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NJ A1258
NJ A1258Modifies method of calculating impervious surface percentage for municipal parks in Highland preservation area.
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Introduced
01/13/2026
01/13/2026
In Committee
01/13/2026
01/13/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2026-2027 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 modifies the method for calculating the percentage of impervious surfaces in municipal parks within the Highlands preservation area, a region protected by the "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act." Currently, impervious surfaces, which are surfaces that prevent water from soaking into the ground like pavement or buildings, are restricted to no more than three percent of any single lot in this area. This bill allows municipalities to treat all of their parks collectively as one large lot for the purpose of this calculation. This means a single park could have more than three percent impervious surface, as long as the total impervious surface area across all of a municipality's parks does not exceed three percent of the combined total area of those parks.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (5)
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee (on 01/13/2026)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A1258 |
| BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2026/A1500/1258_I1.HTM |
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