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Vernon Township in Sussex County has been working with the Highlands Council to help implement the Highlands Regional Master Plan (RMP) at the local level since 2012. This page contains more information about the township and its work with the Council.
Quick Facts
Area 44,769 acres/69.95 mi2
Preservation Area 29,305 acres
Planning Area 15,464 acres
RMP Conformance Status Conforming, preservation area only
Liaison Allison Bittner
Vernon Township official website
Work Funded by the Highlands Council
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 Vernon Township’s work with the Council.
- Farmland Preservation Plan - 2023
- Stormwater Management Plan - 2023
- Open Space and Recreation Plan - 2022
- Sustainable Economic Development Plan – 2019
- Zoning Map Amendments – 2014
- Highlands Land Use Ordinance – 2014
- Highlands Referral Ordinance [directs certain planning and regulatory documents be referred to the Highlands Council for review] – 2013
- Reexamination Report and Master Plan Amendment – 2013
- Master Plan Highlands Element – 2013
- Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory (ERI) – 2012
