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Jersey City council debates removing senior‑housing allowance from medical zone as hospital preservation issue
Summary
Council members debated a proposed change to the medical zone that would remove the special senior‑housing allowance near Christ Hospital, with proponents arguing it would prevent developers from replacing hospital facilities with high‑rise housing and opponents warning it could remove a revenue source that helps sustain the hospital.
Council members spent a lengthy portion of Monday’s caucus debating a proposed change to the city’s medical zoning overlay that would eliminate the special allowance for senior housing in the Christ Hospital area.
Councilperson Bagliano opened the public appeal for the hospital, urging colleagues to ‘‘join me and vote with support on Wednesday’’ and saying ‘‘no way in heck that Christ Hospital can close.’’ Planning staff cautioned that the amendment as drafted would conflict with the master plan’s guidance to study a medical overlay that could allow limited residential uses. Senior planner Sofia Perera said the master plan originally recommended…
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