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Councilmember seeks to table Route 139 rezoning after residents express strong opposition
Summary
City planning introduced a rezoning ordinance for neighborhoods along Route 139 that would change several zones to allow taller buildings (5–8 stories); a councilmember said residents were not adequately consulted and said they would move to table the item at the next meeting.
City planning presented an ordinance to amend the official zoning map around Upper Route 139, reclassifying many parcels now zoned R-1 or G to new zones (NC-1, R-3 and RC-3) that permit building heights ranging roughly from five to eight stories.
Planners said the rezoning follows recommendations in Jersey City’s 2021 master plan small-area vision work and that outreach had been conducted; they also said they reduced some proposed intensities after…
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