New Jersey Highlands Council | Independence Township

Independence Township in Warren County has 6,276 acres in the Preservation Area and 6,510 acres in the Planning Area of the Highlands Region. The municipality submitted a Petition for Plan Conformance for its Preservation Area lands only. This page contains links to documents related to the Township’s conformance with the Highlands Regional Master Plan.

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Administratively Complete Petition for Plan Conformance

The following documents comprise all required components of the municipal Petition for Plan Conformance, which was deemed administratively complete by the Highlands Council

Administrative Completeness Letter

Completeness Letter (520 KB pdf)

Petition Materials

All documents listed below as one compressed file: Municipal Petition for Plan Conformance (586 KB zip)
- Petition Cover Memorandum (43 KB pdf)
- Petition Submittal Checklist (as prepared by the Highlands Council) (88 KB pdf)
- Preservation Area Resolution (139 KB pdf)
- Record of Public Involvement (346 KB pdf)
- Current List of Planning/Regulatory Documents (36 KB pdf)
- Modules 1 and 2: See Highlands Municipal Build-Out Report below
- Module 3 Housing Element and Fair Share Plan (1.29 MB pdf)
- Module 4 Highlands ERI (6.21 MB pdf)
- Module 5:
  - Master Plan Highlands Element (1.12 MB pdf)
  - Master Plan Highlands Element Exhibits (9.24 MB pdf)
- Module 6 Highlands Land Use Ordinance (1.48 MB pdf)
- Module 7:
  - Municipal Self-Assessment Report (355 KB pdf)
  - Municipal Self-Assessment Checklist (as prepared by the Highlands Council) (88 KB pdf)
  - Implementation Plan and Schedule (149 KB pdf)

Previously Posted

Municipal Resolution: Notice of Intent (pdf)
Municipal Resolution: COAH extension (pdf)
Highlands Municipal Build-Out Report (pdf)

Supporting Documents (46 MB zip)