Zoning

The Jersey City planning board will soon consider expanding the Green Villa Redevelopment Plan to allow for taller developments in exchange for more affordable housing.

A mostly industrial stretch of road has been rezoned to allow a variety of uses that include residential, hotels, and shopping centers to be built on the land.

The city’s planning board signed off on regulations that dictate where and how marijuana cultivators, retailers, and others can operate as the council is preparing to vote on a licensing and tax ordinance.

The city will soon be accepting bids on a plan that aims to bring a 400-space parking garage, public plaza, and more to the main retail corridor of The Heights.

Lincoln Equities is asking for zoning modifications that would allow them to build several high-rises along the Hoboken border in a deal that includes a new light rail station.

Two state senators have introduced a bill that would cap the height of all new developments east of Palisade Avenue at 10 feet below the cliff line, which would have a dramatic impact on certain neighborhoods.

The company is requesting changes to a redevelopment plan that would allow them to provide required affordable units at an undisclosed location within one mile of their 57-story high rise.

After years of debate, a spooky looking Victorian home in Matawan will be turned into apartments, with the developer promising to preserve the exterior.

Owners of properties with commercial space would pay a new assessment under the arrangement, which was formally presented to the city council last week.

The school has filed paperwork challenging a decision by Jersey City’s Historic Preservation Commission that denied their request to tear down two historic buildings.