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Port Jervis council adopts Tri-State Central Business Overlay (Local Law No. 5)

Port Jervis Common Council · July 29, 2025
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Summary

The Port Jervis Common Council adopted Local Law No. 5 of 2025 to create a Tri-State Central Business Overlay along East Main Street, shifting permitted uses from the Neighborhood Mixed Use zone to Central Business District uses and issuing a SEQR negative declaration.

The Port Jervis Common Council voted to adopt Local Law No. 5 of 2025 on Tuesday, creating a Tri-State Central Business Overlay district along East Main Street to ease permitting for new businesses.

Council discussion and a staff legal review established that the Orange County Planning Department characterized the proposal as a local determination and that the city had circulated a SEQR notice of intent to serve as lead agency more than 30 days earlier with no objections.…

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