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Jason L. Kasler, AICP, PP
Position : President, Kasler Associates, P.A. Director of Geographic Information Systems
Education : Masters of Urban Planning, University of Michigan, 1993
Bachelor of Science, Geography, University of Wisconsin, 1991
Experience : Jason L. Kasler worked with Kasler Associates, P.A., and its predecessors in title, since 1989. The firm of Kasler Associates, P.A. is believed to be the first New Jersey planning firm to utilize Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in its planning activity. Jason is highly trained in AutoCad, ArcCad, ArcGIS 9.1, ArcView 3.3, as well as ArcView’s 3-D Analyst. Jason is the Director of the firm’s GIS operations and is responsible for the inclusion of GIS programs in the master plans of Montvale, Englewood Cliffs, Hackensack, Ridgefield Park, Maywood, Bergenfield, Bogota, Bloomingdale, Hawthorne, Morristown and Verona. These community master plan programs are some of the first in New Jersey to utilize this cutting edge technology. This technology also played an instrumental part in a study prepared for Orangetown, New York concerning the reuse of the Rockland County Psychiatric Center. Jason has provided site plan and subdivision review for planning boards and boards of adjustment. Through the use of the firm’s GIS system, Jason Kasler incorporates color aerial imagery, wetland maps, as well as other environmental information. These reports provide valuable information and insight aiding the Board members in their decision making process. Jason has provided expert testimony before numerous Planning Boards and Zoning Boards of Adjustment. Some of his cases included the expansion of a non-conforming use, a use variance for a hotel, a use variance for a home occupation, preservation of an historic site, and opposition to a cellular tower in a residential zone. Jason Kasler has also represented several condominium associations and houses of worship in land use matters. Jason Kasler has testified in eight counties including Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Somerset, Morris, Passaic, and Union Counties. Jason Kasler has also testified in Court on behalf of the Borough of Fort Lee as well as private clients located in Saddle Brook, Sayerville and Montville. All cases were adjudicated in favor of the firm’s clients.
Teaching / Lecturing
Lecturer, New Jersey Planning Officials –Basic Accreditation Program: New and Experienced Board Members, March 2005, March, 2004, September, 2002, March, 2002, March, 2001, May, 2000, February, 1999.
New Jersey League of Municipalities, Adult Oriented Businesses & Defendable Ordinances, November, 2003
Panelist, New Jersey League of Municipalities, The Re-examination report – Do it Right! Do it Often!, November, 2002
Instructor, Rutgers University, Basic Review of the Municipal Land Use Law, April 15, 2000.
Lecturer, New Jersey League of Municipalities, GIS = Powerful Municipal Planning Tool, November, 1999.
Lecturer, New Jersey Planning Officials – NJPO State Planning Conference: Planning with GIS, June, 1997
Lecturer, New Jersey Planning Officials – Union County Basic Accreditation Program: Residential Site Improvement Standards & New Board Members, March, 1997
Teaching Assistant, Legal Aspects of Planning, Graduate Level Course, University of Michigan, Department of Urban Planning, 1993
Media Coverage
“Franklin planners, residents wrangle”, Star Ledger, January 20, 2006
Cable News 8 (CN8), December 2, 2002 : Topic : Senior Housing
“Boom hits the over-55 housing market”, Bergen Record, December 2, 2002
“Downtown is no longer pass – it’s crucial”, Bergen Record, September 30, 2002
“Seniors Village Planners to consider rezoning for housing”, Bergen Record, September 26, 2002
“Bloomingdale Main Street is just a name, but officials say Downtown is a feel”, Bergen Record, September 27, 2002
“Bloomingdale weighs plan for 425-unit adult community”, Bergen Record, September 27, 2002
“Mishmash on Main”, Bergen Record, September 27, 2002
“Bloomingdale plan to bolster business strip draws flak”, Bergen Record, September 26, 2002
“Revitalization expenses troubles business owners”, Bergen Record, September 15, 2002.
“Planner cites deficiencies in Sprint plan”, Suburban Trends, April 10, 2002.
Accomplishments/Awards:
President, Springfield Park Place Condominium Association Springfield, NJ 1996 – 1998
President, Urban Planning Student Association, University of Michigan, 1992 – 1993
Research Assistant, Negotiation and Mediation in the Planning Process, University of Michigan, Department of Urban Planning, 1993
Most Outstanding Student Award, American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), 1993.
Publications:
GIS in New Jersey – A decade of difference. The Planner, New Jersey Planning Officials, September 2003.
Preparing the Master Plan Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) The Municipal Master Plan Manual, Chapter 2, New Jersey Planning Officials, 1997.
Professional Licenses / Organizations:
New Jersey Professional Planner #05240 American Institute of Certified Planners #10084 New Jersey Association of Consulting Planners, Executive Director
Northern Area Advisory Board
Council On Affordable Housing (COAH)
Legal, Planning and Financial Issues Task Force
American Planning Association
APA Division member
Housing and Human Services
Planning Law
Environment and Development
Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA)
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