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NJ A3357

NJ A3357
Modifies method of calculating impervious surface percentage for municipal parks in Highland preservation area.


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Introduced
01/29/2024
In Committee
01/29/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/12/2026

Introduced Session

2024-2025 Regular Session

Bill Summary

This bill would allow municipalities to use the total, summed area of each of their municipal parks as a single lot, for the purposes of complying with the impervious surface restrictions of the "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act," P.L.2004, c.120 (C.13:20-1 et seq.). Current law prohibits placing impervious surfaces on more than three percent of any lot in the Highlands preservation area. Under this bill, a municipality would be permitted to place impervious surfaces on greater than three percent of one municipal park, provided that the total area of impervious surface in all of the municipal parks in that municipality does not exceed three percent of the total area of the parks.

AI Summary

This bill would allow municipalities to consider the total area of their municipal parks as a single lot for the purposes of complying with the impervious surface restrictions under the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act. Currently, the law prohibits placing impervious surfaces on more than 3% of any lot in the Highlands preservation area. This bill would permit a municipality to exceed the 3% limit on a single municipal park, as long as the total impervious surface area across all municipal parks in the municipality does not exceed 3% of the total park area.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (6)

Last Action

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Environment, Natural Resources, and Solid Waste Committee (on 01/29/2024)

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