New Jersey Highlands Council | Glen Gardner Borough

Glen Gardner Borough in Hunterdon County is located entirely within the Preservation Area of the Highlands Region (991 acres). The municipality's Petition for Plan Conformance was approved by the Highlands Council on December 16, 2010. This page contains links to documents related to the Borough’s conformance with the Highlands Regional Master Plan.

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Conformance Documents Adopted by the Municipality

This section contains documents approved by Glen Gardner Borough that effectuate the Borough’s conformance with the Highlands Regional Master Plan.

Exemption Ordinance (970 KB pdf) [Municipality is authorized to issue certain Highlands Act Exemptions]
Environmental Resource Inventory (ERI) (341 KB pdf)
- ERI Exhibits (5.38 MB pdf)
Highlands Referral Ordinance (919 KB pdf)
Reexamination Report and Resolution (1.16 MB pdf)
Highlands Master Plan Element (480 KB pdf)
- Master Plan Element Exhibits (5.11 MB pdf)

Highlands Implementation Grant Status

The Highlands Implementation Grant Status (HIGS) provides a high-level summary of funded Plan Conformance tasks. The HIGS is an updated, condensed version of the Highlands Implementation Plan and Schedule (IPS) approved by the Highlands Council with the complete petition.

• Glen Gardner Borough Highlands Implementation Grant Status – March 2015

Approved Petition for Plan Conformance

Glen Gardner Borough's 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: Petition Documents Approved by Highlands Council (35 MB zip)
Individual files:
- Highlands Council Resolution 2010-15 Approval of Glen Gardner Borough's Petition for Plan Conformance (495 KB pdf)
- Highlands Final Consistency Review and Recommendations Report (346 KB pdf)
- Highlands Implementation Plan and Schedule (169 KB pdf)
- Highlands Municipal Build-Out Report (2.02 MB pdf)
- Adopted Housing Element and Fair Share Plan (115 KB pdf)
- Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory (8.17 MB pdf)
- Highlands Master Plan Element (1.27 MB pdf)
- Highlands Master Plan Element Exhibits (7.87 MB pdf))
- Highlands Area Land Use Ordinance (1.06 MB pdf) )
- Highlands Area Land Use Ordinance Exhibits (6.07 MB pdf)

Materials from Public Hearing

*** 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.

Final Posting Prior to Public Hearing

The documents below include all edits made prior to Highlands Council consideration of Glen Gardner Borough's Petition for Plan Conformance.

All documents listed below as one compressed file: Final Posting Prior to Public Hearing (742 KB zip)
Individual files:
- Final Consistency Review and Recommendations Report (430 KB pdf)
- Public Comments/Highlands Council Responses (167 KB pdf)
- Final Highlands Implementation Plan and Schedule (206 KB pdf)

Petition Posting for Public Comment

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 (30 MB zip)
Individual files:
- Final Draft Consistency Review & Recommendations Report (376 KB pdf)
- Adopted Housing Element and Fair Share Plan June 2010 (10.8 MB pdf)
- Highlands ERI DRAFT November 2010 (6.5 MB pdf)
- Master Plan Highlands Element DRAFT November 2010 (861 KB pdf)
- Master Plan Highlands Element Exhibits November 2010 (6.4 MB pdf)
- Highlands Area Land Use Ordinance DRAFT November 2010 (778 KB pdf)
- Highlands Area Land Use Ordinance Exhibits (6.2 MB pdf)
- Highlands Implementation Plan & Schedule (176 KB pdf)

Administratively Complete Petition for Plan Conformance

The following documents comprise all required components of the municipal Petition for Plan Conformance, which was deemed administratively complete by the Highlands Council (Administrative Completeness Letter).

All documents listed below as one compressed file: Municipal Petition for Plan Conformance (24 MB zip)
Individual files:
Petition Cover Letter (62 KB pdf)
Petition Submittal Checklist (109 KB pdf)
Preservation Area Resolution (65 KB pdf)
Record of Public Involvement (589 KB pdf)
Current List of Planning/Regulatory Documents (130 KB pdf)
Modules 1 and 2: See Highlands Municipal Build-Out Report below
Module 3
- Affordable Housing Summary (1 MB pdf)
Module 4 Highlands ERI (5.7 MB pdf)
Module 5 Master Plan Highlands Element (8.3 MB pdf)
Module 6 Highlands Land Use Ordinance (5.6 MB pdf)
Module 7
- Municipal Self-Assessment Report (403 KB pdf)
- Municipal Self-Assessment Checklist (185 KB pdf)
- Implementation Plan and Schedule (171 KB pdf)
Supporting Materials - Color Exhibits for Modules 4 and 5 (1.5 MB pdf)

Supporting Documents

Municipal Resolution: Notice of Intent (pdf)
Municipal Resolution: COAH extension (pdf)
Initial Assessment Report (pdf)
Highlands Municipal Build-Out Report (pdf)
- Supporting Documents (24 MB zip)