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Stretching from the southeastern shores of Lake Hopatcong to Route 80, Mount Arlington Borough is a small suburban residential community in Morris County. The borough includes quite a bit of preserved land mostly in the northern part of the borough, with a commercial area in the south centered around the Village Center, Howard Boulevard, and the Route 80 interchange. The Mount Arlington Train Station just south of Route 80 connects the region by train and bus.  In 2011 the Highlands Council approved a petition from Mount Arlington to bring its local planning and regulatory documents into alignment with the Highlands Regional Master Plan (RMP), for the Preservation Area portion of the municipality only. The Highlands Council has since provided funding to the borough to support several planning initiatives.

Mount Arlington Borough is currently petitioning the Highlands Council for a review of its master plan and development regulations for alignment with the Highlands Regional Master Plan (RMP) in the Planning Area portion of the borough. The staff Consistency Review and Recommendations Report below provides an overview and analysis of this review. Comments on this petition will be accepted through Sunday, August 24, 2025. At this time it is anticipated that the Council will take action on the petition at its September 18 public meeting.

Draft Consistency Review and Recommendations Report (pdf)
Public Notice Announcing Public Comment Period (pdf)

Area 1,795 acres/2.80 mi²
Preservation Area 132 acres
Planning Area 1,663 acres
RMP Conformance Status Conforming, Preservation Area only
Liaison Elizabeth Ward
Mount Arlington Borough official website

Certified to issue certain Highlands Exemptions.

Please contact the municipality directly for the most recent versions of planning and regulatory documents. Please contact the Highlands Council liaison listed above for information about Mount Arlington Borough’s work with the Council.

• Restoration Plan for the Mount Arlington Municipal Beach – 2022
• Highlands Exemption Ordinance [municipality is authorized to issue certain Highlands Exemptions] – 2015
• Highlands Referral Ordinance [directs certain planning and regulatory documents be referred to the Highlands Council for review] – 2015
• Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory (ERI) – 2015
• Highlands Master Plan Element – 2015