• Reexamination Report (pdf)
• Highlands Master Plan Element (pdf)
• Highlands Referral Ordinance (pdf)
• Environmental Resource Inventory (pdf)
• Exemption Ordinance (pdf) [Municipality is authorized to issue certain Highlands Exemptions]
  
• Stormwater Facilities Maps (pdf)**very large file**
• Sustainable Economic Development Plan (pdf)
  • Planning Board Resolution to Adopt (pdf)

The West Milford Petition for Plan Conformance was approved by the Highlands Council on February 17, 2011.

Council Approved Documents

• All documents listed below as one compressed file: West Milford Approved Petition (zip file)
• Individual files:
  • Highlands Final Consistency Review and Recommendations Report (308 KB pdf)  
  • Highlands Implementation Plan and Schedule (209 KB pdf) 
  • Highlands Municipal Build-Out Report (1.1 MB pdf)
  • Adopted Housing Element and Fair Share Plan (2.59 MB pdf)
  • Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory (4.43 MB pdf)
  • Highlands Master Plan Element (515 KB pdf)
  • Highlands Area Land Use Ordinance (698 KB pdf)
    • Highlands Area Land Use Ordinance Exhibits (59 MB pdf)  

 Materials from Public Hearing

• Highlands Council Resolution (pdf)
• West Milford Presentation (pdf)
• Press Release (pdf)
• Pictures (pdf)
• West Milford Movie

*** PETITION ARCHIVE ***

**PLEASE NOTE: The documents provided on this page include a complete history of the municipality’s Petition for Plan Conformance.  The most current versions of Plan Conformance documents are at the top of the page, with prior drafts included below.  Documents below this line are included for reference only and should be considered ARCHIVED material.

The documents below include all edits made prior to Highlands Council consideration of West Milford Township’s Petition for Plan Conformance.

• All documents listed below as one compressed file: Final Posting Prior to Public Hearing (59 MB zip)
• Individual files:
  • Final Consistency Review and Recommendations Report (266 KB pdf)
  • Public Comments / Highlands Council Responses (72 KB pdf)
  • Revised Land Use Ordinance Exhibits (58 MB pdf)

A public comment period was held from January 20 through February 4, 2011 and announced by public notice. Comments received and Highlands Council responses are included in the Comment/Response document in the section above. 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.

• All documents listed below as one compressed file: Petition Posting for Public Comment (85 MB zip)
• Individual files:
  • Final Draft Consistency Review & Recommendations Report (249 KB pdf)
  • Final Housing Plan Submittals:
    • Housing Element and Fair Share Plan May 2010 (3.4 MB pdf)
    • Land Use Board Resolution of Adoption (290 KB pdf)
  • Highlands ERI DRAFT January 2011 (25 MB pdf)
  • Master Plan Highlands Element DRAFT January 2011 (643 KB pdf)
  • Highlands Area Land Use Ordinance DRAFT January 2011 (741 KB pdf)
    • Highlands Area Land Use Ordinance Exhibits (55.8 MB pdf)
  • Highlands Implementation Plan & Schedule January 2011 (178 KB pdf)

The following documents comprise all required components of the municipal Petition for Plan Conformance, which was deemed administratively complete by the Highlands Council on February 4, 2010 (Administrative Completeness Letter).

• All petition documents listed below as one compressed file: Municipal Petition for Plan Conformance (34.5 MB zip) 
• Individual files:
  • Petition Cover Letter (42 KB pdf)
  • Petition Submittal Checklist (71 KB pdf)
  • Preservation Area Resolution (52 KB pdf)
  • Record of Public Involvement (2.8 MB pdf)
  • Current List of Planning/Regulatory Documents (5 KB pdf)
  • Modules 1 and 2: See Highlands Municipal Build-Out Report below
  • Module 3:
    • Affordable Housing Summary (32 KB pdf)
    • Prior Round Sites Consistency Reports (9.4 MB pdf)
  • Module 4 Highlands ERI (3.4 MB pdf)
  • Module 5 Master Plan Highlands Element (11.1 MB pdf)
  • Module 6 Highlands Land Use Ordinance (7.9 MB pdf)
  • Module 7:
    • Municipal Self-Assessment Report (135 KB pdf)
    • Municipal Self-Assessment Checklist (74 KB pdf)
  • Implementation Plan and Schedule (73 KB pdf)

• Municipal Resolution: Notice of Intent (pdf)
• Municipal Resolution: COAH extension (pdf)
• MP3 Grant Report: Redevelopment, Sustainable Community Plan, Ecotourism (pdf)
• Highlands Municipal Build-Out Report (pdf)
  • Supporting Documents (45 MB zip)