State of New Jersey Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council C HRIS C HRISTIE 100 North Road (Route 513) Chester, New Jersey 07930-2322 (908) 879-6737 (908) 879-4205 (fax) www.highlands.state.nj.us Governor JACK J. SCHRIER Acting Chairman EILEEN SWAN Executive Director KIM GUADAGNO Lt. Governor October 15, 2010 The Honorable Ted Hussa Denville Township 1 Saint Mary's Place Denville, New Jersey 07834 Subject: Petition for Plan Conformance 2009 Plan Conformance Grant # 09-033-011-1408 Dear Mayor Hussa: On behalf of the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council (Highlands Council), I am pleased to advise you that Denville Township’s Petition for Plan Conformance is herewith deemed Administratively Complete. This determination includes issuance of waivers from submission requirements with respect to the specific items listed below. Please be advised that within 10 days of the date of this letter the Highlands Council will post the complete Petition on the Highlands Council website at: www.highlands.state.nj.us/njhighlands/planconformance. UH HU As currently submitted, Denville Township’s Petition for Plan Conformance involves solely the Preservation Area, which encompasses a very small area of land (approximately 7 acres) located within the immediate vicinity and floodplain of Beaver Brook, a Category One (C-1) stream. It is unlikely that this area could be developed due to existing NJDEP stormwater management and Flood Hazard Area Control Act regulations. In keeping with these circumstances, the following submittal requirements have been waived. The full list of normally required items may be found in the Instructions document provided for the Highlands Council Plan Conformance Grant Program (Module 7). 1. Submittal Checklist (Item #2) 2. Plan Conformance Work Products (Item #7) a. Module 6: Highlands Land Use Ordinance – Track Changes Version 3. List of Current Municipal Planning and Regulatory Documents (Item #8) 4. Please note that the following submittal items remain discretionary: Additional Supplemental Materials (Item #10), RMP Updates (Item #11) and Map Adjustments (Item #12). Items #4 and #5 from the Instructions document are not applicable to Denville Township. Please be advised that a finding of Administrative Completeness does not preclude the Highlands Council from requesting additional information, should it prove necessary during the process of substantive review, to clarify, complete, correct, or modify a Petition in the interest of ultimately achieving Plan Conformance. We understand that Denville Township rescinded the Petition for Plan Conformance for the Township’s Planning Area. The documents submitted by the Township would substantially satisfy the requirements for Plan Conformance for the Planning Area, however. Please be aware that we would be happy to meet with the New Jersey is an Equal Opportunity Employer Steven Ward Administrator 1 Saint Mary's Place Denville, NJ 07834 Denean Probasco Planning Secretary 1 Saint Mary's Place Denville, NJ 07834 Fred Samrau Attorney Dorsey & Semrau 714 Main Street Boonton, NJ 07005 Kathy Bowditch Administrative Secretary 1 Saint Mary's Place Denville, NJ 07834 Larry Weiner Board of Adjustment Attorney 1 Saint Mary's Place Denville, NJ 07834 Nick Rosania Engineer Nick Rosania,PE 1 Saint Mary's Place Denville, NJ 07834 Ted Hussa Mayor 1 Saint Mary's Place Denville, NJ 07834 Donna Costello Municipal Clerk 1 Saint Mary's Place Denville, NJ 07834 William Denzler Planner William Denzler & Associates 21 Orchard Street, Suite A Denville, NJ 07834 Edward Buzak Planning Board Attorney The Buzak Law Group, LLC 150 River Road - Suite N-4 Montville, NJ 07045 Marilyn Kuntz Planning Board Chair 1 Saint Mary's Place Denville, NJ 07834 1408 Denville Township - Morris Highlands Council Plan Conformance Service List