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TOWNSHIP OF VERNON
ORDINANCE #06-32

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 330 OF THE TOWNSHIP ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, SECTION 184, AND AMENDING ORDINANCE #06-21, ESTABLISHING REQUIREMENTS FOR A MOUNTAIN RESORT IN THE MR ZONE DISTRICT.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF THE TOWNSHIP OF VERNON, COUNTY OF SUSSEX AND STATE OF NEW JERSEY, AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. The Code of the Township of Vernon, Chapter 330, entitled “Land Development”, Section 184, entitled “Supplemental regulations for certain classifications and districts”, Paragraph G, entitled “Mountain Resort”, Subparagraph 4(a) is hereby deleted in its entirety, with the following adopted in its place and stead:

(a) A developer shall seek general development plan (GDP) approval for a Mountain Resort, and seek individual site plans in connection with the creation of a Mountain Resort. An application for GDP approval shall be submitted in anticipation of submission of applications for site plan approval, or be submitted in conjunction with any such site plan application. A preliminary site plan application that is filed prior to the effective date of this ordinance may proceed without the filing of a GDP plan on condition that: (1) the developer establishes to the Planning Board, conceptually, how the site plan improvements will be coordinated with the entirety of the Mountain Resort; and (2) GDP approval is obtained prior to obtaining final site plan approval.

Section 2. The Code of the Township of Vernon, Chapter 330, entitled “Land Development”, Section 184, entitled “Supplemental regulations for certain classifications and districts”, Paragraph G, entitled “Mountain Resort”, Subparagraph 4(s) shall be amended by the addition of the following language:

The occupancy of units shall be primarily transient in nature, meaning occupancy of less than 30 days.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED AS FOLLOWS:

1. The Township Clerk is hereby directed to give notice at least ten days prior to the adoption of this Ordinance to the County Planning Board and to all other persons entitled thereto pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-15 and N.J.S.A. 40:55D-63 (if required). Upon the adoption of this ordinance after public hearing thereon, the Township Clerk is further directed to publish notice of the passage thereof and to file a copy of the Ordinance as finally adopted with the Sussex County Planning Board as required by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-16. The Clerk shall also forthwith transmit a copy of this Ordinance after final passage to the Township Tax Assessor as required by N.J.S.A. 40:49-2.1.

2. All ordinances or parts of ordinances or resolutions that are in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are repealed to the extent necessary.

3. If any article, section, subsection, term or condition of this Ordinance is declared invalid or illegal for any reason, the balance of the Ordinance shall be deemed severable and shall remain in full force and effect.

4. This Ordinance shall take effect after publication and passage according to law.

NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the above ordinance was introduced and passed on first reading at the Regular Meeting of the Township Council of the Township of Vernon in the County of Sussex, State of New Jersey held in the Municipal Building on August 28, 2006 and the same came up for final passage at the Regular Meeting of the Township Council held on September 18, 2006, at which time, after persons interested were given an opportunity to be heard concerning said ordinance, the same was passed and will be in full force in the Township according to law.

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JANET E.MORRISON, MAYOR

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PATRICIA A. LYCOSKY, R.M.C.
TOWNSHIP CLERK