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Jersey City Council adopts multiple ordinances, carries pedestrian mall and tables SID change
Summary
At its Feb. meeting the Jersey City Municipal Council introduced a dozen first‑reading ordinances, adopted multiple second‑reading ordinances affecting zoning, parking and special districts, carried a proposed pedestrian mall to March 26 for additional noticing, and tabled one special improvement district ordinance after public concern.
The Jersey City Municipal Council met Feb. (2025) and approved a package of ordinances and resolutions, adopting several second‑reading measures and carrying or tabling others after council discussion and public comment.
The council introduced 12 first‑reading ordinances (items 3.1–3.12) for future consideration; items 3.1–3.11 were introduced 8–0 with Councilperson Gilmore absent, and item 3.12 was introduced 7–1 with Councilperson Baggiano voting no, Councilperson Gilmore absent. Council President Waterman announced those tallies during roll call and introduction votes.
At second reading the council adopted multiple ordinances: City Ordinance 25‑0001 (Morris Canal redevelopment plan amendments) was adopted 8–0 (Gilmore absent); City Ordinance 25‑0004 (franchise for use of public right of way) was adopted 8–0 (Gilmore absent); City Ordinance 25‑0006 (amendments on demolition, landmark designation and related fees) was adopted 8–0 (Gilmore absent); City Ordinance 25‑0007 (parking restrictions at PS 37 along Ninth Street east of Erie Street) was adopted unanimously 9–0; and City Ordinance 25‑0008 (residential zone parking regulations along Newark Avenue between Sixth and Seventh Streets) was adopted unanimously 9–0. The council carried City Ordinance 25‑0005 (Provo Street pedestrian mall between Bay and Morgan streets) to the March 26 municipal meeting to allow additional notice to condo owners.
The council also voted to table City Ordinance 24‑104 prior to its public hearing. Councilperson Bogiano moved to table and Councilperson Rivera seconded; the motion to table carried 8–0 with Councilperson Gilmore absent. Council President Waterman explained the tabling means any future special improvement district proposal will need to be reintroduced and re‑noticed.
Finance and consent items moved in bulk: claims and addendums numbers 1 and 2 were approved unanimously (9–0). A package of resolutions (items 10.1–10.12, with 10.8 withdrawn) and a second group (10.13–10.23) were approved by the council as recorded in the meeting minutes.
Votes on a set of later resolutions (items 10.24–10.29) passed unanimously 9–0. One resolution identified as item 10.30 received three no votes (Councilpersons Baggiano, Soleil and Gilmore) and passed 6–3; councilmembers raising that vote recorded reluctance to approve without a departmental director present to answer line‑item questions about the $40 million communications/911 allocation.
Council President Waterman closed the meeting at 8:14 p.m.
What this means: The council cleared or advanced several land‑use, traffic and fee changes that will take effect as the ordinances are finalized, carried one zoning/streetscape item for additional notice to condo owners, and tabled a special improvement district item in response to public concern. Several resident speakers also urged the council to enforce existing ordinances affecting building security and tenant protections (see separate article on tenant safety).
