RESOLUTION NO. 2016-7.7
OF THE GOVERNING BODY
OF THE BOROUGH OF BLOOMINGDALE

RESOLUTION OF THE BOROUGH OF BLOOMINGDALE, COUNTY OF PASSAIC, STATE OF NEW JERSEY SUPPORTING SENATE BILL S2440 THAT EXEMPTS CONSTRUCTION, EXPANSION, OR RENOVATION OF BUILDING OR STRUCTURE OWNED AND USED BY MUNICIPALITY OR VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT FROM “HIGHLANDS WATER PROTECTION AND PLANNING ACT”

WHEREAS, Senator Joseph Pennacchio, has introduced legislation in the New Jersey State Senate on June 27, 2016 that would amend Section 30 of P.L.2004,c.120 (C.13:20-28); and

WHEREAS, Senate Bill No. S2440 would exempt construction, expansion or renovation of building or structure owned and used by municipality or volunteer fire department from “Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act”; and

WHEREAS, specifically, Senate Bill No. S2440 amends the “Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act” to add a new exemption for the construction, expansion or renovation of a building or structure owned by a municipality and used for the purposes of municipal government or a building or structure used for the purposes of a volunteer fire department; and.

WHEREAS, these activities would be exempt from the provisions of the “Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act,” the regional master plan, any rules or regulations adopted by the Department of Environmental Protection pursuant thereto or any amendments to a master plan, development regulations or other regulations adopted by a local government unit to specifically conform them with the regional master plan; and

WHEREAS, Borough of Bloomingdale is located in excess of 60% in the Highlands Preservation Zone; and

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Bloomingdale, in the County of Passaic, hereby support the New Jersey State Senate Bill No. S2440; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution shall be forwarded to the Borough’s Legislative Representatives and the municipalities located in the Highlands Region.

Record of Council Vote on Passage
Councilman	aye	nay	Abstain	Absent	Councilman	aye	nay	Abstain	Absent	
Sondermeyer	X				Dellaripa	X				
D’Amato	X				Costas	X				
Hudson	X				Yazdi	X				

I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of a Resolution adopted by the Governing Body of the
Borough of Bloomingdale at an Official Meeting held on Tuesday, July 19, 2016

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Jane McCarthy, R.M.C.
Municipal Clerk, Borough of Bloomingdale