Municipal Council Meeting, August 19, 2026
Approved: Ordinance removing Cyber Hotel and Data Center from industrial district, 9-0
What happened
On August 19, 2026, Jersey City approved Ordinance removing Cyber Hotel and Data Center from industrial district (9-0).
The Jersey City Municipal Council adopted City Ordinance 26-057 unanimously 9-0, amending the Land Development Ordinance to remove Cyber Hotel and standalone Data Centers from the industrial district (co-location data centers remain permitted).
- Jurisdiction
- Jersey City, NJ
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- August 19, 2026
- Decisions
- 18 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 9-0
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Ordinance removing Cyber Hotel and Data Center from industrial district
City Ordinance 26-057 amends the Jersey City Land Development Ordinance to remove Cyber Hotel and standalone Data Center as permitted uses in the industrial district. Co-location data centers remain permitted anywhere in the city. Public urged tabling in favor of a conditional-use approach; council adopted unanimously 9-0. Council members cited energy demand, limited industrial land, water usage, and few local jobs.
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Ordinance removing Cyber Hotel and Data Center from industrial district
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Who spoke
39 distinct speakers; 0 identified names.
All speaker roles: 16 Councilmember, 2 Clerk, 1 Attorney, 2 Staff, 18 Public.
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Zoning terms (10)
105 recorded timestamps
- approved (21 timestamps)
- industrial (5 timestamps)
- public hearing (56 timestamps)
- conditional use (1 timestamps)
- land use (1 timestamps)
- deferred (11 timestamps)
Decision moments (17)
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