The 4 Traditional Basic Tools of the Municipal Planning Process
.The Master Plan (or Comprehensive Plan)
.Zoning
.Subdivision Regulations
.Capital Improvements


Each municipality and county must have prepared and adopted a master
plan that meets statewide standards
Each plan must be comprehensively reviewed and updated every six years
Zoning enaction and amendments must conform to the plan
Each municipality must show that it has provided for its “fair share” of
the satisfaction of regional low- and moderate-income housing

Municipal Land Use Law - MLUL