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.

• Oxford Township Highlands Implementation Grant Status – 2015

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

• Planning Area Petition Ordinance (127 KB pdf)
• Highlands Referral Ordinance (531 pdf)
• Exemption Ordinance  (975 KB) [Municipality is authorized to issue certain Highlands Exemptions]
• Environmental Resource Inventory (ERI) (4.56 MB pdf)
• ERI Figures (6.16 MB pdf)
• Market Study Report: Oxford Town Center Redevelopment (2.96 MB pdf)

The Highlands Council approved Oxford Township's Petition for Plan Conformance at its meeting on August 3, 2011.

Council Approved Documents

• All documents listed below as one compressed file: Highlands Council Approved Documents (22 MB zip)
• Individual files:
  • Highlands Council Resolution 2011-28 Approval of Oxford Township's Petition for Plan Conformance (125 KB pdf) (posted 10/14/11)
    • Highlands Final Consistency Review and Recommendations Report (815 KB pdf) (posted 10/14/11)
    • Highlands Implementation Plan and Schedule (190 KB pdf) (posted 10/14/11)
  • Highlands Municipal Build-Out Report (731 KB pdf) (posted previously)
  • Adopted Housing Element and Fair Share Plan (830 KB pdf) (posted previously)
  • Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory (575 KB pdf) (posted 10/14/11)
    • Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory Figures (6.2 MB pdf) (posted 10/14/11)
  • Highlands Master Plan Element (548 KB pdf) (posted 10/14/11)
    • Highlands Master Plan Element Exhibits (6.17 MB pdf) (posted 10/14/11)
  • Highlands Area Land Use Ordinance (1.06 MB pdf) (posted 10/14/11)
    •  Highlands Area Land Use Ordinance Exhibits (6.01 MB pdf) (posted 10/14/11)
  • Highlands Council Explanation of Exhibit Changes (131 KB pdf) (posted 10/14/11)

Materials from Public Hearing

• Resolution
• Pictures
• Oxford Township Presentation
• Oxford 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.

Final Posting Prior to Public Hearing

The documents below include all edits made prior to the Highlands Council consideration of Oxford Township's Petition for Plan Conformance.

Posting for Public Comment

A public comment period was held from July 8 through July 22, 2011 and announced by public notice. Comments received and Highlands Council responses are included in the Comment/Response document above. The following documents constitute the municipality's final submission to the Highlands Council and include the Final Draft Consistency Review.

• All documents listed below as one compressed file: Posting for Public Comment (19MB zip)
• Individual files:  
  • Final Draft Consistency Review & Recommendations Report (791 KB pdf)
  • Highlands Implementation Plan & Schedule (183 KB pdf)
  • Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory (5.26 MB pdf)
  • Highlands Master Plan Element (945 KB pdf)
    • Highlands Master Plan Element Exhibits (5.08 MB pdf)
  • Highlands Land Use Ordinance (1.36 MB pdf)
    • Highlands Land Use Ordinance Exhibits (5.76 MB pdf)
  • Adopted Housing Element and Fair Share Plan (810 KB 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).

• All documents listed below as one compressed file: Municipal Petition for Plan Conformance (53 MB zip)
• Individual files:
  • Petition Cover Letter (104 KB pdf)
  • Petition Submittal Checklist (44 KB pdf)
  • Preservation Area Resolution (154 KB pdf)
  • Combined Preservation Area and Planning Area Resolution (499 KB pdf)
    • General Correspondence - Letter from Finelli Consulting Engineers, Inc. (189 KB pdf)
  • Record of Public Involvement (2.5 MB pdf)
  • Current List of Planning/Regulatory Documents (23 KB pdf)
  • Modules 1 and 2: See Highlands Municipal Build-Out Report below
  • Module 3:
    • Affordable Housing Summary (55 KB pdf)
  • Module 4 Highlands ERI (5 MB pdf)
  • Module 5 Master Plan Highlands Element (12.6 MB pdf)
  • Module 6 Highlands Land Use Ordinance (9.5 MB pdf)
  • Module 7:
    • Municipal Self-Assessment Report (164 KB pdf)
    • Municipal Self-Assessment Checklist (59 KB pdf)
    • Implementation Plan and Schedule (59 KB pdf)
  • Supporting Materials:
    • Master Plan, 2000 (7.8 MB pdf)
    • Master Plan Housing Element and Fair Share Plan, November 2005 (2.9 MB pdf)
    • Township Map showing Proposed TDR Receiving Areas, 10/4/2005 (133 KB pdf)
    • Combined Land Use Chapters, General Code, March 2009 (6.7 MB pdf)
    • Chapter 298, Subdivision of Land, 10/15/2008 (4.1 MB pdf)
    • Oxford Textile Mill Study Area Redevelopment Investigation Report, January 2005 (2.2 MB pdf)
    • Proposed Redevelopment Areas Map, 8/17/2004 (210 KB pdf)
    • Zoning Map, 3/26/2009 (288 KB pdf)
    • Township of Oxford Point of Contact Information (51 KB pdf)

• Municipal Resolution: Notice of Intent (pdf)
• Municipal Resolution: COAH extension (pdf)
• Highlands Municipal Build-Out Report (pdf)
  • Supporting files (30 MB zip)