New Jersey Highlands Council | Denville Township

Denville Township in Morris County has 7 acres in the Preservation Area and 8,144 in the Planning Area of the Highlands Region. The municipality submitted a Petition for Plan Conformance for its Preservation Area, which was approved by the Highlands Council on January 20, 2010. This page contains links to documents related to the Township’s conformance with the Highlands Regional Master Plan.

Municipal Adoptions

This section contains documents adopted by Denville Township that implement the Highlands Regional Master Plan at the local level.

Water Use and Conservation Management Plan (pdf) - May 2022

Approved Petition for Plan Conformance

The Highlands Council voted unanimously on January 20, 2010, to approve Denville Township's Petition for Plan Conformance.

Meeting Materials

Approved Documents

All documents listed below as one compressed file: Highlands Council Approved Documents (3.2 MB zip)
Individual files:
- Highlands Council Resolution 2011-4 Approval of Denville Township's Petition for Plan Conformance (583 KB pdf) (posted previously)
  - Highlands Final Consistency Review and Recommendations Report (323 KB pdf) (posted 3/1/11)
- Highlands Municipal Build-Out Report (1.1 MB pdf) (posted previously)
- Adopted Housing Element and Fair Share Plan (918 KB pdf) (posted previously)
- Draft Preservation Area Checklist Ordinance (95 KB pdf) (posted 3/1/11)

*** 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.

Petition Posting for Public Comment

Final Posting Prior to Public Hearing:

The document below includes all edits made prior to the Highlands Council consideration of Denville Township's Petition for Plan Conformance.

Final Posting Prior to Public Hearing:
- 1 - Final Consistency Review and Recommendations Report (249 KB pdf)

Petition Posting for Public Comment (Public Comment Period: Dec. 17, 2010 - Jan. 5, 2011)

Public notice for this hearing.

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 (2 MB zip)
Individual files:
- Final Draft Consistency Review & Recommendations Report (284 KB pdf)
- Adopted Housing Element and Fair Share Plan (918 KB pdf)
- Draft Preservation Area Checklist Ordinance (95 KB pdf)

Administratively Complete Petition for Plan Conformance

Administrative Completeness Letter (with Submission Waivers) (1.8 MB pdf)

All documents listed below as one compressed file: Municipal Petition for Plan Conformance (33 MB zip)
Individual files:

Petition Cover Letter (1.3 MB pdf)
Combined Preservation Area and Planning Area Resolution (713 KB pdf)
Resolution Removing Planning Area from Petition for Plan Conformance (341 KB pdf)
Record of Public Involvement (143 KB pdf)
Modules 1 and 2: See Highlands Municipal Build-Out Report below
Module 3:
- Housing Element and Fair Share Plan (Adopted May 26, 2010) (918 KB pdf)
Module 4 Highlands ERI (12.2 MB pdf)
Module 5 Master Plan Highlands Element (11.8 MB pdf)
Module 6 Highlands Land Use Ordinance (9.6 MB pdf)
Module 7:
- Municipal Self-Assessment Report (61 KB pdf)
- Implementation Plan and Schedule (149 KB pdf)

Supporting Documents

Municipal Resolution: Notice of Intent (pdf)
Initial Assessment Grant Report (pdf)
Highlands Municipal Build-Out Report (pdf)
- Supporting files (34 MB zip)