Clinton Township is requesting an amendment to its approved Petition for Plan Conformance to incorporate two designated Highlands Centers within the Township. Complete details are available in the documents below.

• Draft Consistency Review and Recommendations Report: Petition for Highlands Center Designation (pdf)
• Public Notice Announcing Comment Period (pdf)

This section contains documents approved by Clinton Township that effectuate the township's conformance with the Highlands Regional Master Plan.

• Highlands Planning Area Petition Ordinance (955 KB pdf)
• Exemption Determination Ordinance  (3.63 MB pdf) [Municipality is authorized to issue certain Highlands Exemptions]
• Highlands Referral Ordinance (3.20 MB pdf)
• Highlands Master Plan Reexamination Report (3.99 MB pdf)

Clinton Township's Petition for Plan Conformance was approved by the Highlands Council on June 18, 2015.

Council Approved Documents

• All documents listed below as one compressed file: Approved Petition for Plan Conformance (68.5 MB zip)
• Individual files:
  • Highlands Final Consistency Review and Recommendations Report (353 KB pdf)
  • Highlands Implementation Plan and Schedule (138 KB pdf)
  • Highlands Municipal Build-Out Report (1.92 MB pdf)
  • Adopted Housing Element and Fair Share Plan (34.7 MB pdf)
  • Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory (ERI) (357 KB pdf)
    • ERI Exhibits (10.4 MB pdf)
  • Highlands Master Plan Element (491 KB pdf)
    • Master Plan Element Exhibits (9.02 MB pdf)
  • Highlands Area Land Use Ordinance (1.05 MB pdf)
    • Highlands Area Land Use Ordinance Exhibits (11.7 MB pdf)

Materials from Public Hearing

• Resolution (pdf)
• Presentation (pdf)
• Press Release (pdf)

*** 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 Clinton Township's Petition for Plan Conformance.

• All documents listed below as one compressed file: Clinton Township - Final Posting Prior to Public Hearing (1.02 MB zip)
• Individual files:
  • Final Consistency Review & Recommendations Report (299 KB pdf)
  • Public Comments/Highlands Council Responses (183 KB pdf)
  • Highlands Implementation Plan & Schedule (619 KB pdf)
  • See additional Petition materials below.

A public comment period was held from May 19 through June 3, 2015 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: Clinton Township Petition Posting for Public Comment (66.2 MB zip)
• Individual files:
  • Final Draft Consistency Review and Recommendations Report (268 KB pdf)
  • Highlands Implementation Plan and Schedule (196 KB pdf)
  • Highlands Environmental  Resource Inventory (357 KB pdf)
    • Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory Exhibits (10.4 MB pdf)
  • Highlands Master Plan Element (491 KB pdf)
    • Highlands Master Plan Element Exhibits (8.98 MB pdf)
  • Highlands Land Use Ordinance (646 KB pdf)
    • Highlands Land Use Ordinance Exhibits (11.1 MB pdf)
  • Clinton Township Draft Housing Element and Fair Share Plan (15.1 MB 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 8, 2010.  As part of the township’s Petition, Clinton Township also requested Regional Master Plan updates and Map Adjustments and specific responses were provided.

• Administrative Completeness Letter (2/8/10) (5.3 MB pdf)
• RMP Update and Map Adjustment Request Response Letter (3/15/10) (1.6 MB pdf)

 Petition

• All documents listed below as one compressed file: Clinton Township Administratively Complete Petition for Plan Conformance (69 MB zip)
• Individual files:
  • Petition Cover Letter (91 KB pdf)
  • Petition Submittal Checklist (89 KB pdf)
  • Preservation Area Resolution (182 KB pdf)
  • Planning Area Resolution (210 KB pdf)
  • Record of Public Involvement (1.2 MB pdf)
  • Current List of Planning/Regulatory Documents (97 KB pdf)
  • Modules 1 and 2: See Highlands Municipal Build-Out Report below
  • Module 3:
    • Affordable Housing Summary (177 KB pdf)
    • Prior Round Sites Consistency Reports (58 MB pdf)
  • Module 4 Highlands ERI (8.2 MB pdf)
  • Module 5 Master Plan Highlands Element (4.7 MB pdf)
  • Module 6 Highlands Land Use Ordinance (1.6 MB pdf)
  • Module 7:
    • Municipal Self-Assessment Report (209 KB pdf)
    • Municipal Self-Assessment Checklist (140 KB pdf)
    • Implementation Plan and Schedule (175 KB pdf)
  • RMP Updates (43 KB pdf)

• Municipal Resolution: Notice of Intent
• Municipal Resolution: COAH extension
• Highlands Municipal Build-Out Report (pdf)
  • Supporting files (40 MB zip)