PLANNING

The BARC administers Camden County's smart growth and regional planning programs. It assists the County Planning Board and other County agencies by coordinating regional land use and economic development policy with other county concerns, such as transportation, environmental protection, health and human services, etc. It does so by promoting integration of the following Smart Growth Principles in the county, municipal, private and non-profit sector development decisions.

New Jersey law delegates local land use, zoning and development approval powers to municipalities. It also authorizes counties as regional planning entities, responsible for coordinating inter-municipal land use, transportation, open space, environmental, infrastructure, and other important issues. Like their municipal counterparts, County Planning Boards must adopt master plans to guide future development, redevelopment and conservation policies.

Currently, the BARC is assisting the County complete three regional master plans for the northern and central parts of the County. For more information these planning projects, go to:

To download a Draft copy of the Plans Click here

Camden Hub Revitalization Plan - for Camden City and 14 inner-ring suburbs (Audubon, Audubon Park, Cherry Hill, Collingswood, Haddon Heights, Haddon Township, Haddonfield, Gloucester City, Lawnside, Merchantville, Mount Ephraim, Oaklyn, Pennsauken, and Woodlynne)


White Horse Pike Strategic Plan - for 10 towns along Route 30 (Barrington, Clementon, Hi-Nella, Laurel Springs, Lawnside, Lindenwold, Magnolia, Somerdale, Stratford and Tavistock)


Black Horse Pike Strategic Plan - for 8 towns along Route 168 (Audubon, Audubon Park, Bellmawr, Brooklawn, Haddon Heights, Haddon Township, Mount Ephraim and Runnemede)


BARC staff also represents Camden County in three multi-county regional planning efforts. For more information these planning projects, go to:

Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan (CMP) - for land use and environmental protection issues in southern Camden County and south-central New Jersey


Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) - for transportation and other issues in the bi-state, 9-county Philadelphia area

New Jersey State Development & Redevelopment Plan (SDRP) - for a variety of growth management issues for the entire State of New Jersey

For more information on Planning, contact: Ed Fox at (856) 751-2242