Township of Montville, NJ
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2022-09-27
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The Code
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 230B Highlands Preservation Area Land Use
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 4 Administration of Government
- Ch 8 Boards, Commissions and Committees
- Ch 10 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 15 Checks, Returned
- Ch 26 Election Districts
- Ch 31 Finance
- Ch 36 Funds
- Ch 43 Mutual Aid
- Ch 49 Officers and Employees
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 73 Affordable Housing
- Ch 79 Alarms, False
- Ch 85 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 91 Animals
- Ch 98 Billiard Rooms and Pool Halls
- Ch 103 Blasting
- Ch 112 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 125 Clothing Bins
- Ch 129 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 132 Development Fees
- Ch 138 Drainage Structures and Facilities
- Ch 143 Drug-Free School Zones
- Ch 149 Dumpsters
- Ch 154 Dust Control
- Ch 160 Environmental Impact Statements
- Ch 169 Fee Schedule
- Ch 171 Fertilizer
- Ch 173 Filming
- Ch 178 Firearms and Hunting
- Ch 183 Fire Insurance Claims
- Ch 189 Fire Prevention
- Ch 195 Fishing
- Ch 200 Flood Hazard Protection
- Ch 206 Games of Chance
- Ch 213 Graffiti
- Ch 215 Hazardous Materials Cleanup
- Ch 220 Housing Standards
- Ch 226 Junkyards
- Ch 230 Land Use and Development
- Ch 230A Highlands Preservation Area Exemption
- Ch 230B Highlands Preservation Area Land Use
- Ch 230B Art 1 General Provisions
- § 230B-1.1 Title.
- § 230B-1.2 Purpose.
- § 230B-1.3 Scope.
- § 230B-1.4 Statutory authority.
- § 230B-1.5 Severability.
- § 230B-1.6 When effective.
- Ch 230B Art 2 Applicability
- § 230B-2.1 Applicability limited.
- § 230B-2.1.1 Exclusions.
- § 230B-2.2 Major Highlands development.
- § 230B-2.3 Prior development approvals.
- § 230B-2.4 Nonconforming uses, buildings and structures.
- Ch 230B Art 3 Definitions
- § 230B-3.1 Word usage.
- § 230B-3.2 Terms defined.
- Ch 230B Art 4 Establishment of Highlands Districts
- § 230B-4.1 Highlands Preservation Area and Planning Area established.
- § 230B-4.1.1 Highlands Preservation Area.
- § 230B-4.1.2 Preservation Area adopted.
- § 230B-4.2 Highlands Zones and Sub-Zones established.
- § 230B-4.2.1 Protection Zone.
- § 230B-4.2.2 through § 230B-4.2.4. (Reserved)
- § 230B-4.2.5 Existing Community Zone.
- § 230B-4.2.6 Existing Community Zone-Environmentally Constrained Sub-Zone.
- § 230B-4.2.7 Lake Community Sub-Zone.
- § 230B-4.3 Highlands Resource and Special Protection Areas.
- § 230B-4.3.1 Forest Resource Area.
- § 230B-4.3.2 Highlands Open Waters.
- § 230B-4.3.3 Riparian areas.
- § 230B-4.3.4 Steep Slope Protection Area.
- § 230B-4.3.5 Critical habitat.
- § 230B-4.3.6 (Reserved)
- § 230B-4.3.7 Lake Management Area.
- § 230B-4.3.8 Prime Ground Water Recharge Areas.
- § 230B-4.3.9 Wellhead Protection Areas.
- § 230B-4.3.10 Highlands Special Environmental Zone.
- § 230B-4.3.11 (Reserved)
- § 230B-4.3.12 Highlands Scenic Resources.
- § 230B-4.4 Adoption of Highlands District Maps.
- § 230B-4.4.1 Township Highlands Preservation Area, Zones, and Sub-Zones.
- § 230B-4.4.2 Highlands Resource and Special Protection Areas.
- § 230B-4.5 Interpretation of district maps boundary lines.
- § 230B-4.5.1 Municipal boundary lines.
- § 230B-4.5.2 Highlands Preservation Area.
- § 230B-4.5.3 Highlands Zones, Sub-Zones, Resource Areas, Special Protection Areas.
- § 230B-4.5.4 Mapping conflicts.
- Ch 230B Art 5 Highlands Preservation Area Zone District Regulations
- § 230B-5.1 Applicability.
- § 230B-5.2 Use regulations.
- § 230B-5.2.1 Permitted uses.
- § 230B-5.2.2 Conditional uses.
- § 230B-5.2.3 Prohibited uses.
- § 230B-5.3 Density and intensity of development.
- § 230B-5.3.1 Use of terms.
- § 230B-5.3.2 Base mappings.
- § 230B-5.3.3 Development subject to water availability.
- § 230B-5.3.4 Development served by septic systems.
- § 230B-5.3.5 Development served by existing utility infrastructure.
- § 230B-5.3.6 New or extended utility infrastructure prohibited.
- Ch 230B Art 6 Highlands Preservation Area Resource Regulations
- § 230B-6.1 Forest resources.
- § 230B-6.1.1 Findings.
- § 230B-6.1.2 Total forest area.
- § 230B-6.1.3 Clear-cutting prohibited.
- § 230B-6.1.4 Standards.
- § 230B-6.1.5 Forest impact reports.
- § 230B-6.1.6 Forest mitigation plans.
- § 230B-6.2 Highlands Open Waters and Riparian Resources.
- § 230B-6.2.1 Findings.
- § 230B-6.2.2 Highlands Open Waters protection buffer.
- § 230B-6.2.3 Highlands Open Waters buffer standards.
- § 230B-6.2.4 Riparian area standards.
- § 230B-6.3 Steep slopes.
- § 230B-6.3.1 Findings.
- § 230B-6.3.2 Applicability.
- § 230B-6.3.3 Steep slope standards.
- § 230B-6.4 Critical Habitat.
- § 230B-6.4.1 Findings.
- § 230B-6.4.2 Habitat conservation and management plan.
- § 230B-6.5 (Reserved)
- § 230B-6.6 Lake Management Area.
- § 230B-6.6.1 Findings.
- § 230B-6.6.2 Shoreland Protection Tier.
- § 230B-6.6.3 Water Quality Management Tier.
- § 230B-6.6.4 Scenic Resources Tier.
- § 230B-6.7 Water conservation and deficit mitigation.
- § 230B-6.7.1 Findings.
- § 230B-6.7.2 Applicability.
- § 230B-6.7.3 Water conservation requirements.
- § 230B-6.7.4 Net water availability.
- § 230B-6.7.5 Conditional water availability.
- § 230B-6.7.6 Water use and conservation management plan.
- § 230B-6.7.7 Absence of Water Use and Conservation Management Plan.
- § 230B-6.8 Prime Ground Water Recharge Areas.
- § 230B-6.8.1 Findings.
- § 230B-6.8.2 Applicability.
- § 230B-6.8.3 Standards.
- § 230B-6.8.4 Potential contaminant sources.
- § 230B-6.9 Wellhead protection.
- § 230B-6.9.1 Findings.
- § 230B-6.9.2 Applicability.
- § 230B-6.9.3 Potential contaminant sources.
- § 230B-6.9.4 Enforcement.
- § 230B-6.10 Agricultural resources.
- § 230B-6.10.1 Findings.
- § 230B-6.10.2 Applicability.
- § 230B-6.10.3 (Reserved)
- § 230B-6.10.4 Conditions of approval.
- § 230B-6.10.5 Right to farm.
- § 230B-6.10.6 Approvals subject to outside jurisdiction.
- § 230B-6.11 (Reserved)
- § 230B-6.12 Scenic resources.
- § 230B-6.12.1 Findings.
- § 230B-6.12.2 Scenic resources management plan.
- Ch 230B Art 7 Specific Use Regulations
- § 230B-7.1 Affordable housing.
- § 230B-7.2 Low-impact development.
- § 230B-7.2.1 Applicability.
- § 230B-7.2.2 Standards.
- § 230B-7.3 Conservation restrictions.
- § 230B-7.3.1 Applicability.
- § 230B-7.3.2 Standards.
- § 230B-7.4 Stormwater management.
- § 230B-7.4.1 Applicability.
- § 230B-7.4.2 Standards.
- § 230B-7.5 Special Environmental Zone.
- § 230B-7.5.1 Findings.
- § 230B-7.5.2 Applicability.
- § 230B-7.5.3 NJDEP approval required.
- § 230B-7.6 Septic system design and maintenance.
- Ch 230B Art 8 (Reserved)
- Ch 230B Art 9 Application Review Procedures and Requirements
- § 230B-9.1 Application procedures.
- § 230B-9.1.1 When required.
- § 230B-9.1.2 Highlands Act exemptions.
- § 230B-9.1.3 Approvals subject to compliance.
- § 230B-9.1.4 Applications requiring prior Highlands Council approval.
- § 230B-9.1.5 Applications requiring prior NJDEP approval.
- § 230B-9.1.6 Findings of compliance.
- § 230B-9.2 Applications for development.
- § 230B-9.2.1 Notice and reporting requirements.
- § 230B-9.2.2 Board decisions subject to Highlands Council call-up.
- § 230B-9.2.3 Conditions of approval.
- § 230B-9.3 Application fee and escrow requirements.
- § 230B-9.4 Submission checklist requirements.
- § 230B-9.4.1 General submission requirements.
- § 230B-9.4.2 Permit applications.
- § 230B-9.4.3 Applications for development.
- § 230B-9.4.4 Forest resources.
- § 230B-9.4.5 Highlands Open Waters and riparian areas.
- § 230B-9.4.6 Steep slopes.
- § 230B-9.4.7 Critical habitat.
- § 230B-9.4.8 (Reserved)
- § 230B-9.4.9 Lake Management Areas.
- § 230B-9.4.10 Prime Ground Water Recharge Areas.
- § 230B-9.4.11 Wellhead protection.
- § 230B-9.4.12 through § 230B-9.4.13. (Reserved)
- Ch 230B Art 10 Appeals; Waivers; Exceptions
- § 230B-10.1 Applicability.
- § 230B-10.2 Appeals.
- § 230B-10.3 Waivers and exceptions.
- § 230B-10.3.1 Highlands Act waiver provisions.
- § 230B-10.3.2 Municipal exception provisions.
- Ch 230B Art 11 Enforcement; Violations and Penalties
- § 230B-11.1 Enforcement.
- § 230B-11.2 Site Inspections.
- § 230B-11.3 Administrative compliance.
- § 230B-11.4 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 236 Library Materials
- Ch 241 Littering
- Ch 255 Noise
- Ch 260 Obscene Material
- Ch 265 Open Excavations
- Ch 271 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 276 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 281 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 287 Property Maintenance
- Ch 295 Sales, Special
- Ch 300 Sewers
- Ch 308 Soil Movement
- Ch 311 Soil Testing and Cleanup
- Ch 317 Solid Waste
- Ch 323 Stormwater Control
- Ch 330 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 337 Taxation
- Ch 342 Taxicabs and Limousines
- Ch 348 Tobacco
- Ch 353 Tourist Accommodations
- Ch 358 Towing
- Ch 368 Trees
- Ch 372 Truck Idling
- Ch 377 Utility Poles
- Ch 383 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 394 Water
- Ch 399 Wells
- Part III: Board of Health Legislation
- Ch 405 General Provisions, Board of Health
- Ch 411 Dumps and Dumping
- Ch 419 Food and Beverages
- Ch 421 Massage and Bodywork Therapy Establishments
- Ch 424 Nuisances
- Ch 430 Sewers and Sewage Disposal
- Ch 434 Swimming Pools
- Ch 438 Swine
- Ch 442 Water Supply
- Appendix
- Ch A445 Cable System Franchise Agreements
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township
of Montville 1-28-2014 by Ord.
No. 2014-03. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Uniform construction codes — See Ch. 129.
Environmental impact statements — See Ch. 160.
Land use and development — See Ch. 230.
Highlands Preservation Area exemptions — See Ch. 230A.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Appendix A - Forest Determination
Attachment 2 - Appendix B - Major Potential Contaminant SourcesAttachment 3 - Appendix C - Minor Potential Contaminant SourcesAttachment 4 - Appendix D - Highlands Act Provisions on Agriculture/HorticultureAttachment 5 - Appendix E - NJDA Highlands Agricultural RegulationsAttachment 6 - Appendix F - Sanitary Sewage Volumes By FacilityAttachment 7 - Exhibit 1Attachment 8 - Exhibit 2Attachment 9 - Exhibit 3Attachment 10 - Exhibit 4Attachment 11 - Exhibit 5Attachment 12 - Exhibit 6Attachment 13 - Exhibit 7Attachment 14 - Exhibit 8Attachment 15 - Exhibit 9Attachment 16 - Exhibit 10