Land-use of
Hammonton
Hammonton currently has:
-6,625 ff of total farmland (8,745 acres)
-5,564 ff of unpreserved farmland (7,345 acres)
-1,061 ff of preserved farmland (1,400 acres)
Note: Acres have been converted to football fields to envision how
large an acres is.
The 3 Options
-You can't expect all 5,564 ff to become developed or preserved. Options 1 & 3 are the extremes.
-Option 2 might best reflect what is likely to occur within the next 30 years.
1 -all remaining farmland becomes developed
-1,061 of total farms preserved
2 -Some development-some preservation
-3,843 ff of total farms preserved
3 -4,173 ff (or 3/4) of remaining farms preserve themselves
-5,234 ff of total farms preserved
Hammonton is seen in the upper left hand portion of the map. As you can see, Hammonton has the most farmland per municipality in the County and one of the largest pieces of conservation lands (the Pinelands a.k.a. Wharton State Forest)
Legend
Light Blue Outline= Jurisdiction
Light Green = Farmland
Red=Urban/residential/commercial/industry
Orange= Recent development (past 10yrs)
Purple= Potential Develpoment
Dark Green= Farmland outside Hammonton Boundary
Leapfrog Development targets farmlands. Leads to less farms and more traffic. Farmland preservation is vital for Hammonton to continue being a sustainable town for generations to come. Once farmland is developed, it is unlikely to ever undevelop. For more info, checkout
http://www.nj.gov/agriculture/sadc/farmpreserve/
There are however, sustainable development practices such as infilling and retrofitting that utilize exisiting infrastructure and services without the need to build on the outskirts of town. Checkout http://njssi.org/ for more info.
Hammonton 1995/97
Hammonton 2002
*Arrows show new development since 1995/97 as it applies to 2009.
*All Aerial Images Provided Through the NJDEP iMapNJ
*All layers made by GoogleMaps and converted into GoogleEarth Format.