Township of Rockaway DRAFT Highlands Element for Municipal ...
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<strong>DRAFT</strong> <strong>Highlands</strong> <strong>Element</strong> to the <strong>Rockaway</strong> <strong>Township</strong> Master Plan November 2010<br />
TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />
INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................................... 3<br />
POLICIES, GOALS & OBJECTIVES ........................................................................................................................ 5<br />
A. PRESERVATION AREA GOALS ............................................................................................................... 5<br />
B. PLANNING AREA GOALS .......................................................................................................................... 6<br />
C. GENERAL PURPOSES OF ZONING ....................................................................................................... 6<br />
D. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HIGHLANDS ACT & MLUL ............................................................ 8<br />
LAND USE PLAN ........................................................................................................................................................ 10<br />
A. HIGHLANDS ZONES AND SUB-ZONES............................................................................................ 10<br />
B. LAND USES ................................................................................................................................................... 11<br />
C. DENSITY AND INTENSITY OF DEVELOPMENT ......................................................................... 13<br />
D. CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT .................................................................................................................... 17<br />
E. LAND USE INVENTORY .......................................................................................................................... 18<br />
F. REDEVELOPMENT PLANNING........................................................................................................... 18<br />
HOUSING PLAN.......................................................................................................................................................... 22<br />
CONSERVATION PLAN .......................................................................................................................................... 23<br />
A. FOREST RESOURCES ............................................................................................................................... 23<br />
B. HIGHLANDS OPEN WATERS AND RIPARIAN AREAS............................................................. 24<br />
C. STEEP SLOPES ............................................................................................................................................ 26<br />
D. CRITICAL HABITAT .................................................................................................................................. 27<br />
E. CARBONATE ROCK ................................................................................................................................... 29<br />
F. LAKE MANAGEMENT .............................................................................................................................. 30<br />
G. WATER RESOURCES AVAILABILITY............................................................................................... 32<br />
H. PRIME GROUND WATER RECHARGE AREAS ............................................................................. 34<br />
I. WATER QUALITY ...................................................................................................................................... 35<br />
J. WELLHEAD PROTECTION .................................................................................................................... 36<br />
K. LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................................................... 39<br />
UTILITY SERVICES PLAN ..................................................................................................................................... 41<br />
A. PRESERVATION AREA ............................................................................................................................ 41<br />
B. PLANNING AREA ....................................................................................................................................... 41<br />
C. PLANNING & PRESERVATION AREAS ........................................................................................... 42<br />
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