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Utilizing ArcGIS for Smart Growth: The Hunterdon County Build-Out Simulator

This presentation discusses the development and application of the Build-Out Simulator (BOS) in Hunterdon County, NJ, a tool created through a Smart Growth grant to assist municipalities in accommodating growth while preserving rural heritage. The BOS integrates local zoning data and offers automated scenarios and visualizations for planning professionals. Key benefits include enhanced evaluation of zoning regulations, environmental considerations, and the capacity to project 20-year development impacts. Insights on implementation challenges and successes are shared.

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Utilizing ArcGIS for Smart Growth: The Hunterdon County Build-Out Simulator

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  1. Using ArcGIS to Develop Smart Growth Strategies 2005 ESRI International User Conference July 25-29, 2005 Sue Dziamara PP/AICP Hunterdon County, NJ

  2. BuildOut Simulator Hunterdon County… • Primarily rural farmland, but experiencing growth pressure. • Goal: maintain their rural / small town heritage while accommodating reasonable growth

  3. BuildOut Simulator 1993 Build Out Request… • As a planning authority for these small municipalities, the Planning Dept. was asked to prepare a build-out for a single township. • Process took over a month…..

  4. . . . The Department needed a better, more efficient way to provide this necessary service. . . .

  5. GIS-based, countywide parcel data layer • Incorporated local zoning information • More automated process

  6. BuildOut Simulator How it Came to Be… • 2001, Received a Smart Growth grant from the New Jersey Office of Community Affairs to generate a development plan. • Develop build-out scenarios for areas of likely development. • The County contracted G/I/S to develop the Build-Out Simulator (BOS), an extension of ArcGIS.

  7. BuildOut Simulator Hunterdon’s Requirements… • Needed to show actual parcels created. • Intended for the Planning Professional • Must be easily integrated into your organization’s existing computer technology.

  8. BOS Deliverables … • Provide a visual snap shot • Show realistic build-out impacts on a parcel-based level • Estimate the amount of remaining open space, number of homes or square feet of commercial space to be built • Allow the Planning Professional to create alternative development scenarios

  9. The BOS as a Planning Resource Allow Municipalities to: • Evaluate Zoning Regulations • Consider Environment Constraints • Preservation Goals

  10. The BOS as a Planning Resource Allowing Hunterdon County to: • Provide 20-year build-out projections to municipalities • Support 2020 Population Projections

  11. Return on Investment • Smart Growth strategies can be realized • Communities respond to visual queues • An effective communication tool • Identify a common vision and achieve a common goal

  12. Lessons Learned … • Requires defining and input of zoning variables • While some processes are automated, it still requires initial start up time and training • Commercial build-out results were not as anticipated

  13. Successes • Automates complex procedures • Allows for alternative development scenarios • Useful in demonstrating residential build-out • Effective means of verifying population projections

  14. The Future for BOS …

  15. Thank You, Questions? Contact Information:Sue Dziamara, PP/AICPHunterdon County Planning Departmentwww.co.hunterdon.nj.usGeographic Information Services, Inc.www.gis-services.com

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