The Warren County Townships of Pohatcong and Lopatcong have jointly petitioned the Highlands Council for approval of amendments to their previously approved Highlands Center designations. Public Comments on this petition were accepted between February 12 and March 13, 2024. Three comments were received and a comment response document is included as Appendix 1 in the final report below, which details the petition's consistency with the Highlands RMP. This petition was withdrawn by both municipalities.

• Petition for Amended Highlands Center - Consistency Review and Recommendation Report (pdf)
• Public Notice of Comment Period (pdf)

This section contains documents approved or adopted by Pohatcong Township that help implement Highlands Regional Master Plan at the local level. These deliverables were paid for through the Highlands Council Plan Conformance Grant Program. Please be advised that the most recent versions of municipal documents should be obtained directly from the municipality.

• Planning Area Petition Ordinance, 2012 (pdf)
• Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory (ERI), 2013 (pdf)
• Highlands ERI Exhibits (pdf)
• Reexamination Report, 2013 (pdf)
• Farmland Preservation Plan, 2015 (pdf)
• Highlands Exemption Ordinance, 2016 (pdf) [Municipality is authorized to issue certain Highlands Act Exemptions]
• Highlands Referral Ordinance - Preservation and Planning Areas, 2021 (pdf)

Council Approved Documents

• All documents listed below as one compressed file:
  • Highlands Council Approved Documents (39 MB zip)
• Individual files:
  • Highlands Council Resolution 2011-23 Approval of Pohatcong Township Petition for Plan Conformance (405 KB pdf) (posted previously) 
  • Highlands Final Consistency Review and Recommendations Report (2.08 MB pdf) (posted 9/30/11)
  • Highlands Implementation Plan and Schedule (214 KB pdf) (posted 9/30/11)
  • Highlands Municipal Build-Out Report (1 MB pdf) (posted previously)
  • Adopted Housing Element and Fair Share Plan (2.19 MB pdf) (posted previously)
  • Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory (393 KB pdf) (posted 9/30/11)
    • Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory Figures (7.57 MB pdf) (posted 9/30/11)
  • Highlands Master Plan Element (1.32 MB pdf) (posted 9/30/11)
    • Highlands Master Plan Element Exhibits (7.31 MB pdf) (posted 9/30/11)
  • Highlands Area Land Use Ordinance (1.3 MB pdf) (posted 9/30/11)
    • Highlands Area Land Use Ordinance Exhibits (17 MB pdf) (posted 9/30/11)
  • Highlands Council Explanation of Exhibit Changes (112 KB pdf) (posted 9/30/11)

Materials from Public Hearing

• Resolution
• Pictures
• Pohatcong Township Presentation
• Public Hearing: August 3, 2011
• Pohatcong Township Movie
• Pohatcong Township Highlands Center Movie

• Municipal Resolution: Notice of Intent (pdf)
• Municipal Resolution: COAH extension (pdf)
• Highlands Municipal Build-Out Report (pdf)
  • Supporting Documents (32 MB zip)