Spot Once Meant For Development Now Preserved In Berkeley
BERKELEY, NJ — A small portion of Berkeley that was once intended as a pocket of development may no longer be so due to land preservation efforts in the area.
At a recent Township Council meeting, an ordinance was introduced that would remove the corridor node overlay from the CN-C zone, which is in the area of Route 9 on the southern end of town.
This is the same area where the Cedar Creek Campground and the WOBM Pit/Berkeley Nine are located. Both of these areas have been permanently preserved, and it’s because of this that township officials say that the overlay should be removed.
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“There’s really no good planning reason to have this corridor node here,” said Township Planner James Oris. At a meeting last year, Oris explained that the corridor nodes were originally intended to serve as pockets of development and would discourage development elsewhere. But because of the land preservation, it’s changed the nature of the corridor, meaning the node is unnecessary.
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By eliminating the overlay, the area would revert back to its underlying zoning, which allows some businesses. But since the land behind Yesterday’s all the way down to Dudley Park and adjacent to the Rail Trail is all permanently preserved, there is not much land that is buildable in that area anyway.
The ordinance will be voted on at the August Berkeley Township Council meeting.
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