COURSE OUTLINE
10:762:306 Beck Hall; Room 101
Principals of Urban Planning
Glen Belnay, Ph.D. – PO Box 114, Flagtown, NJ 08821
Email: gbelnay@hillsborough-nj.org
Telephone: (Home) 908-369-3863
(Office) 908-369-5652
(Fax) 908-369-8565
(Cell) 908-229-3868
Text: We will use a variety of resources including the New Jersey Municipal
Land Use Law. Readings will be posted on Sakai.
Goals of the Course: Students will become familiar and will work hands on with site plan review, site design standards, and the community land use planning and zoning process. Urban Planning history and core competencies will be incorporated into the curriculum.
Attendance Policy: The review of actual development proposals is incorporated in each weeks discussion so attendance is essential to facilitate learning. Follow the University’s attendance policy guidance.
Grading:
Course grade will be determined by meeting narratives, the take home midterm, and final case study project.
Statement of Academic Integrity – Example: All members of our community must be confident that each person’s work has been responsibly and honorably acquired, developed, and presented. Any effort to gain advantage not given to all students is dishonest, whether or not the effort is successful. A violation of academic honesty is a breach of trust, and will result in penalties, including possible suspension or expulsion. When in doubt about plagiarism, paraphrasing, quoting, or collaboration, consult the course instructors.
(Students can be directed to: http://academicintegrity.rutgers.edu/students.shtml
for further info)

September 4, 2013
Overview of the Course: Introduction to the teaching method, subject material, instructor/student expectations.
September 11, 2013
The History of Urban Planning – Planning origins, early planning dynamics, and the evolution of contemporary planning practices.
September 18, 2013
The New Jersey Municipal Land Use Law
Community Zoning Regulations: The Board of Adjustment and the Zoning
Officer: Land Use Proposals that do not conform to development standards.
September 25, 2013
The New Jersey Municipal Land use Law
Community Planning Regulations: The Planning Board and its professional staff, Land Use proposals that conform to development standards and their supporting documents.
October 2, 2013
Subdivision Review: Development regulations, and shaping residential development.
October 9, 2013
Site Plan Review: Assembling a site plan in support of a non-residential land use proposal. Guest Speaker, Mike Ford, P.E., P.P., Consulting Professional
Engineer, Van Cleef Engineering Associates
October 16, 2013
Legal Foundations of Planning and Ethics in Planning: Guest Speaker, Donald
Moore, Esq., from the law firm of Kelleher and Moore, Somerville, NJ

October 23, 2013
The Municipal Master Plan: Hillsborough Township’s Master Plan. Guest
Speaker: David Kois, Assistant Planner/Zoning Officer, Hillsborough
Township
October 30, 2013
Midterm Exam
November 6, 2013
Preparing testimony and the planners report to support a land use proposal:
Guest Speaker: Shirley Yannich, A.I.C.P., P.P.
November 13, 2013
Plan Review Session: Review and present current Development Proposals to apply Planning Principals introduced in the course.
November 20, 2013
Large Scale Development Economic Analysis of Build Out: The developer’s preparation for development approval and the financing and construction of large scale projects. Guest Speaker: Phil Zezulinski, P.E., Gilbane Associates,
Lawrenceville, NJ
December 4, 2013
Project Presentations
December 11, 2013
Project Presentations
December 18, 2013
Project Presentations

Additional Key References:
Klenz, Glenn C., 1990 A guide to Planning Boards and Zoning Boards of
Adjustment, New Jersey Planning Officials, Watchung, New Jersey
Barnes, Bret C., 1997 Complete Guide to Planning in New Jersey, New Jersey
Chapter of the American Planning Association, Trenton, New Jersey
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