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Pinelands staff propose CMP rule to require public review for private ‘gap’ projects
Summary
Staff presented draft amendments to the Comprehensive Management Plan to create a formal process for private “gap” development projects that avoid municipal or county review, requiring applicants to disclose permits sought, posting on a new web status report, public comment opportunities and a Commission decision on consistency with the CMP.
Unidentified Speaker 1, a staff presenter, told the Pinelands Commission that draft amendments to the Comprehensive Management Plan (CMP) are intended to close a procedural gap for a narrow class of private development projects that do not require municipal or county approvals.
“The purpose of the amendment is to put into the CMP or codify an application process for a very small category of development application,” Unidentified Speaker 1 said, adding that the change is meant to ensure “the commission is going to have the ultimate say … whether the project is consistent with the CMP.”
Why it matters: under current rules, private projects that obtain municipal or county approvals are reviewed via the…
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