Jersey City Zoning Map & Districts 2026

Preserves the pattern, quality and architectural individuality of existing detached one- and two-unit structures on lots larger than the standard 25x100, discouraging subdivision and demolition.

Preserves the pattern, quality and architectural individuality of existing structures and discourages subdivision and demolition on typical-size lots.

Accommodates existing housing, encourages compatible in-fill and preserves the streetscape and on-street parking where lot frontage is narrow; applies across every ward in the city.

Recognizes the existing pattern of attached multi-unit housing development and promotes compatible infill development.

Provides a broad range of multi-unit housing (mid-rise buildings of three to eight stories) in areas served by arterial streets, mass transit, neighborhood commercial uses and community facilities, relating buildings to the street.

Accommodates low, medium and high-rise multi-family housing in locations served by mass transit and adequate infrastructure to promote a mix of uses and dense urban activity.

Recognizes historic mixed-use neighborhood business districts and continues to permit a mix of uses consistent with neighborhood centers along historic corridors.

Recognizes and promotes the historic mixed-use neighborhood business districts that form distinct neighborhood centers throughout the city.

Provides development regulations contextual to the existing predominantly two- to four-story multifamily neighborhood with occasional retail venues.

Recognizes the importance of neighborhood business districts and provides ground-floor commercial in mixed-use buildings to promote walkability.

Recognizes the importance of neighborhood business districts and provides ground-floor commercial in mixed-use buildings to promote walkability.

Fosters a vibrant, accessible citywide activity district serving as a local and regional destination for business, retail, education, government, entertainment and transportation in a high-intensity urban context.

Promotes desirable highway commercial uses, improves the appearance of the streetscape, buffers adjacent neighborhoods and reinforces the area's function as a gateway to Jersey City.

Upgrades the appearance and function of the Communipaw Avenue corridor through screening, buffering and sensitive site planning while accommodating retail and automotive-oriented uses.

Acknowledges areas with an existing concentration of industrial activity or where future industrial activity is planned.

Enhances and accommodates the city's working waterfront in Greenville, providing an area for current and future port activity served by extensive transportation facilities with buffering to protect nearby neighborhoods.

Accommodates existing colleges and universities while preserving neighborhood stability and residential quality of life in areas bordering institutions of higher education.

Recognizes and accommodates existing and planned medical facilities.

Recognizes the presence of government uses in neighborhoods throughout the city and identifies existing and planned government facilities of citywide significance.

Acknowledges the city's existing inventory of parks and open space.

Identifies areas where redevelopment of water-oriented commercial, residential and recreational uses has occurred or has potential to occur, including high-cube warehousing in designated areas.

Recognizes the presence of large and smaller historic cemeteries and their influence on land use in the surrounding areas.

Supports the further development of the area as a national tourist attraction.

Recognizes the special significance of neighborhoods with varied and well-preserved historic character.