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Council adopts rezoning changes that restrict locations for syringe-access and harm-reduction services
Summary
Ordinance 2025-28, amending business- and institutional-zone standards, passed 5-0; public health providers warned the changes would limit fixed-site harm-reduction and syringe-access programs and may conflict with state law.
The Vineland City Council on April 15 adopted Ordinance 2025-28, revising B-1, B-2, B-3 and IN-1 zone standards. The council voted 5-0 to adopt the ordinance and ordered the clerk to forward it to the mayor for approval or disapproval.
Ordinance 2025-28 amends sections 4-25-293 through 4-25-298 of the municipal code to change where mental-health outpatient facilities, substance-use treatment, nonprofit organizations and harm-reduction services may locate. Several public commenters, including legal…
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