aggressed by any decision of the Township Engineer acting under this Section as part of the building permit process shall have the right to petition the Mayor and Council to review the Township Engineer's decision. If the Mayor and Council decide that, due to the peculiar or unique circumstances of the matter, strict compliance is not practical or would create an undue hardship, then the Mayor and Council may, on such terms and conditions as they deem appropriate, waive any requirements set forth by the Township Engineer.

SECTION 2. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision, and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions hereof.

SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall take effect after second reading and upon publication, as required by and in conformance with law.

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DASTI, McGUCKIN, McNICHOLS, CONNORS, ANTHONY & BUCKLEY COUNSELLORS AT LAW 620 WEST LACEY ROAD FORKED RIVER, N.J. 08731 aggressed by any decision of the Township Engineer acting under this Section as part of the building permit process shall have the right to petition the Mayor and Council to review the Township Engineer's decision. If the Mayor and Council decide that, due to the peculiar or unique circumstances of the matter, strict compliance is not practical or would create an undue hardship, then the Mayor and Council may, on such terms and conditions as they deem appropriate, waive any requirements set forth by the Township Engineer.

MAYOR JENNIFER KUHN

NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the foregoing ordinance was introduced and passed by the Township Council on first reading at a meeting of the Township Council of the Township of Jackson held on the 24th day of March, 2026, and will be considered for second reading and final passage at a regular meeting of the Township Council to be held on the 26th day of May 2026, at 6:30 p.m., at the Township Municipal Building, located at 95 West Veterans Highway, Jackson, New Jersey, at which time and place any persons desiring to be heard upon the same will be given the opportunity to be so heard.

SANDRA MARTIN, RMC, CMR Jackson Township Clerk