RMP Mapping Revisions

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1 RMP Mapping Revisions Proposed Highlands Subzones Map Bethlehem Township has identified two primary map revisions for consideration by the Highlands Council. These are detailed on the proposed Highlands Sub Zone Map and specific targets are circled in blue. Clarification will be aided by comparison with the original Highlands Sub Zone Map and the other maps included in this report.. The C- stream buffers have not been identified as an environmental constraint. The Sub zone should be amended to become Conservation Zone Environmentally Constrained. These areas are labeled as # on the proposed map. 2. This small residential area of Bethlehem Township adjacent to Bloomsbury Borough is different in character, zoning, infrastructure, and size from the adjacent existing community in Bloomsbury. This area is not an extension of a regional network of existing development and should be re-designated as Protection Zone to indicate consistency with the development patterns in Bethlehem. This area is labeled #2 and circled in blue. The aerial photographs on the following pages contrast the residential area in Bethlehem with the existing community in Bloomsbury and provide supporting documentation for #2 on the proposed map revisions.

2 Bethlehem Township: Microsoft Oblique Angle Aerial Photograph, 2006 Microsoft Oblique Angle Aerial Photograph of Bloomsbury, 2006

3 3. This small residential area of Bethlehem Township adjacent to Hampton Borough is different in character, zoning, infrastructure, and size from the adjacent existing community in Hampton. This area is not an extension of a regional network of existing development and should be re-designated as Protection Zone to indicate consistency with the development patterns in Bethlehem. This area is labeled #3 and circled in blue. The aerial photographs on the following pages contrast the residential area in Bethlehem with the existing community in Hampton Borough and provide supporting documentation for #3 on the proposed map revisions. Proposed Forest Integrity Indicators by HUC 4 Map. The medium forest integrity area indicated to the south of the Musconetcong River is actually cleared agricultural land. Other areas labeled as high integrity forest which are either agricultural lands or developed areas should be removed the high integrity forested areas. These areas are circles in blue and labeled # on the proposed map. 2. The forested area generally located to the south and east of the Planning Area in Bethlehem is part of the larger contiguous forest area. Aerial photography, Highlands s resource mapping, and local knowledge indicate this area should be designated as high integrity forest. It is circled in red and labeled #2.

4 Proposed Riparian Area Map There is a general riparian mapping error which indicates a connection between tributaries of the Musconetcong and the Spruce Run in the vicinity of Block 5 Lots 3,4, 4.0, There is no such connection existing. This area is labeled # and circled. Bethlehem Township: Microsoft Oblique Angle Aerial photograph, 2006 Hampton Borough: Microsoft Oblique Angle Aerial Photograph, 2006

5 HAMPTON BORO UNION TWP GLEN GARDNER BORO LEBANON TWP PFAUTH LN LANNON LN ANDERSON LA WASHINGTON TWP CLINTON TWP CLINTON TOWN FRANKLIN TWP Source: New Jersey Highlands Council, 2007, ,500 3,000 4,500 Feet Clarke Caton Hintz Architects Planners Landscape Architects DERVIN LN POLKTOWN RD GLEN MANOR DR 3 BLACK BROOK RD GROSS DR HACKETT RD THADS HILL DILLER WAY NORMA RD VALLEY RD WYCKOFF RD ALLEN RD CIRCLE DR HC 635 CHARLESTOWN RD THRUSH LA ROUNSAVILLE RD IRON BRIDGE RD MINE RD APGAR WAY HAWK RIDGE RD STROTZ RD RIVER RD LUDLOW STATION ROAD MOUNTAINVIEW FARROW LN WILLEVER RD HC 643 WEST PORTAL APGAR RD FOX FARM RD BELLWOOD AVE I-78 LOPATCONG TWP Legend Highlands Planning Area Highlands Preservation Area Land Use Capability Zone ZONE PROTECTION_ZONE CONSERVATION_ZONE CONSERVATION_ENVIRONMENTALLY_CONSTRAINED_SUBZONE FRANKLIN TWP EXISTING_COMMUNITY_ZONE EXISTING_COMMUNITY_ENVIRONMENTALLY_CONSTRAINED_SUBZONE LAKE_COMMUNITY_SUBZONE WILDLIFE_MANAGEMENT_AREA VALLEY STATION RD GREENWICH TWP D HULL LN NJ 73 VLIET FARM RD PERSON RD TUNNEL RD BLOOMSBURY BORO JOHNSON DR 2 CREVELING RD MYER RD ROUTE 579 TURKEY HILL RD POHATCONG TWP BELLWOOD AVE BRIDLE PATH ALPAUGH DR ALEXANDRIA TWP Proposed Changes. From Conservation Zone to Conservation HOLLAND TWP Environmentally Constrained Zone 2. Existing Community Zone to Protection Zone 3. Existing Community Zone & ECECS to Protection Zone Highlands Initial Assessment Land Use Capability Zone Map Bethlehem Township, Hunterdon County, NJ March 2009