Updates and additions to the 2008 Highlands RMP are cataloged on this page.

Proposed Amendments
Addendum 2019-2: Plan Conformance Procedures
Addendum 2019-1: Highlands Redevelopment Area Designation Procedures
Addendum 2018-1: Procedure for Considering Proposals to Amend the Highlands Regional Master Plan
Addendum A: Acreage Update

Proposed Amendments

The Highlands Council is currently accepting comments on two proposed RMP Amendments and will be holding six public hearings as noted below. Written comments are being accepted through Monday, April 1, 2024, and can be submitted via email or hard copy to the Highlands Council office as outline in the public notice posted below.

The amendments are separate, not dependent on each other, and will be adopted by separate resolutions once final.

Public Hearing Dates, Times, and Locations

February 12, 2024 - 10:30am
NJDEP Offices
1st Floor Public Hearing Room
401 E. State Street
Trenton, NJ 08625
Listen to recording of hearing

February 21, 2024 – 10:00am
New Jersey Highlands Council
100 North Road (Route 513)
Chester, NJ 07930
Listen to recording of hearing

February 12, 2024 - 4:00pm
Virtual via Zoom
Join Meeting [Not available until Feb 12]
Phone only: (929) 436-2866
Additional access information (pdf)
Listen to recording of hearing

February 21, 2024 – 5:00pm
Town of Clinton Municipal Building
43 Leigh Street
Clinton, NJ 08809
Listen to recording of hearing

February 20, 2024 – 5:00pm
West Milford Public Library
1470 Union Valley Rd
West Milford, NJ 07480
Listen to recording of hearing
February 22, 2024 – 5:00pm
Warren County Northeast Branch Library
40 US Hwy 46 West
Independence Township, NJ 07840
Listen to recording of hearing


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Addendum 2019-2: Plan Conformance Procedures

Outlines the process by which a municipality or county revises its local master plan and development regulations to bring them into alignment with the goals, requirements, and provisions of the Highlands Act and the RMP.

Materials supporting public process for adoption

Public Comment and Public Hearings
A public comment period was held from March 27 through May 28, 2019. The Highlands Council also held six public hearings to solicit public comment on the draft Highlands Plan Conformance Procedures.

 

 

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Addendum 2019-1: Highlands Redevelopment Area Designation Procedures

Summarizes the council’s process for designating a Highlands Redevelopment Area as required by the Highlands Act. 

Materials supporting public process for adoption

Public Comment and Public Hearings
A public comment period was held from December 14, 2018 through February 11, 2019. The Highlands Council also held six public hearings to solicit public comment on the draft procedure.

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Addendum 2018-1: Procedure for Considering Proposals to Amend the Highlands Regional Master Plan

Summarizes the Council's process for reviewing the Regional Master Plan and considering any amendments to it.

Materials supporting public process for adoption

Public Comment and Public Hearings
A public comment period was held from August 25 through September 26, 2017. The Highlands Council held six public hearings to solicit public comment on the draft procedure.

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Addendum A: Acreage Update

Amends Table 1.1 of the RMP (p 20-22) "Acreage of the Highlands Region in Municipalities and Counties."



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