The Highlands Council approved Pohatcong Township's Petition for Plan Conformance at its meeting on August 3, 2011.

• Resolution
• Pictures
• Pohatcong Township Presentation
• Public Hearing: August 3, 2011
• Pohatcong Township Movie
• Pohatcong Township Higlands Center Movie

• Highlands Council Approved Documents (39 MB zip)

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• 1 - Highlands Council Resolution 2011-23 Approval of Pohatcong Township Petition for Plan Conformance (405 KB pdf) (posted previously) 
• 1a - Highlands Final Consistency Review and Recommendations Report (2.08 MB pdf) (posted 9/30/11)
• 1b - Highlands Implementation Plan and Schedule (214 KB pdf) (posted 9/30/11)
• 2 - Highlands Municipal Build-Out Report (1 MB pdf) (posted previously)
• 3 - Adopted Housing Element and Fair Share Plan (2.19 MB pdf) (posted previously)
• 4 - Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory (393 KB pdf) (posted 9/30/11)
• 4a - Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory Figures (7.57 MB pdf) (posted 9/30/11)
• 5 - Highlands Master Plan Element (1.32 MB pdf) (posted 9/30/11)
• 5a - Highlands Master Plan Element Exhibits (7.31 MB pdf) (posted 9/30/11)
• 6 - Highlands Area Land Use Ordinance (1.3 MB pdf) (posted 9/30/11)
• 6a - Highlands Area Land Use Ordinance Exhibits (17 MB pdf) (posted 9/30/11)
• 7 Highlands Council Explanation of Exhibit Changes (112 KB pdf) (posted 9/30/11)

Revised Posting for Continued Public Hearing

The two documents below reflect clarifications in response to requests from the Highlands Council during its consideration of Pohatcong Township's Petition for Plan Conformance at its June 16, 2011 meeting.  The clarifications do not result in any substantive changes to the conclusions of the Final Consistency Review and Recommendations Report.  The Highlands Council continued the public hearing to its meeting of August 3, 2011.  Public testimony regarding these clarified documents may be made at the public hearing.

•  Final Posting Prior to Public Hearing (2.26 MB zip) 
  •  1 - Final Consistency Review and Recommendations Report Revised July2011 (2.12 MB pdf)
  •  2 - Public Comments/Highlands Council Responses Revised July2011 (247 KB pdf)  

Final Posting Prior to Public Hearing

The documents below include all edits made prior to the Highlands Council consideration of Pohatcong Township's Petition for Plan Conformance which is scheduled for its June 16, 2011 meeting.

• Final Posting Prior to Public Hearing (22 MB zip)
  • 1 - Final Consistency Review and Recommendations Report (2.69 MB pdf)
  • 2 - Public Comments/Highlands Council Responses (125 KB pdf)
  • 3 - Highlands Implementation Plan and Schedule (209 KB pdf)
  • 4 - Highlands Land Use Ordinance ( 20 MB pdf)

Petition Posting for Public Comment (Public Comment Period: May 18, 2011 - June 2, 2011)

A public hearing for Pohatcong Township's Petition for Plan Conformance is scheduled for the Highlands Council meeting of June 16, 2011. The Public Notice for this hearing includes information on how to submit public comments.

The following documents constitute the municipality's final submission to the Highlands Council and include the Final Draft Consistency Review and Recommendations Report prepared by Highlands Council staff for Highlands Council consideration of the full Petition.

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• Petition Posting for Public Comment (41 MB zip)
  
  
  • 1 - Final Draft Consistency Review & Recommendations Report (1.65 MB pdf)
  • 2- Highlands Implementation Plan & Schedule (209 KB pdf)
  • 3 - Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory (891 KB pdf)
  • 3a - Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory Exhibits (9 MB pdf)
  • 4 - Highlands Master Plan Highlands Element (1.3 MB pdf)
  • 4a –Highlands Master Plan Element Exhibits (8 MB pdf)
  • 5 - Highlands Area Land Use Ordinance (1.31 MB pdf)
  • 5a - Highlands Area Land Use Ordinance Exhibits (20 MB pdf)
  • 6 - Adopted Housing Element and Fair Share Plan (2.19 MB pdf)

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• Administrative Completeness Letters
  • Completeness Letter dated March 16, 2010 (431 KB pdf)
  • Completeness Letter dated February 8, 2010 (628 KB pdf)

• Highlands Council Response Letter dated March 15, 2010 re Municipal RMP Update and/or Map Adjustment Request(s) (1.43 MB pdf)

• Municipal Petition for Plan Conformance (39 MB zip)
  • Petition Cover Letter (327 KB)
  • Petition Submittal Checklist (74 KB pdf)
  • Combined Preservation Area and Planning Area Resolution (749 KB pdf)
  • Record of Public Involvement (4.1 MB pdf)
  • Current List of Planning/Regulatory Documents (35 KB pdf)
  • Modules 1 and 2: See Highlands Municipal Build-Out Report below
  • Module 3:
    • Affordable Housing Summary (98 KB pdf)
    • Prior Round Sites Consistency Reports (8.6 MB pdf)
    • Fair Share Plan (1.83 MB pdf)
  • Module 4 Highlands ERI (9.8 MB pdf)
  • Module 5 Master Plan Highlands Element (9.6 MB pdf)
  • Module 6 Highlands Land Use Ordinance (7.6 MB pdf)
  • Module 7:
    • Municipal Self-Assessment Report (397 KB pdf)
    • Municipal Self-Assessment Checklist (92 KB pdf)
    • Implementation Plan and Schedule (94 KB pdf)

• RMP Update No. NWA-UPD001-091214 (955 KB pdf)

• Municipal Resolution: Notice of Intent (pdf)
• Municipal Resolution: COAH extension (pdf)

• Highlands Municipal Build-Out Report (pdf)
  • Supporting Documents (32 MB zip)