This section contains documents approved by Bethlehem Township that effectuate the Township’s conformance with the Highlands Regional Master Plan.

• Planning Area Petition Ordinance (363 KB pdf)
• Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory (ERI) (408 KB pdf)
• Reexamination Report and Notice of Adoption (221 KB pdf)
• Highlands Master Plan Element and Resolution (2.10 MB pdf)
• Highlands Land Use Ordinance (4.47 MB pdf)
• Zoning Map Amendment and Resolution (253 KB pdf)
• Highlands Area Exemption Ordinance (636 KB pdf) [Municipality is authorized to issue certain Highlands Exemptions]

The Bethlehem Township Petition for Plan Conformance was approved by the Highlands Council on December 16, 2010.

Council Approved Documents

• All documents listed below as one compressed file: Highlands Council Approved Documents (51 MB zip)
• Individual files:  
  • Highlands Final Consistency Review and Recommendations Report (293 KB pdf)
  • Highlands Implementation Plan and Schedule (214 KB pdf)
  • Highlands Municipal Build-Out Report (1.32 MB pdf)
  • Adopted Housing Element & Fair Share Plan May 2010 (656 KB pdf)
    • Adopted Fair Share Appendices (1.31 MB pdf)
  • Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory (15 MB pdf)
  • Master Plan Highlands Element and Exhibits (15 MB pdf)
  • Highlands Area Land Use Ordinance (973 KB pdf)
    • Highlands Area Land Use Ordinance Exhibits (18 MB pdf)

Materials from Public Hearing

• Resolution
• Bethlehem Township Presentation
• Press Release
• Pictures
• Bethlehem 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 Bethlehem Township’s Petition for Plan Conformance.

• All documents listed below as one compressed file: Final Posting Prior to Public Hearing (15.5 MB zip)
• Individual files:
  • Final Consistency Review and Recommendations Report (485 KB pdf)
  • Public Comments/Highlands Council Responses (109 KB pdf)
  • Final Highlands Implementation Plan and Schedule (179 KB pdf)
  • Highlands Element (13.8 MB pdf)
  • Highlands Land Use Ordinance (1.5 MB pdf)

A public comment period was held from November 17 through December 3, 2010 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 (49 MB zip)
• Individual files:
  • Final Draft Consistency Review & Recommendations Report (284 KB pdf)
  • Adopted Housing Element and Fair Share Plan May 2010 (656 KB pdf)
    • Fair Share Plan Appendices (1.3 MB pdf)
  • Highlands ERI DRAFT November 2010 (15 MB pdf)
  • Master Plan Highlands Element DRAFT November 2010 (15 MB pdf)
  • Highlands Area Land Use Ordinance DRAFT November 2010 (725 KB pdf)
    • Highlands Area Land Use Ordinance Exhibits (18 MB pdf)
  • Highlands Implementation Plan & Schedule (432 KB pdf)

The documents below comprise all required components of the municipal Petition for Plan Conformance, which was deemed administratively complete by the Highlands Council on March 16, 2010 (Administrative Completeness Letter). [Earlier completeness letter indicating not complete: Completeness Letter dated February 8, 2010]

As part of its Petition, Bethlehem Township also requested Regional Master Plan updates and Map Adjustments and specific responses were provided: Highlands Council Response Letter dated March 15, 2010 re Municipal RMP Update and/or Map Adjustment Request(s).

• All petition documents listed below as one compressed file: Municipal Petition for Plan Conformance (50 MB zip)
• Individual files:
  • Petition Cover Letter (497 KB pdf)
  • Petition Submittal Checklist (75 KB pdf)
  • Preservation Area Resolution (587 KB pdf)
  • Planning Area Resolution (398 KB pdf)
  • General Correspondence - Letter from Lisa Specca, Clarke Caton Hintz (95 KB pdf)
  • Record of Public Involvement (692 KB pdf)
  • Current List of Planning/Regulatory Documents (218 KB pdf)
  • Modules 1 and 2: See Highlands Municipal Build-Out Report below
  • Module 3:
    • Affordable Housing Summary (636 KB pdf)
    • Prior Round Sites Consistency Reports (28.1 MB pdf)
  • Module 4 Highlands ERI (16.3 MB pdf)
  • Module 5 Master Plan Highlands Element (81 KB pdf)
  • Module 6 Highlands Land Use Ordinance (1.1 MB pdf)
  • Module 7:
    • Municipal Self-Assessment Report (207 KB pdf)
    • Municipal Self-Assessment Checklist (81 KB pdf)
    • Implementation Plan and Schedule (87 KB pdf)
  • RMP Updates (838 KB pdf)

• Municipal Resolution: Notice of Intent
• Municipal Resolution: COAH extension
• Initial Assessment Report
• Highlands Municipal Build-Out Report (pdf)
  • Supporting Documents (25 MB zip)