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2010 Hunterdon County Planning Board Awards Program - Thursday, October 28, 2010
PRESS RELEASE-March 01, 2010

OVERVIEW
The purpose of the Planning & Design Awards Program is to recognize outstanding planning accomplishments in Hunterdon County. Hopefully, the recognition of these plans and projects will create an awareness of good planning and will encourage others to undertake projects of similar quality. Municipal bodies, organizations and individuals are encouraged to submit nominations for the program. The more nominations are received, the more successful the program is will be.

Nominations will open on or about April 1, 2010 with a proposed closing date of September 1, 2010.

EVENT INFORMATION

The 2010 Awards event is scheduled for Thursday, October 28, 2010. Additional information coming soon.

ELIGIBILITY

By recognizing outstanding plans and projects each year, the Hunterdon County Planning Board strives to create an awareness of good planning and design to encourage others to undertake projects of similar quality. Historically, municipal bodies, organizations and individuals have all nominated deserving projects within the County. Projects or plans with approvals or construction dates outside the guidelines will be reviewed on a case by case basis.

CRITERIA

  • Plans and projects that harmonize with the existing physical environment (i.e. building design and materials; landscaping; scale of development, etc.).
  • Plans or projects that demonstrate broad based public support
  • Creative and unique plans and projects that promote progressive planning principles (i.e. creative plans that minimize traffic impact; unique ways to protect views, ridges and other natural resources; plans/projects that address special needs of the community).
  • Socially oriented plans and projects that accommodate a variety of human activities (i.e. creating both private and public spaces, pedestrian walkways).
  • New and innovative planning principles that can be applied to other projects (i.e. subdivision or site plan designs that preserve a rural landscape and can be effectively used for designing other developments).
  • Plans or projects that incorporate or promote the use of alternative energy or other green technologies or sustainable planning tools and concepts.

SELECTION PROCESS

The projects will be reviewed by a HCPB appointed committee. The committee may consist of County Planning Board members, a Freeholder representative, Department staff, as well as representatives from the public and private sectors. All winners will be recognized at the HCPB’s Planning and Design Awards Event. Based on the quality of nominations received, the HCPB reserves the right to present as many or as few awards as deemed appropriate.

AWARD CATEGORIES

Award categories include:

  • Green / Sustainable: Includes private or public sector projects or plans that incorporate sustainable building and site design; conserve or use energy, air or land resources consistent with sustainable growth principles, LEED, or other recognized green standards.
    • Residential: Includes both single family and multi-family residential communities’ plans or projects.
  • Commercial: Includes private or public sector office, commercial or industrial developments as well as mixed-use developments that include residential uses; and includes plans or projects.
  • Hermia Lechner (Environmental): Given to an individual or organization for exceptional planning efforts that promote the conservation of natural resources; may include ordinances, environmental programs, open space plans or other projects that protect the natural environment.
  • Donald B. Jones (Historic): Given to an individual or organization for completed projects that significantly contribute to the preservation of Hunterdon County’s historical or rural heritage; may include restoration projects, historic preservation plans, scenic view and vista ordinances, or other projects that preserve the historic or rural landscape.
  • Transportation: Includes private or public sector projects or plans that creatively addresses local or regional transportation needs.
  • Freeholder Partnership: An outstanding planning effort where a key element involves public and private sector partnering, or the partnering of different public sector entities to move a plan/project forward.

For the 2010 Awards Event the Board has further refined and expanded the award categories to include:

  • Youth in Planning: This award has been established to recognize exemplary community contributions by youth groups or individuals on projects that benefit community facilities or activities.
  • Land Use Board: This award was created to recognize those Municipal Planning, Zoning or Land Use Boards where a specific decision or action by the board has had an outstanding beneficial impact to the community

PRINTABLE AWARDS FORMS

  • 2010 Planning & Design Awards Nomination Form (PDF) coming soon
  • 2009 Design Awards Brochure (PDF)
  • Awards Event Invitation (PDF) coming soon

PRIOR AWARD WINNERS

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Provided by the Hunterdon County Planning Board on March 03, 2010