Robert L. Benecke

The Borough of Wanaque's Fourth Round Housing Element and Fair Share Plan outlines strategies to meet affordable housing obligations from 2025-2035. It includes an inventory of housing, demographic and employment analyses, and considerations for suitable housing development. The plan addresses present and prospective needs, promotes multigenerational family continuity, and aligns with the State Development and Redevelopment Plan. Key components involve rehabilitation programs, new construction projects, and affordability assistance, funded through an Affordable Housing Trust Fund. The plan also details compliance with monitoring provisions and affirmative marketing to ensure fair access to housing.

The master plan for the Borough of Wanaque focuses on encouraging balanced housing opportunities, relating land use to physical characteristics, strengthening the financial structure, and reasonably relating land use to community facilities and services. It aims to provide a safe and efficient circulation pattern, foster commercial expansion, preserve land form, and develop recreational areas. The plan includes revisions to land use policies, such as increased awareness of energy efficiency and cost-effectiveness in housing, and consideration of clustered housing.

The master plan revision program aims to revise the Borough of Wanaque Master Plan, review background data, basic assumptions, and plan objectives, and recommend revised land use policies. It focuses on encouraging balanced housing opportunities, relating land use to physical characteristics, strengthening the financial structure, relating land use to community facilities and services, providing a safe circulation pattern, fostering commercial expansion, preserving land form, and developing recreational areas.

The 2010 Master Plan Reexamination Report for the Borough of Wanaque focuses on land use, development, and regulatory changes since the last reexamination in 2002. Key areas of focus include addressing state regulatory changes impacting land use, balancing preservation and redevelopment, and aligning with the Highlands Regional Master Plan. The plan aims to protect environmental resources, promote responsible development, and update objectives to reflect current conditions and future needs, including housing, traffic, and economic development.

The Reexamination Report outlines the Planning Board's review of land use designations and regulations, addressing major problems and objectives related to land development since the last report in 2000. It discusses progress in areas such as traffic alleviation, housing diversity, and business community upgrades, particularly in the Haskell section. The report also identifies changes in state and local policies, recommending specific changes to zoning regulations, including rezoning districts and incorporating environmental protection standards to align with the State Development and Redevelopment Plan and to manage environmental constraints and development viability.