Bloomfield Master Plan Amendment

PROJECT TYPE: Master Plan Amendment
LOCATION: Bloomfield, NJ
SERVICES: Land Use Planning

Preparation of the Bloomfield Township Master Plan Amendment Addendum focusing on the Land Use Element recommendations for a Commuter Oriented Residential District. As an outgrowth of the comprehensive zoning amendments undertaken by the Master Plan and Redevelopment Committee in 2003 and 2004, the Westinghouse Tract, originally zoned for MC (Major Commercial), was rezoned to a new district called the Commuter Oriented Residential District (CORD).

The new district implemented one of the recommendations of the 2002 Master Plan’s Land Use Element, which focused attention on Transit Oriented Development (TOD) along the rail corridor and near the Bloomfield Center and Watsessing Train Stations to take advantage of the Midtown Direct service made possible by the Montclair Connection to the north. This Master Plan Amendment was completed in partnership with Dave Roberts, PP/AICP, who was responsible for the overall Master Plan Re-Examination Report.