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.

• Hardyston Township Highlands Implementation Grant Status – March 2015

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

• Master Plan Reexamination Report (181 KB pdf)
  
  • Resolution (66 KB pdf)
• Exemption Determination Ordinance (4.2 MB pdf)

Hardyston Township's Petition for Plan Conformance was approved by the Highlands Council on September 15, 2011.

Council Approved Documents

• All documents listed below as one compressed file: Highlands Council Approved Documents (43 MB zip)
• Individual files:

• Highlands Council Resolution 2011-31 Approval of Hardyston's Township Petition for Plan Conformance (193 KB pdf)
  • Highlands Final Consistency Review and Recommendations Report (2.80 KB pdf)
  • Highlands Implementation Plan and Schedule (184 KB pdf)
• Highlands Municipal Build-Out Report (1.61 MB pdf)
• Adopted Housing Element and Fair Share Plan (4.2 MB pdf)
  • Hardyston Township COAH Certification (May 2009) (3.58 MB pdf)
• Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory (405 KB pdf)
  • Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory Figures (11 MB pdf)
• Highlands Master Plan Element (559 KB pdf)
  • Highlands Master Plan Element Exhibits (7.69 MB pdf) 
• Highlands Area Land Use Ordinance (973 KB pdf)
  • Highlands Area Land Use Ordinance Exhibits (14 MB pdf)  

Materials from Public Hearing

• Highlands Council Resolution (pdf)
• Hardyston Township Presentation (pdf)
• Press Release (pdf)
• Pictures
• Public Hearing: September 15, 2011
• Hardyston Township 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 Hardyston's Petition for Plan Conformance.

• All documents listed below as one compressed file: Final Posting Prior to Public Hearing (524 KB zip)
• Individual files:
  • Final Consistency Review and Recommendations Report (382 KB pdf)
  • Public Comments/Highlands Council Responses (188 KB pdf)

A public comment period was held from August 12 through August 30, 2011 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 (39MB zip)
• Individual files:
  • Final Draft Consistency Review & Recommendations Report (358 KB pdf)
    • Highlands Council Explanation of Exhibit Changes (121 KB pdf)
  • Highlands Implementation Plan & Schedule (190 KB pdf)
  • Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory (698 KB pdf)
    • Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory Exhibits (6.19 MB pdf)
  • Highlands Master Plan Element (924 KB pdf)
    • Highlands Master Plan Element Exhibits (5.99 MB pdf)
  • Highlands Land Use Ordinance (1.22 MB pdf)
    • Highlands Land Use Ordinance Exhibits (14 MB pdf)
  • Adopted Housing Element and Fair Share Plan (8.25 MB pdf)
    • COAH Certification May 2009 (3.58 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 [Administrative Completeness Letter (564 KB pdf)].

• All documents listed below as one compressed file: Municipal Petition for Plan Conformance (29 MB zip)
• Individual files:
  • Petition Cover Letter (2.5 MB pdf)
  • Petition for Plan Conformance Introduction (68 KB pdf)
  • Petition Submittal Checklist (104 KB pdf)
  • Preservation Area Resolution (77 KB pdf)
  • Record of Public Involvement (2.3 MB pdf)
  • Current List of Planning/Regulatory Documents (67 KB pdf)
  • Modules 1 and 2: See Highlands Municipal Build-Out Report below
  • Module 3:
    • Final 3rd Round Housing Element/Fair Share Plan (8.5 MB pdf)
    • General Correspondence - Substantive Certification Letter from COAH (4.8 MB pdf)
  • Module 4 Highlands ERI (5.1 MB pdf)
  • Module 5 Master Plan Highlands Element (5.3 MB pdf)
  • Module 6 Highlands Land Use Ordinance (3.8 MB pdf)
  • Module 7:
    • Municipal Self-Assessment Report (83 KB pdf)
    • Municipal Self-Assessment Checklist (155 KB pdf)
    • Implementation Plan and Schedule (210 KB pdf)
• Highlands Municipal Build-Out Report (pdf)
  • Supporting files (30 MB zip)