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Latest Resources for Stormwater Management Ordinance Update
The State is requiring all municipalities to update their ordinances to include GI-Green Infrastructure Practices.
Below are links to Hope Township's Current Ordinance, the State Recommended Template and the more restrictive Watershed template
Sustainable Jersey Recertification Progress
Hope Township has Re-Certified and achieved Bronze Status in 2023
Click here to view Sustainable Jersey Actions
Conditional Usage in the POP (Planned Office Park) Zone
Examining what conditional usages should be allowed in the POP
[1978 Code 12-406; Ord. #12/4/85; Ord. #88-06 § 4; Ord. #02-02]
The following uses are permitted only after review and approval by the Planning Board to assure compliance with the standards and criteria set forth in Section 20-22:
a. Hotels and motels.
b. Restaurants.
c. Hospitals.
d. Automobile service stations.
e. Animal hospitals.
f. Research facilities.
g. Selected light industrial uses and warehousing.
[1978 Code § 12-406; Ord. #12/4/85; Ord. #88-06 § 7]
This district is located in close proximity to Interstate Route 80 interchange at the Hope/Blairstown Road intersection and is particularly suited for future office, research laboratory, and other nonresidential developments. This district contains a conditional use for light industry and warehousing which is intended to provide space for potential new light industries wishing to locate in an industrial park while accessible to Interstate Route 80 and capable of adapting to the environmental restraints of the zone. It is intended to limit future uses to industries that are small or moderate water users and of the type that are not likely to cause pollution or any other type of environmental degradation.
