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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
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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