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DESCRIPTION :
The property is located on the west side of Buffalo Hollow Road; there ia an unoccupied stone dwelling of historical significance, in a state of disrepair, on the property. Also included are a barn, an enclosed pasture and several outbuilding. The spring house is located on the opposite side of the road and is need of repair.

LOCATION :
approximately 1500 acres, located in Lebanon Township east of Route 31, between Rocky Run Road (bordering the Geriatric Center to the west) and Buffalo Hollow Road (bordering Voorhees State Park to the east.)  USGS may #46 (High Bridge quadrangle 7.5 minute series photorevised, 1970) The southwest boundary is located 40o41'00" north latitude and 74o54'00" west longitude; northeast boundary is 40o41'30" north latitude, 74o53'50" west longitude
 

SURFACE FEATURES :

• ELEVATION predominantly flat area between 460' and 554' mean elevation
• SURFACE WATER includes Willoughby Branch  to the south/southeast of the property. Rocky Run is a small body of moving water alone the northwest boundary. Both are tributaries of Spruce Run Reservoir.
• WETLAND AREA is very small and runs along Willoughby Branch; it is included in the 100-year blood plain
• SOIL CHARACTERISTICS soil is predominantly of low grade, with a small area of highly fertile soil in the north central portion of the property
• VEGETATION TYPES almost one half of the property is deciduous forest, the remainder is herbaceous growth

PROPOSAL:

Planned Community

The undeveloped parcel (approximately 925 acres) is located on three sides of  the perimeter of the property, along the north, northeast and western edges. A community garden plot occupies approximately 200 acres in the northwest, central portion of the property

The developed portion (approximately 525 acres) is centered around a central core

• Goods and services will be centralized in order to reduce dependence on automobiles
• Core contains (12) commercial mixed use properties, with residential units above them
• Core houses a community club house, pavilion, swimming pool, tennis and basketball courts, areas to roller blade and skate board
• Adjacent to the core is a baseball field and track

Residential  (300) units include :

• 60 units will provide for low and moderate cost housing
• 24 of these 60 will be mixed use units above the commercial property
• 36 of these remaining 60 units will be 2-bedroom cottages in the core area
• 11 quadraplex units, interspersed inside and around the core
• 40% of these units will be available as rental property
• 106 single family single homes (2/3 bedroom) on quarter acre lots
• 45 single homes with 3 and 4 bedrooms on half acre lots
• 45 farmettes on 3 acre parcels

• All housing and commercial units will be fully integrated into the fabric of the community
• All units will maintain the visual integrity and historic character of the area
• The 60 units designated as mixed use or cottages will provide low and moderate cost housing
• 50% of these 60 units will be available as rental property
• 40% of the quadraplex units will be available as rental property

Mobility

• The area has two main access roads leading in from Rocky Run Road on the north and Buffalo Hollow Road on the south
• One road terminates at the proposed train station
• All roads will be paralleled by sidewalks and/or bike path
• Bike paths may allow older students independent access to the elementary school in High Bridge Borough

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