New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 15 - STATE › Chapter 30 - STATE PLANNING RULES › Subchapter 7 - PLAN ENDORSEMENT › Section 15:30-7.23 - Petitions to amend endorsed plans, previously designated centers, and Plan Implementation Agreements

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Petitions to amend endorsed plans, previously designated centers, or Plan Implementation Agreements may be submitted by the original petitioner, in its annual or biennial report, unless either the endorsement period will end in less than two years or it can be demonstrated that, for special reasons, the proposed amendment cannot wait until the next biennial report is due.
(b) A petition to amend shall include, at a minimum:
1. A detailed justification statement outlining the reasons why the proposed amendment is necessary and consistent with both the Plan Endorsement petition, as approved by the State Planning Commission, and each of the State Plan goals, as applicable;
2. A statement updating the petitioner's latest monitoring report, if the petition amendment is not being proposed as part of an annual or biennial report;
3. A list of the documents being submitted;
4. Proof that notice of submission of the petition to amend to the Executive Director has been provided pursuant to N.J.A.C. 15:30-1.7(f)  in the form of an affidavit of publication;
5. A certified resolution from the governing body for a municipal petitioner or the relevant planning entity for a county plan, regional plan, or special resource area plan, that is impacted by the petition to amend, approving the petition to amend, wherein said certified resolution authorizes the official of the municipality or the relevant planning entity to submit the petition and execute any requested or required amendment;
6. A copy of the meeting minutes of each public meeting or hearing at which the petition to amend was reviewed, and of the hearing during which the resolution approving the petition to amend was approved. The minutes shall include a summary of public comments and copies of written comments filed before or at the public meeting;
7. If any changes to the State Plan Policy Map are proposed, both the proposed and current State Plan Policy Map boundaries shall be depicted in digital files conforming to USGS National Map Accuracy Standards for 1:6,000 with 90 percent vertices within 16.66 feet of intended location and as provided in the Plan Endorsements Guidelines;
8. One hard copy in color and one electronic copy of the petitioner's proposed amendment;
9. A narrative description of public participation and planning coordination efforts used to prepare and submit the petition to amend;
10. A statement describing:
i. How the amendment promotes local, regional, and State goals and objectives;
ii. How the amendment will impact public sector decisions;
iii. The reason(s) why the amendment cannot wait until the next revision of the State Plan; and
iv. The reason(s) why the amendment is not being proposed as part of a biennial report, if the amendment is not being proposed as part of a biennial report; and
11. A statement describing:
i. How the proposed amendment is consistent with the State Plan; and
ii. Either:
(1) How the amendment helps the municipality, adjacent municipalities, county, regional, and State agencies achieve consistency with the State Plan and the endorsed plan or previously designated centers; or
(2) Why the current Plan Implementation Agreement item that is proposed to be changed cannot be implemented and why the proposed change will accomplish the same purpose as well or better than the original agreement.