, municipal, Palisades Interstate Park Commission) and
charitable non-profit agencies.
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3. Serve as a facilitator in the coordination of land management among all levels of government
and charitable non-profit agencies.
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4. Assist in the preservation of cultural, historical and archaeological lands.
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5. Provide guidance and funding for open space acquisition and active recreation for Passaic
County municipalities.
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6. Promote and increase greenways and pathways for pedestrian and bike recreation.
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7. Protect and preserve drinking water source supply lands.
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8. Upgrade and improve recreational facilities and open space in the Passaic County Park
System.
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9. Provide funding and support to the Passaic County Agricultural Development Board (CADB)
for preservation of farmland.
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10. Examine the use and acquisition of Brownfields for providing recreation and open space.
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11. Promote the planning vision and principles for land preservation, created by the Olmsted
Brothers firm in their analysis for a Passaic County Park System.
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Description of Existing Open Space, Natural Resource, and Recreation Policies
1.
Preserve Critical Water Resource Areas and Watersheds. The upper portion of Passaic
County is one of the most important watershed areas in the State of New Jersey because it
provides not only high quality waters to its residents, but it also contains the storage areas
for major reservoirs, serving the needs of lower Passaic County and the greater north Jersey
metropolitan area. In order to assure long term, continued supplies of high quality/quantity
surface and ground waters in this region, land must be preserved and restrictive covenants
placed upon them so they are never used for purposes other than watershed lands.
Ensuring adequate water supplies for future water users has three aspects, which must be
considered:
• Protection of upland areas where ground water is recharged in order to safeguard the
quantity and quality of both ground and surface waters.
• Protection of areas where water is at or near the surface of the land in order to sustain
the quantity and quality of surface water; and
• Protection of ecosystem health.
By recognizing the value of acquiring vacant land in upper Passaic County for watershed
purposes, a program of watershed management can be established in partnership with the
State of New Jersey, the N.J. Department of Environmental Protection, the Palisades
Interstate park Commission, water purveyors, municipalities, and other interested parties.
Under the watershed management program, which is being established by the N.J.
Department of Environmental Protection, projects will be initiated to assure the
maintenance of the water supplies, which exist in upper Passaic County. Under the
watershed management program, a management plan will be crated, which can be
complimented by the preservation of critical water resource lands, as defined in this open
space master plan and the expenditure of funds from the Trust. Passaic County should be
an active participant in the planning and development of the state’s watershed management
effort.
Establishing multifunctional land uses for such preservation would include acquisition of
land for its recharge capabilities, land that is defined as a drinking water source area,
vegetated steep slopes, rock outcroppings, well head protection areas, lakes and ponds,
flood plains and riparian corridors, and wetlands. By pursuing a course of land acquisition
in upper Passaic County, nonpoint source control measures can be more easily instituted,
rehabilitation of stream corridors can be easily done, and impacts from pollution producing
sources can be minimized.
Land should be acquired and managed as watershed land where the drainage flows toward
a water supply source, i.e., a reservoir. The closer the land is to a reservoir, the higher
should be the priority for acquisition.
All ground water dependent municipalities should delineate their wellhead protection areas,
a tier system that is based on the time of travel that it takes for contamination to reach the
wellhead. Every effort should be made to assure that as much as possible of Tier one, the
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time of travel for bacteria and viruses to reach the well, is in public ownership.
Determination should further be made if selected parcels of land in Tier two should also be
purchased.
2.
Establish, plan and implement a Greenway Corridors program along ridgelines and
river to protect environmental resources and create new passive recreational
opportunities. The Watchung Ridges and the river and stream corridors of lower Passaic
County and the Highlands Mountains, and the reservoirs, lakes and streams of upper
Passaic County create linear corridors consisting of fragile environments that should be
protected. In many places public and quasi-public land already protects these corridors,
and there are substantial opportunities to link isolated parcels and fragments into
contiguous tracts of land. Connecting the fragments into large contiguous areas will
increase the viability of high quality wildlife habitat, protect steep slopes and floodplains,
and provide enhanced recreational opportunities.
3.
Promote the development of new active recreational facilities in partnership with
municipalities for the increasing population and the changing user groups. The
municipalities that participated in this project all indicated a demand for additional active
recreational facilities and a need to rehabilitate existing facilities to meet the changing
needs of organized athletics. To assist in meeting this demand, the County of Passaic
should make funding available to the municipalities for capital improvements to existing
and proposed recreational facilities. The County of Passaic should also examine
developing partnerships with municipalities to create new recreational facilities that could
meet regional needs. Passaic County could provide leadership in the acquisition of open
space and enter into a lease agreement with municipalities to develop and maintain new
recreational facilities.
4. Promote the acquisition of identified priority lands to protect ecological and
environmental values. The County of Passaic working with the state, municipalities,
Palisades Interstate Park commission, and nonprofits should advocate and provide
leadership for the acquisition of tracts of land that are identified in the master plan as
having the highest ecological values and thereby providing the most environmental
benefits.
The identification of priority tracts of land was a two step process: (1) tracts of land that
were identified by the state agencies, municipalities, nonprofits, and concerned citizens
groups in the public participation and outreach section of the master planning process and
mapped in a GIS format, and (2) an Ecological Value for areas in up-county was assessed
utilizing the Passaic County Open Space and Natural Resources Management acquisition
were then overlaid onto the ecological sensitivity map and tracts were identified based on
ecological sensitivity.
5.
Assist in the restoration of existing urban parks and the acquisition and development
of new urban parks. In the urban communities of Paterson, Passaic, and Clifton, there are
many city parks that were developed prior to the creation of the Passaic County Park
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system that provide passive recreation and pastoral areas for the residents of the cities. As
these parks are in many cases the only greenspace available to area residents in the densely
populated cities, they serve a greater population and function as regional open space. The
restoration and enhancement of parkland, and the creation of new parks in urban areas is an
important element in providing adequate countywide open space and recreation for Passaic
County residents.
The Great Falls of the Passaic River is one of the most dynamic natural sites on the eastern
coast of the United States. The Great Falls are located in the City of Paterson’s Great Falls
Park, and is a site that could be a large tourist attraction due to the natural beauty and
historic significance, if the park was rehabilitated to bring it up to the standards of the
National Park Service.
6.
Develop partnerships for the preservation and management of open space. The
County of Passaic will work cooperatively with the agencies of the federal government
(Army Corps of Engineers, US Fish & Wildlife Service, US Forest Service, US Park
Service), the new Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Green Acres Program;
Fish, Division of Game and Wildlife; and Division of Parks and Forestry; the Palisades
Interstate Park Commission; the municipalities of Passaic County; charitable nonprofit
agencies, and charitable foundations to acquire and manage open space in Passaic county
for natural resource protection and recreation. In collaboration with other entities, the
county will leverage open space trust funds and secure expertise to develop and implement
opens space projects for the benefit of the citizens of the county.
7.
Assist in the preservation of land along the First and Second Watchung Ridges and
specifically in the High Mountain Preserve. Within lower Passaic County, the Watchung
Ridges have shaped the development of communities and dictated circulation and
transportation. The basaltic mountains contain a unique ecology recognized by the New
Jersey Natural Heritage Program and provide opportunities for passive outdoor recreation
in large natural areas.
Along with ridges are the largest areas of open space in the urban/suburban core; Passaic
County’s Garret Mountain Reservation and Rifle Camp Reservation, and the High
Mountain Preserve as well as several municipal parks, two public universities and a private
golf course contain over 2,000 acres of parkland and undeveloped open space. Acquisition
of additional land as open space will protect steep slopes and valuable recharge areas as
well as the unique ecology of the basalt mountains. There are also opportunities to expand
the use and create new access into the Watchung Ridges to increase the amount of passive
recreation.
8.
Promote and support the preservation of forestry and timber resources. Within upper
Passaic County are substantial forestry and timber resources that provide not only
significant forest products, but also protect steep slopes and water resources, and provide
high quality wildlife habitat. This region, located within the Highlands physiographic
province, is predominantly a central hardwood forest dominated by oak, ash, and hickory.
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As the entire area was previously logged for the mining industry, the forests are second
growth and in many cases not older than 100 years.
The large undeveloped forest that remains in upper Passaic County represents the greatest
proportion of intact and contiguous woodland in the New Jersey Highlands. This id due to
the Newark Pequannock watershed lands, the State Forests and Parks, Wildlife
Management Areas, and the Monksville/Wanaque reservoirs, and the Passaic County
parkland, a protected and forested area of almost 48,000 acres. There are a large number of
farm-assessed properties that are under a woodlot management program. In the up-county
region, 55 of the 60 farms are enrolled in the farmland program.
9.
Examining opportunities to increase the recreational opportunities in the existing
undeveloped county parkland. The large tracts of county owned land in upper Passaic
County have been acquired for natural resource protection and conservation. These tracts,
however, do not currently contain any passive or recreational opportunities and are
generally unavailable to county residents. The Apshawa tract and the Tranquility Ridge
should be examined to determine their capacity and feasibility for future recreation.
10.
Promote and assist in the preservation and restoration of floodplain areas through the
State of New Jersey’s Blue Acres Program and associated Arm Corps of Engineers
(ACoE) Flood control projects. The State of New jersey Department of Environmental
Protection is acquiring developed land from willing sellers within the Passaic River Basin
and removing the structures to reduce flood damages and restore the floodplain in order to
improve the health of the river system. The program is funded by the Blue Acres Program
and will purchase eligible properties in Pompton Lakes, Wayne, and Little Falls.
Similarly, the ACoE is implementing a program to acquire wetlands in the central Passaic
River Basin to preserve vital flood storage areas. The program known as the Passaic River
Preservation of Natural Flood Storage Areas Project and part of the Water Resources
Development Act of 1992 has identified tracts of land in the floodway along the Pompton
River in Pompton Lakes and Wayne containing wetlands that should be acquired from
private owners to ensure permanent protection.
The management of acquired floodplain and wetlands areas for water quality and recreation
is a priority greenway project along the Pompton and Passaic Rivers. Leadership by the
County of Passaic in the efforts to create linkages and in unifying of management strategies
between tracts in different ownership within this corridor will allow for the creation of an
extensive new regional park.
11.
Promote the development of pedestrian and bike pathways. The County of Passaic had
developed an assessment of opportunities to create new pedestrian and bike pathways to
create linkages between the county park system, existing public open space,
neighborhoods, downtowns, and significant other destinations for increased mobility and
recreational opportunities. These pathways may be placed along existing roadways,
potential rails-to-trails, within existing public open space, and as part of the development of
a town center.
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The interior roadway in Garret Mountain Reservation was recently reconfigured to create a
multi-use pathway for cyclists, pedestrians, and joggers. Expanding on this theme, there
are numerous opportunities to create new pathways and connections, such as a pathway
along the Passaic River, a connection between Garret Mountain Reservation and Rifle
Camp Reservation, the Morris-Passaic bikeway along the NYS&W freight railroad rightof-way, and the proposed Lafayette Multi-Use Path within Goffle Brook Park, and the
Hawthorne redevelopment zone on the Passaic River.
12.
Evaluate the use of Brownfields for recreation, independently and in collaboration
with redevelopment projects. The County of Passaic in collaboration with local
government and state efforts should study the potential of Brownfields redevelopment. In
all Brownfields projects, an open space component should be examined to identify the
feasibility of remediating the property into parkland, or interjecting open space and
recreation opportunities into a development plan.
13. Promote the planning vision and principles for land preservation, created by the
Olmstead Brothers Firm in the analysis of the Passaic County Park System, where it
is currently applicable. The Olmsted Brothers examined the County of Passaic in 1927
and identified areas for preservation of natural resources, and creation of parkland. The
Olmstead master plan is a regional analysis of the county that outlines how to preserve
river/stream corridors and ridgelines throughout Passaic County in the lower county region,
which was the developed area of the county at that time. The Olmstead plan did not
examine the area above Pompton Lakes, as at that time this area was perceived as protected
watershed lands. However, the land preservation concepts utilized in the Olmsted master
plan are applicable to this up-county region and should be employed.
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OPEN SPACE, NATURAL RESOURCE, AND
RECREATION POLICIES WORKSHEET
Please indicate how your municipality has or will achieve the policies listed below:
1. Preserve Critical Water Resource Areas and Watersheds.
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2. Establish, plan, and implement a Greenway Corridors program along ridgelines and rivers to
protect environmental resources and create new passive recreational facilities.
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
3. Promote the development of new active recreational facilities in partnership with
municipalities for the increasing population and the changing user groups.
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
4. Promote the acquisition of identified priority lands to protect ecological and environmental
values.
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5. Assist in the restoration of existing urban parks and the acquisition and development of new
urban parks.
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6. Develop partnerships for the preservation and management of open space.
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7. Assist in the preservation of land along the First and Second Watchung Ridge and
specifically in the High Mountain Natural Area.
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8. Promote and support the preservation of forestry and timber resources.
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9. Examine opportunities to increase recreational opportunities in the existing undeveloped
county parkland.
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10. Promote and assist in the preservation and restoration of floodplain areas through the State of
New Jersey’s Blue Acres Program.
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11. Promote the development of pedestrian and bike pathways.
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12. Evaluate the use of Brownfields for recreation, independently and in collaboration with
redevelopment.
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13. Promote the planning vision and principles for land preservation created by the Olmsted
Brothers Firm in their analysis of the Passaic County Park System.
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Open Space Inventory Map
The main objectives of the Open Space Inventory Map is to show all land that has been
acquired as open space and have this information verified.
The type of information that we are looking to obtain from this process is:
- Are the areas represented as open space in our 2001 report correct?
- What land has been purchased as open space since the report (2001 – 2006)?
- Are there any additional land may have been purchased as open space that we
are missing?
The data on the map was derived from two data sources. These are shown as areas with
thick black outline and ones with a thick green outline.
The areas with a thick black outline and thin green infill shading are open space
purchases as of 2001 and derived from the 2001 Passaic County Open Space Master Plan.
The areas with a thick green outline and thick green infill shading are open space
purchases made between 2001 and 2006.
Both categories are labeled with a code that corresponds to Table 1, which provides
information such as the acreage, lot, block, name, and owner of the tract of land. This
information will help assist anyone in determining the accuracy of the inventory.
In the areas outlined in black we want to know:
- Where these areas purchased as open space as of 2001?
- Is this information complete?
In the areas outlined in green we want to know:
- Have these been purchases made since 2001?
- Area there any more purchases that have been made?
- Do the areas accurately reflect the purchases or should they be modified?
In addition to this information, the map shows the municipality boundaries in blue, as
well as the Highlands Preservation/Planning area boundaries in a thick red line.
The Highlands Preservation Area Boundary defines the Highlands Preservation Area and
the Highlands Planning Area. More information can be found at the Highlands Council
website: http://www.highlands.state.nj.us
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Passaic County Planning Department
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Open Space Inventory
Borough of North Haledon
Potential Open Space 2001 Master Plan Map
The goal of this map is to show which lands that were tabbed as potential acquisitions
have been purchased since the production of the 2001 Passaic County Open Space Master
Plan. These updates were done to the best of the county’s knowledge and provide a good
baseline for the municipal verification.
The type of information that we are looking to obtain from this process is:
- Are the potential open space parcels still vacant today?
- Does the municipality still support these sites for preservation, or are these
sites of future development?
- What is known about the status of these sites in any development application
processes?
- Does the map correctly depict the property that has already been purchased as
open space?
The areas in the yellow hatching are Potential Open Space Areas that were identified in
the 2001 Passaic County Open Space Master Plan. The labels are a code that corresponds
to Table 2, which provides information such as the acreage, lot, block, name, and owner
of the tract of land.
The areas in green are open space purchases up until 2006. The labels are a code that
corresponds to Table 1, which provides information such as the acreage, lot, block, name,
and owner of the tract of land
In the yellow areas we want to know:
- Are these areas are still available?
- Does the municipality still support their preservation?
- Are these lands involved in any development application process?
In the green areas we want to know:
- Is this an accurate and complete inventory of open space purchases in the
municipality?
In addition to this information, the map shows the municipality boundaries in blue, as
well as the Highlands Preservation/Planning area boundaries in a thick red line.
The Highlands Preservation Area Boundary defines the Highlands Preservation Area and
the Highlands Planning Area. More information can be found at the Highlands Council
website: http://www.highlands.state.nj.us
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Potential Developable
Open Space Areas
Borough of North Haledon
Potential Developable Open Space Areas
The purpose of this map is to assist local representatives in verifying the lands that have
already been deemed potential opens space acquisitions and expand on them by providing
some insight to surrounding areas that fit some of the criteria for ideal open space.
The type of information that we are looking to obtain from this process is:
- Are the vacant areas still vacant today?
- Does the municipality support these areas for future development or
preservation?
- What is known about the status of these sites in any development application
processes?
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yellow and red highlighted areas.
The areas in the yellow hatching are Potential Open Space Areas that were identified in
the 2001 Passaic County Open Space Master Plan. The labels are a code that corresponds
to Table 2, which provides information such as the acreage, lot, block, name, and owner
of the tract of land.
The areas in red are the Vacant/Undeveloped Areas. The state inventory of vacant land
served as a starting point to find these areas. Any land that was identified as water,
wetlands, smaller than 2 acres, or having steep slopes was eliminated. These factors were
chosen since they would make the land unlikely to develop and only leave us with areas
that may be developed in the foreseeable future.
In the yellow areas we want to know:
- Are these areas are still available?
- Does the municipality still support their preservation?
- Are these lands involved in any development application process?
In the red areas we want to know:
- Are these areas still vacant?
- Are these lands involved in any development application process?
- Are these areas appropriate for open space preservation?
- Would the municipality support preservation in these areas?
In addition to this information, the map shows the municipality boundaries in blue, as
well as the Highlands Preservation/Planning area boundaries in a thick red line.
The Highlands Preservation Area Boundary defines the Highlands Preservation Area and
the Highlands Planning Area. More information can be found at the Highlands Council
website: http://www.highlands.state.nj.us
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Borough of North Haledon
Table 1
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Table 2
CODE
NAME
BLOCK LOT ACREAGE
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STATUS
POTENTIAL
Stream map
The purpose of the Stream Map is to show the location of all rivers, streams, lakes, and
reservoirs to help determine areas critical to the health of their rivers and streams. In
addition it provides an update to the surface water quality guidelines that the state has set
for each of the waterways.
In order provide points of reference, the municipal boundary has been outlined in a beige
color and several of the major roadways have been labeled. Large water bodies such as
lakes and reservoirs have been outlined in blue and filled with blue diagonal lines. Many
of these water bodies will have a black background since this is how they appear in the
aerial mapping.
The most important features of the map are the streams, which have been broken down
into three categories. The three categories are C1, C2, and ON, and each is shown in a
different shade of blue. Each of the categories refers to the Surface Water Quality
Standard (SWQS) classification of the waterway.
The C1 waterways have been show in a darkest shade of blue and are characterized by
their exceptional recreational significance, importance to the water supply, fisheries
resources, ecological significance, and overall beauty. These waterways have stringent
antidegradation policies and require a 300 ft buffer area.
The ON waterways are shown in the lightest shade of blue and represent Outstanding
National Resource Waters that constitute exceptional recreational and ecological value,
and an outstanding national resource such as waters in a National Park, or wildlife refuge.
This designation ensures no degradation of the river quality and the most stringent
protection for the long-term health of the waterway.
The C2 waterways shown in the middle shade of blue and are waterways that are neither
ON or C1 waterways when it comes to implementing policies when it comes to
antidegradation and protection of the stream.
A 300 foot buffer has been applied to all of the waterways in each municipality.
When viewing this information you should be asking:
- What land is available around these waterways in order to protect them?
- Are these areas already purchased as open space or planned as an acquisition?
- Which waterways would be a priority to protect?
The other maps in this book will give you assistance in answering these questions and
deciding which areas of land to focus on.
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Passaic County Planning Department
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Stream
By Water Quality Class
Borough of North Haledon
Well Head Protection Areas map
The Well Head Protection Area Map is meant to show areas that are sensitive to ground
water quality, drinking water resources, and the effects of ground water contamination.
These impacts could effect whether a piece of land should be purchased as open space.
The mapping is drawn from two sources. The first is the ground water recharge areas
with are highlighted in a purple pattern. These areas indicate where surface water is
recharged back down into groundwater. The recharged groundwater can make its way
back to reservoirs and streams, or be a source for wells. Contamination on the surface of
these areas could lead to contamination of any of these water resources.
When looking at these areas you need to be asking:
- Are these areas already preserved as open space?
- Are these areas listed as potential open space acquisitions?
- Which of these areas is available to purchase as open space?
- What areas would be the most advantageous or easy to purchase in the future?
- Are certain land uses already restricted in these areas?
The second source of information is the public community supply wells and their well
head protection areas. The white dots indicate the locations of public community supply
wells that provide water to local communities. The red, yellow, and green areas
surrounding the wells show how long it would take any contaminants in the groundwater
to reach these wells and affect drinking water quality. As the legend indicates, any
groundwater contaminants in the red area take 2 years to reach the well, 5 years in the
yellow area, and 12 years in the green area.
Although the municipal boundaries are show in a pale beige color you will see that the
recharge areas are not limited to these boundaries.
When looking at these areas you need to be asking:
- Are these areas already preserved as open space?
- Are these areas listed as potential open space acquisitions?
- Which of these areas is available to purchase as open space?
- Are there any protection areas that overlap with other wells or groundwater
recharge areas?
- Are certain land uses already restricted in these areas?
The other maps can serve as a guide in determining along with this in order to determine
what land should be considered for open space purchases in the future.
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Passaic County Planning Department
Well Head Protection Areas
Borough of North Haledon
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Critical Habitat LS Ranks 3,4,5 map:
The purpose of the Critical Habitat Map is to show what areas are considered critical
habitats for endangered or threatened species and how these classifications may affect a
decision to considered new areas as potential open space acquisitions.
The municipal boundary for the municipality is shown in blue while the critical habitat
areas are shown in a yellow diagonal pattern. These areas have been determined by the
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) and are considered to be
the most critical areas since they are used by species of plants and animals on the State
Threatened, State Endangered and Federal Threatened and Endangered Species list
respectively. The yellow area also reflects wood turtle habitat and bald eagle foraging
habitat.
The restrictions placed on development in these areas may be as effective as preserving
the land. As a result, when viewing the information you should be asking:
- Are these lands involved in any development application process?
- Have the environmental impacts/restrictions been taken into consideration?
- Do the environmental impacts make a piece of land more attractive as an open
space purchase?
- Have these environmental impacts been taken into consideration for purchases
planned for the future?
The other maps can serve as a guide in determining along with this in order to determine
what land should be considered for open space purchases in the future.
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Passaic County Planning Department
Critical Habitat
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Passaic County Open Space and Recreation Master Plan Update --- Municipal Briefing Book
Population in Passaic County Municipalities 2000
Bloomingdale
Clifton
Haledon
Hawthorne
Little Falls
North Haledon
Passaic
Paterson
Pompton Lakes
Prospect Park
Ringwood
Totowa
Wanaque
Wayne
West Milford
West Paterson
Land Area
(Sq. Miles)
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2.96
Land Area
(% of County)
4.76
6.11
0.62
1.84
1.49
1.86
1.68
4.56
1.61
0.26
13.50
2.16
4.32
12.88
40.77
1.60
Passaic County
185.00
100.00
MUNICIPALITY
Population
(% of County)
7,610
1.56
78,672
16.09
8,252
1.69
18,218
3.73
10,855
2.22
7,920
1.62
67,861
13.88
149,222
30.51
10,640
2.18
5,779
1.18
12,396
2.53
9,892
2.02
10,266
2.10
54,069
11.06
26,410
5.40
10,987
2.25
Population
489,049
Municipal
Density
865
6,965
7,111
5,365
3,942
2,301
21,805
17,675
3,586
12,044
491
2,475
1,287
2,270
350
3,716
100.00
2,644
NOTE: Population Density = Resident Population divided by Land Area in Square Miles.
Population by Age of Passaic County and Municipalities 2000
Municipality
Bloomingdale
Clifton
Haledon
Hawthorne
Little Falls
North Haledon
Passaic
Paterson
Pompton Lakes
Prospect Park
Ringwood
Totowa
Wanaque
Wayne
West Milford
West Paterson
Passaic County
Total
Population
7,610
78,672
8,252
18,218
10,855
7,920
67,861
149,222
10,640
5,779
12,396
9,892
10,266
54,069
26,410
10,987
489,049
Age 5-18
% (5-18)
19-44
% (19-44)
45+
% (45+)
671
13,061
1,578
3,004
1,507
1,158
15,307
34,212
1,937
1,348
2,677
1,354
1,793
10,006
5,667
1,457
96,737
8.82
16.60
19.12
16.49
13.88
14.62
22.56
22.93
18.20
23.33
21.60
13.69
17.47
18.51
21.46
13.26
19.78
3,074
29,277
3,379
7,017
4,182
2,778
29,514
62,229
4,074
2,369
4,380
3,528
3,915
18,514
10,203
4,528
192,961
40.39
37.21
40.95
38.52
38.53
35.08
43.49
41.70
38.29
40.99
35.33
35.67
38.14
34.24
38.63
41.21
39.46
2,760
31,691
2,687
7,045
4,639
3,513
16,275
40,232
3,888
1,640
4,428
4,522
3,830
22,225
8,947
4,287
162,609
36.27
40.28
32.56
38.67
42.74
44.36
23.98
26.96
36.54
28.38
35.72
45.71
37.31
41.10
33.88
39.02
33.25
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Prepared by: Passaic County Planning Department
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