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4th Round Affordable Housing Resolution
BID #: 58-2025
ISSUED: 1/28/2025
DUE: 2/3/2025
VALUE: TBD
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The Township of East Hanover is addressing its Round 4 affordable housing obligations for the period of 2025-2035, as outlined in Resolution No. 58-2025. The resolution commits to a Present Need Obligation of 0 units and a Prospective Need Obligation of 271 units, a figure adjusted from the Department of Community Affairs' (DCA) initial estimate of 315 units. This adjustment stems from a detailed review of the DCA's land capacity analysis, correcting for overinclusive acreage calculations related to developable land. The resolution directs the Affordable Housing Counsel to file a declaratory judgment complaint within 48 hours of adoption and to publish the resolution on the municipal website.
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--- Document: 4th Round Affordable Housing Resolution Document ---
RESOLUTION NO. 58-2025
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWNSHIP OF EAST HANOVER
COMMITTING TO ROUND 4 PRESENT AND PROSPECTIVE NEED
AFFORDABLE HOUSING OBLIGATIONS
WHEREAS, the Township has a demonstrated history of voluntary compliance as
evidenced by its Round 3 record; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to In re N.J.A.C. 5:96 and 5:97, 221 N.J. 1 (2015) (Mount Laurel
IV), on July 7, 2015, the Township of East Hanover (hereinafter "East Hanover" or the
"Township") filed a Declaratory Judgment Complaint in Superior Court, Law Division seeking,
among other things, a judicial declaration that its Housing Element and Fair Share Plan
(hereinafter "Fair Share Plan"), to be amended as necessary, satisfies its "fair share" of the
regional need for low and moderate income housing pursuant to the "Mount Laurel doctrine;"
and
WHEREAS, that culminated in a Court-approved Housing Element and Fair Share Plan
and a Final Judgment of Compliance and Repose, which precludes builder's remedy lawsuits
until July 1, 2025; and
WHEREAS, on March 20, 2024, Governor Murphy signed into law P.L. 2024, c.2
(hereinafter "A4" or "Amended FHA"); and
WHEREAS, A4 calculates the size of the regional affordable housing need as follows
"projected household change for a 10-year round in a region shall be estimated by establishing
the household change experienced in the region between the most recent federal decennial
census, and the second-most recent federal decennial census. This household change, if
positive, shall be divided by 2.5 to estimate the number of low- and moderate-income homes
needed to address low- and moderate-income household change in the region, and to determine
the regional prospective need for a 10-year round of low- and moderate-income housing
obligations..."; and
WHEREAS, this means that the regional need equates to 40% of regional household
growth; and
WHEREAS, the 1985 version of the Fair Housing Act and A4 both prohibit a result
that would compel a municipality to spend its own money on compliance; and
WHEREAS, the theory which permits a municipality to meet its obligations without
municipal subsidy is zoning for "inclusionary zoning"; and
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WHEREAS, inclusionary zoning most typically requires a 15% or 20% set aside; and
WHEREAS, it is not clear how a regional need predicated upon 40% of anticipated
growth can be met with 15-20% set asides and without municipal subsidy; and
WHEREAS, this is exacerbated by the fact that certain other municipalities in the
region have an allocation of 0% of the prospective need (new construction obligation),
irrespective of the growth in that particular municipality; and
WHEREAS, A4 yields a statewide new construction obligation of over 8,400
affordable units per year; and
WHEREAS, this is a substantially higher annual number than was imposed by COAH
in the "Prior Round" or any iteration of its Round 3 regulations; and
WHEREAS, A4 determines the size of the regional need, but does not calculate
allocation of the need to individual municipalities; and
WHEREAS, instead, A4 required the Department of Community Affairs ("DCA") to
produce non-binding estimates of need on or before October 20, 2024, which it did provide on
October 18, 2024 ("DCA Report"); and
WHEREAS, the DCA Report calculates the Township's Round 4 (2025-2035)
obligations as follows: a Present Need or Rehabilitation Obligation of 0 units and a Prospective
Need or New Construction Obligation of 315 units; and
WHEREAS, the Township accepts the conclusions in the DCA Report, except
regarding the land capacity allocation factor; and
WHEREAS, as to the Land Capacity Allocation Factor, the Township notes that the
DCA belatedly provided the data it used to establish this factor, i.e., on or about November 27,
2024 instead of by October 20, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the Township further notes that the link to the DCA GIS data that the
DCA belatedly made available to municipalities includes the following language: The land
areas identified in this dataset are based on an the best available data using publicly available
data enumerated in N.J.S.A. 52:27D-304.3c.(4) to estimate the area of developable land, within
municipal and regional boundaries, that may accommodate development. It is important to
note that the identified areas could be over or under inclusive depending on various
conditions and that municipalities are permitted to provide more detailed mappings as
part of their participation in the Affordable Housing Dispute Resolution Program."
(emphasis added); and
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WHEREAS, the DCA maintains that the areas the DCA identified as developable are
indeed overinclusive and, consequently, the Township's Professional Planner, has prepared a
report, attached hereto as Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, correcting the allocation factors results in the Township's Round 4
Prospective Need Obligation being 271 units rather than the 315 units the DCA calculated; and
WHEREAS, Section 3 of A4 provides that: "the municipality's determination of its fair
share obligation shall have a presumption of validity, if established in accordance with sections
6 and 7" of A4; and
WHEREAS, Township's calculation of need is entitled to a "presumption of validity"
because it complies with Sections 6 and 7 of A4; and
WHEREAS, the Township specifically reserves the right to adjust those numbers based
on one or any of the foregoing adjustments: 1) a windshield survey or similar survey which
accounts for a higher-resolution estimate of present need; 2) a Vacant Land Adjustment
predicated upon a lack of vacant, developable and suitable land; 3) a Durational Adjustment
(whether predicated upon lack of sewer or lack of water); and/or 4) an adjustment predicated
upon regional planning entity formulas, inputs or considerations, including, but not limited to
the Highlands Regional Master Plan and its build out, the Pinelands or Meadowlands
regulations and planning document; and
WHEREAS, in addition to the foregoing, the Township specifically reserves all rights
to revoke or amend this resolution and commitment, as may be necessary, in the event of a
successful challenge to A4 in the context of the Montvale case (MER-L-1778-24), any other
such action challenging A4, or any legislation adopted and signed into law by the Governor of
New Jersey that alters the deadlines and/or requirements of A4; and
WHEREAS, in addition to the foregoing, the Township reserves the right to take a
position that its Round 4 Present or Prospective Need Obligations are lower than described
herein in the event that a third party challenges the calculations provided for in this Resolution
(a reservation of all litigation rights and positions, without prejudice); and
WHEREAS, in light of the above, the Mayor and Council finds that it is in the best
interest of Township to declare its obligations in accordance with this binding resolution and in
accordance with the Act and
WHEREAS, in addition to the above, the Acting Administrative Director issued
Directive #14-24, dated December 13, 2024, and made the directive available later in the week
that followed; and
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Directive #14-24, a municipality seeking a certification of
compliance with the Act shall file an action "in the form of a declaratory judgment complaint.
within 48 hours after adoption of the municipal resolution of fair share obligations, or by
February 3, 2025, whichever is sooner"; and
WHEREAS, nothing in this Resolution shall be interpreted as an acknowledgment of
the legal validity of the AOC Directive and the Township reserves any and all rights and
remedies in relation to the AOC Directive; and
WHEREAS, the Township seeks a certification of compliance with the Act and,
therefore, directs its Affordable Housing Counsel to file a declaratory relief action within 48
hours of the adoption of this resolution; and
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED on this 28 day of January, 2025, by the
Council of the Township of East Hanover, Morris County, State of New Jersey, as follows:
1.
resolution.
All of the Whereas Clauses are incorporated into the operative clauses of this
2. The Mayor and Council hereby commit to a Present Need Obligation of 0 units and
the Round 4 Prospective Need Obligation of 271 units as described in this resolution subject to
all reservations of rights, which specifically include:
a) The right to adjust the number based on a windshield survey, lack of land,
sewer, water, regional planning inputs, or any combination thereof;
b) As described in the WHEREAS section, all rights to revoke or amend this
resolution in the event of a successful legal challenge, or legislative change, to
A4;
c) All rights to take any contrary position in the event of a third party challenge
to the obligations.
3.
The Township hereby directs its Affordable Housing Counsel to file a
declaratory judgment complaint within 48 hours after adoption this resolution attaching this
resolution.
4.
The Township hereby directs its Affordable Housing Counsel to (a) file this
Resolution with the "Program" pursuant to the requirements on A4.
5.
The Township hereby directs that this Resolution be published on the municipal
website within forty-eight (48) hours of its passage, pursuant to A4.
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6.
This resolution shall take effect immediately, according to law
I, Nicolette J. Calabro, R.M.C., Township Clerk of the Township of East Hanover, County of
Morris, hereby certify the foregoing to be a true copy of a Resolution adopted by the Township
Council at a Special Meeting held on January 28, 2025.
Nicolette Cala bro
Nicolette J. Calabro, R.M.C
Township Clerk
YES
NO
ABSTAIN ABSENT
Councilman DeMaio
Councilwoman Jandoli
Councilman Martorelli
Council President Brokaw
Mayor Pannullo
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Shelbourne at Hunterdon
53 Frontage Road, Suite 110
Hampton, New Jersey 08827
Main: 877 627 3772
Memorandum
To:
Joseph Tempesta, Jr., Township Administrator, Township of East Hanover
From:
Darlene A. Green, PP, AICP
Date:
January 20, 2025
Subject:
Review and Findings of DCA Land Capacity Analysis GIS Data
Project No.:
EHT-017A
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This office serves as the Planner for the Township of East Hanover. On March 20, 2024, the
Governor signed Bill A4, referred to as P.L. 2024, c.2. This new law modifies the Fair Housing Act,
specifically N.J.S.A. 52:27D-304.3, which concerns the methodology to determine the prospective
(Fourth Round) affordable housing obligation.
Three factors are employed to allocate the Regional Need to each applicable community - equalized
non-residential valuation, income capacity, and land capacity. N.J.S.A. 52-27D-304.3c.(4) describes
the land capacity factor and the steps to determine developable land. The law requires the use of
the "land use/land cover data" most recently published by the Department of Environmental
Protection ("DEP") as one of the analysis inputs.
P.L. 2024, c.2. tasked the Department of Community Affairs ("DCA") with calculating the Fourth
Round affordable housing obligations. DCA released a report entitled Affordable Housing Obligation
for 2025-2035 (Fourth Round) Methodology and Background ("DCA Report").¹ This report describes
the steps taken to compute the Fourth Round Obligation. Page 15 of the report states, "The datasets
mandated for use by the legislation have significant limitations in their use. The LULC data reflect a
geographic depiction of the classification system established by the U.S. Geological Survey
(Anderson Codes) and modified by DEP. Based on aerial imagery from 2020, land areas are
identified by category to reflect uses and coverages."
P.L. 2024, c.2. also modified N.J.S.A. 52:27D-304.1 regarding requirements, specifically subsection a.
which states, "Each municipality shall determine its municipal present and prospective need
obligations...and may take into consideration the calculations in the report published by the
department..."
The DCA Report was released on October 18, 2024. It was accompanied by a detailed spreadsheet
illustrating the various calculations used in determining the Fourth Round affordable housing
obligations. The spreadsheet includes a tab for each of the three allocation factors (land capacity,
equalized non-residential valuation, and income capacity). However, the spreadsheet only noted an
https://www.nj.gov/dca/dlps/pdf/FourthRound Calculation Methodology.pdf
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aggregated acreage value for each town. Detailed Geographic Information Systems ("GIS") mapping
illustrating the location of the developable areas was not released until November 27, 2024. The
timing of the production of the GIS data has made this exercise more difficult and on a rushed
timeline.
Moreover, the link to the DCA GIS data², which includes a description section includes the following
language:
"The land areas identified in this dataset are based on an the best available data using
publicly available data enumerated in N.J.S.A. 52:27D-304.3c.(4) to estimate the area
of developable land, within municipal and regional boundaries, that may
accommodate development. It is important to note that the identified areas
could be over or under inclusive depending on various conditions and that
municipalities are permitted to provide more detailed mappings as part of their
participation in the Affordable Housing Dispute Resolution Program." (emphasis
added)
This office was tasked with reviewing the detailed GIS mapping for accuracy. On or about December
2, 2024, this office downloaded the GIS data prepared by the DCA.3 The DCA data was then overlaid
with Township parcels, publicly-available environmental constraints data, mapped utility easements,
and mapped environmental constraint data sourced from site plan applications and Township files.
The DCA GIS data identifies 54 areas within the Township as developable. These areas total 52.847
acres according to the GIS data. Each area has been assigned a unique "ObjectID" or identification
number by DCA. The table attached as Exhibit A lists each area's identification number (see column
"DCA ObjectID"), weighted acres, vacant acres, and municipal total identified by DCA.4 Our office
then added a column to identify the block(s) and lot(s) each area encompasses. We then reviewed
each identified area to confirm if it was developable. To the extent an area was not objectively
developable, it was removed from the inventory. Our detailed findings for each of the 54 identified
areas is provided under "Findings/Comments". Finally, the table contains a column labeled
"Adjusted Developable Acres" based upon the results of our area-by-area analysis.
The locations of the 54 identified areas can be viewed in the "Environmental Constraints with NJDCA
Land Capacity Analysis Results" maps attached as Exhibit B and Exhibit C.
This detailed evaluation reveals that DCA's analysis is over inclusive and only nine of the 54
identified areas are developable. The nine areas encompass 17.938 acres. Therefore, the Township
of East Hanover's developable acreage is 17.938 acres, not 52.847 acres. When this corrected
acreage data is entered into DCA's excel spreadsheets the Township's Land Capacity Factor is
2 https://njdca-data-hub-njdca.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/land-capacity-analysis-for-p-1-2024-c-2/about
3 Ibid.
4 Note that the DCA GIS attribute table labels this column as "vacant acres" not developable acres.
5 https://www.nj.gov/dca/dlps/4th Round Numbers.shtml
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amended from 0.99% to 0.33%. The Township's Average Allocation Factor decreases from 1.54% to
1.32% and, accordingly, East Hanover's Fourth Round Obligation is adjusted from 315 to 271.
The below table illustrates the revisions to the allocation factors and Fourth Round Prospective
Need Obligation as a result of our analysis.
Allocation
Factor/Prospective Need
Land Capacity Factor
Equalized Non-residential
Valuation Factor
Income Capacity Factor
Average Allocation Factor
Prospective Need Obligation
DCA Calculation
0.99%
2.56%
1.06%
1.54%
315
Proposed Revision
0.33%
2.56%
1.06%
1.32%
271
DCA's land capacity analysis followed the steps outlined in P.L. 2024, c.2 (N.J.S.A. 52-27D-304.3c.(4))
to determine land capacity. As described above, the base layer of information was the land use/land
cover data prepared by DEP, which is based on aerial imagery from 2020. Our review of the data for
the Township of East Hanover reveals the following shortcomings with the GIS analysis prepared by
the DCA:
It does not recognize utility rights-of-ways or railroad lines.
It fails to account for a lack of street frontage.
It is blind to block and lot lines and identifies portions of existing developed sites as
developable.
It fails to account for area shape and size. For example, areas as narrow as two feet are
identified as developable.
It does not take into account drainage easements.
These issues are illustrated in Exhibit B and Exhibit C. Furthermore, supplemental documentation
regarding specific sites' development restrictions, environmental limitations, and specific features is
provided in Exhibit D. The Township's tax maps can be found here:
https://mcweb1.co.morris.nj.us/MCTaxBoard/SearchTaxMaps.aspx
East Hanover does not dispute the DCA's calculation for Equalized Non-residential Valuation or
Income Capacity. Thus, the Township is accepting the DCA analysis, but for the corrections to the
Land Capacity Factor described in this memorandum. Correcting the Land Capacity Factor yields a
Fourth Round Prospective Need Obligation of 271, not 315.
cc: Michael Edwards, Esq.
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Exhibit A
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DCA ObjectID Weighted Acres Vacant Acres*
Municipal
Total
30442
0.6102
0.6102 52.846791
Township of East Hanover: DCA Land Capacity Factor Analysis
Block(s)/Lot(s)
Findings/Comments
The identified area is irregularly shaped with a length of 306.2 feet and width that varies from 156.9 feet (southeast) to 61 feet
(middle of the area). Additionally, wetlands to the northeast and southwest are identified as a habitat for the Indiana Myotis
B128, L82.35 and Northern Myotis, Federal Listed Threatened and Endangered species, and the Little Brown Myotis and Tricolored Bat,
State Endangered species, which classifies the wetlands as being of exceptional value and requiring a 150-foot buffer. The
buffer encompasses the entire area. Due to these factors, the identified area is not developable.
Adjusted
Developable Acres
0
30443
0.090349
0.090349 52.846791
B127, L1
This trapezoidal area is 104.8 feet long (north) and 55.8 feet deep. The area width tapers to 0 feet (northwest), while the area
length tapers to 32.7 feet (south). The total area is 3,935 square feet. Additionally, wetlands to the south are identified as a
habitat for the Indiana Myotis, Northern Myotis, Indiana Bat, and Tricolored Bat. The 150-foot wetlands buffer encompasses
the entire area. Due to these factors, the identified area is not developable.
0
30444
0.087496
0.087496 52.846791
B127, L1
This triangular area is 192.8 feet long by 34.9 feet wide. The area width tapers to 0 feet (west). The total area is 3,811 square
feet. Additionally, wetlands to the east are of exceptional value due to being identified as a habitat for the Indiana Myotis,
Northern Myotis, Little Brown Myotis, and Tricolored Bat. The 150-foot buffer encompasses the eastern two-thirds of the
area. Due to these factors, the identified area is not developable.
0
30445
0.503578
0.503578 52.846791
B127, L1
30446
1.195886
1.195886 52.846791
B128, L82.35
This irregularly shaped area is a maximum of 480.8 feet long. The area width varies from 75 feet to 13.4 feet. Additionally,
wetlands to the west are identified as a habitat for the Indiana Myotis, Northern Myotis, Little Brown Myotis, and Tricolored
Bat. The 150-foot wetlands buffer encompasses the entire area. Due to these factors, the identified area is not developable.
The identified area is irregularly shaped. There are wetlands to the east, south, and west which are identified as a habitat for
the Indiana Myotis, Northern Myotis, Little Brown Myotis, and Tricolored Bat. The 150-foot buffer encompasses 1.187533
acres of the area. The remaining area is triangular and totals 378.8 square feet, which cannot accommodate development.
Due to these factors, the identified area is not developable.
0
0
30447
0.468480
0.46848
52.846791
B99.16, L32
0.468480
30448
3.692963
3.692963
52.846791
B101, L30
Pursuant to a Plan entitled "Final Plat; Afton Hills - Section Two", prepared by D'Onofrio Engineers, PC, dated January 10, 1994,
revised through April 11, 1994, wetlands are delineated on a majority of Lot 30. The delineated wetlands encompass 3.05645
acres of the identified area. The Plan does not illustrate any associated wetlands transition area for this portion of the
wetlands. Due to these factors, developable acres is reduced to 0.636513 developable acres.
0.636513
30449
1.883586
1.883586 52.846791
899, L9.01
The identified area is located on a property labeled as a "Drainage Detention Basin" on Sheet 59 of the Township's Tax Map.
The drainage basin is reflected in the 1976 plans for the adjacent subdivision. Said plans also illustrate a sewerage pumping
station on the property. It is unclear from the plans, in which directions the underground pipe network traverse.
Additionally, wetlands to the west are of exceptional value due to being identified as a habitat for the Little Brown Myotis and
Tricolored Bat. The 150-foot buffer is present in the western quarter of the area. Additionally, a tributary of the Pinch Brook
traverses the southern edge of the identified area. The tributary flows through an area identified as a habitat for the
Northern Myotis, which requires a 150-foot Riparian Buffer. Said buffer encompasses the southern two-thirds. Furthermore,
steep slopes are present along the southern area boundary. The environmental features total 1.408841 acres. Due to the
drainage and sewer infrastructure and the environmental constraints, the identified area is not developable.
0
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DCA ObjectID Weighted Acres Vacant Acres*
Municipal
Total
Block(s) / Lot(s)
Township of East Hanover: DCA Land Capacity Factor Analysis
Findings/Comments
Adjusted
Developable Acres
30450
1.124699
1.124699
52.846791
B99.06, L1
The identified area is located on a property shown as a "Drainage Detention Basin" on Sheet 58 of the Township's Tax Map
and is 605.7 feet long and 67.8 to 96.5 feet wide. However, a 40' wide drainage easement is also located along the
northeastern property line, which reduces the area's width. Additionally, a tributary of the Pinch Brook meanders along the
northeastern edge and through an area identified as a habitat for the Northern Myotis, Little Brown Myotis, and Tricolored
Bat. The 150-foot Riparian buffer encompasses the entire identified area. Furthermore, an area of steep slopes is present
along the northern area boundary. Due to these factors, the identified area is not developable.
0
30451
1.34507
1.34507 52.846791
B101, L30
Pursuant to a Plan entitled "Final Plat; Afton Hills - Section Two", prepared by D'Onofrio Engineers, PC, dated January 10, 1994,
revised through April 11, 1994, wetlands are delineated on a majority of Lot 30. The delineated wetlands and associated
transition area encompass the entire identified area.
0
30452
0.110527
0.110527 52.846791
B128, L25
This triangular area is 135.4 feet long and 0 feet (north) to 52.5 feet (south) wide. Additionally, wetlands to the west are of
exceptional value due to being identified as a habitat for the Indiana Myotis, Northern Myotis, Little Brown Myotis, and
Tricolored Bat. The 150-foot buffer encompasses the entire area. Due to these factors, the identified are is not developable.
0
30453
0.547802
0.547802 52.846791
B99.05, L10
30454
0.150689
0.150689 52.846791
B128, L25
The identified area is located on a property shown as a "Drainage Detention Basin" on Sheet 58 of the Township's Tax Map
and is 746.8 feet long and 66.5 feet wide (southeast), which tapers to 0 feet in the north. However, a 40' wide drainage
easement is also located along the northeastern property line, which reduces the area's width. Additionally, a tributary of the
Pinch Brook meanders along the northeastern edge and through an area identified as a habitat for the Northern Myotis, Little
Brown Myotis, and Tricolored Bat. The 150-foot Riparian buffer encompasses the entire area. Due to these factors,
the identified area is not developable.
This triangular area is 226.5 feet long and 0 feet (south) to 47.1 feet (north) wide. Additionally, wetlands to the west are
identified as a habitat for the Indiana Myotis, Northern Myotis, Little Brown Myotis, and Tricolored Bat. The 150-foot wetlands
buffer encompasses the entire area. Due to these factors, the identified area is not developable.
0
0
This triangular area is located at the corner of Timber Hill Drive and a future 50-foot right-of-way according to Sheet 59 of the
Township's Tax Map. The wetlands to the north are identified as a habitat for the Northern Myotis, Little Brown Myotis, and
30455
0.162117
0.162117
52.846791
899, L40.10 Tricolored Bat. The 150-foot wetlands buffer encompasses the entire area. Additionally, the Pinch Brook is to the north of
the area and traverses through the Threatened and Endangered species habitat, which requires a 150-foot Riparian Buffer.
Said buffer encompasses the entire area. Due to these factors, the identified area is not developable.
0
30456
1.60906
1.60906
This irregularly shaped area is 834.9 feet long and 34.7 feet wide (east) to 257.3 feet wide (west). The wetlands to the east are
identified as a habitat for the Indiana Myotis, Northern Myotis, Little Brown Myotis, and Tricolored Bat. The 150-foot wetlands
52.846791 8128, L25 & 41 buffer encompasses the western end of the area (0.44294 acres). Additionally, the identified area is developed with an access
road known as "Great Meadows Lane", which is used to access Block 128, Lots 42 and 43 to the west. Due to these factors,
the identified area is not developable.
The identified area is 224.8 feet long by 17 feet wide. The area is entirely within a 100-foot-wide GPU Energy Right-of-Way and
on a property shown as a "Drainage Detention Basin" according to Sheet 62 of the Township's Tax Map. Additionally.
B128, L18.30 wetlands to the west are identified as a habitat for the Indiana Myotis, Little Brown Myotis, Tricolored Bat, and Savannah
Sparrow, a State Threatened species. The 150-foot wetlands buffer encompasses the entire area. Due to these factors, the
identified area is not developable.
30457
0.071299
0.071299
52.846791
0
0
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DCA ObjectID Weighted Acres Vacant Acres*
Municipal
Total
Block(s)/Lot(s)
Township of East Hanover: DCA Land Capacity Factor Analysis
Findings/Comments
Adjusted
Developable Acres
30458
1.131296
1.131296
52.846791
B100, L20
The identified area is located on a property owned by JCPL c/o Tax Dept, which is developed with an electric substation north
of the identified area. The access driveway to the substation traverses the identified area. The identified area is not
developable.
0
30459
0.81221
0.81221
52.846791
B99, L4
This irregularly shaped area is 607.7 feet long and 28 feet wide along Farinella Drive. The area width varies from as small as 2
feet to 139.7 feet at the rear (southeast). Additionally, wetlands to the southeast are identified as a habitat for the Northern
Myotis,. Little Brown Myotis, and Tricolored Bat. A tributary of the Pinch Brook flows along the southeastern side of the area
and through the Threatened and Endangered species habitat. The 150-foot wetlands and 150-foot Riparian buffers
encompass the entire area. Steep slopes are also present in the southern portion of the area. Due to these factors, the
identified area is not developable.
0
30460
0.089035
0.089035 52.846791
B128, L12
The identified area is an irregular "L" shape and wetlands to the north are identified as a habitat for the Indiana Myotis,
Northern Myotis, Little Brown Myotis, Tricolored Bat, and Savannah Sparrow. The 150-foot wetlands buffer encompasses the
entire area. Therefore, the identified area is not developable.
0
There are wetlands to the northwest and southeast of the identified area that are identified as a habitat for the Northern
30461
16.589894
16.589894 52.846791
B96, L47.02, 49, Myotis. The 150-foot wetlands buffer encroaches into the area from the northwest and southeast. Additionally, steep slopes
12.799698
49.01, & 50
are scattered throughout the area. These environmental features total 3.790196 acres. Therefore, developable acres is
reduced to 12.799698 acres.
30462
0.131251
0.131251 52.846791
B130.01, L1
This irregularly shaped area is 245.1 feet long by 6 feet to 37.4 feet wide. Additionally, wetlands to the west are identified as a
habitat for the Northern Myotis, Little Brown Myotis, and Tricolored Bat. Furthermore, the Whippany River to the west flows
through the Threatened and Endangered species habitat. The 150-foot wetlands and 150-foot Riparian buffers encompass
the entire area. Due to these factors, the identified area is not developable.
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0.125891 52.846791
B130.01, L1
The identified area is 76 feet long by 46.6 feet wide. The length increases to 138.9 feet in the northwest. Wetlands to the
west are identified as a habitat for the Northern Myotis, Little Brown Myotis, and Tricolored Bat. Additionally, the Whippany
River to the west flows through the Threatened and Endangered species habitat. The 150-foot wetlands and 150-foot
Riparian buffers encompass the entire area. Due to these factors, the identified area is not developable.
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Apr 1, 2026
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