2018 Master Plan

The Borough of Essex Fells, New Jersey, has prepared a new Master Plan in April 2018. This plan provides guidance for the future development of the community and addresses challenges related to land use, housing, circulation, public facilities, recreation, recycling, design, historic preservation, stormwater management, environmental concerns, and carbon footprint reduction. It aims to maintain and enhance the Borough as a desirable place to live, learn, work, worship, and enjoy recreation for present and future residents. The plan identifies key issues such as the increasing scale of houses relative to lots, incompatible land uses on the edges of the community, increasing cut-through traffic, loss of trees, and the need to reduce the municipal carbon footprint. Goals are expressed in the form of necessary responses by the community, the details of which are contained in the elements of the plan. It projects needs and resources of a strong residential community going forward for a period of at least 10 to 25 years.