Carl E. Peters take on issues of the day – mostly in New Jersey. The topics covered often include issues related to municipal engineering, zoning and land use, code enforcement , access for the disabled, dispute resolution and pending legislation or regulations.
In my first post about this topic I opined that New Jersey was divided into three areas of seven counties each. While this is my initial thesis, I am… Read More »The North / South / Central Jersey Debate – What Other Guys are Saying
While I’ve discussed the site planning process in New Jersey on my web site and in earlier blog posts, I haven’t provided any images to provide greater clarity to my… Read More »Site Plan Drawings
You may wonder how a fellow from Staten Island has become so intrigued by the differences between regions of New Jersey and this long running Jersey debate. I guess it… Read More »The North, South, Central Jersey Debate – How I got interested
A few weeks ago I read an article in the Star Ledger about some new docks that have been constructed on the Raritan River in New Brunswick by Middlesex County… Read More »What if you built a marina and nobody came? or New Brunswick Landing
What line divides North Jersey and South Jersey – Does Central Jersey even exist? A few weeks ago my daughter, Sara Peters, was helping me to develop ideas for a… Read More »Where am I – North Jersey, South Jersey, or Possibly even Central Jersey?
Many people arrive at my web site by searching for the answer to the question “What is a Site Plan”? Here is a somewhat simplified answer to that question for… Read More »What is a Site Plan?
A bill has been introduced in the New Jersey Assembly that would require the installation of residential sprinkler systems in all new one and two family homes – except manufactured… Read More »Residential Fire Sprinkler Systems may be required in New Jersey
Home Improvement Contracts – Proposal to Eliminate Award of Attorney’s Fees for Technical Violations of the Act and Regulations New Jersey Senate Bill S1769, sponsored by Senator Shirley K. Turner,… Read More »Home Improvement Contract Disputes – Payment of Legal Fees
I recently taught a class about NJ Municipal Land Use Law and the NJ Residential Site Plan Standards to a group of Professional Land Surveyors. There were some questions about… Read More »NJ Municipal Land Use Jurisdiction Table
For years, owners, contractors, utility companies and design professionals, in the State of New Jersey, have wrestled with the problem of conflicting underground utilities. When excavators uncover a pipe or… Read More »NJ Underground Utility Information During Design