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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 9.3, 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, February 2009, March 2008, October
2007, November 2006, February 2006, 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
New Jersey
Planning
Officials
Board of
Planning Counselors
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)
New Jersey
State Mapping
Advisory Committee (SMAC)
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