How do I find out if a Jersey City parcel sits in a Redevelopment Plan area?

The Division of City Planning maintains both the base zoning map and the list of adopted Redevelopment Plans; since most Downtown and Waterfront parcels fall under a redevelopment plan rather than base zoning, checking both is necessary before assuming which standards apply.

Does Jersey City require affordable housing in new developments?

Most large residential approvals in Jersey City's redevelopment areas carry inclusionary zoning set-asides requiring a percentage of affordable units; the exact requirement varies by the specific Redevelopment Plan governing the site.

How do I find the zoning district for a Jersey City address?

The Division of City Planning's zoning map covers base districts under the Zoning Ordinance; for parcels in Downtown, the Waterfront, or Journal Square, the applicable Redevelopment Plan should be checked instead.

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Jersey City, NJ zoning map & districts

Jersey City's base zoning sits in the city's Zoning Ordinance, administered by the Division of City Planning under New Jersey's Municipal Land Use Law, with a Planning Board and a separate Zoning Board of Adjustment. In practice, most of Jersey City's highest-value development — the Downtown/Historic Downtown core, Journal Square, and much of the Waterfront — is governed not by the citywide base zoning map but by dozens of individually adopted Redevelopment Plans, each carrying its own permitted uses, height limits, and design standards; a developer should confirm first whether a parcel falls inside a redevelopment area before assuming the base Zoning Ordinance controls.

The code Jersey City Zoning Ordinance

Jersey City zoning map

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Residential 185
Mixed-use 52
Special purpose 49
Commercial 31
Industrial 9
Downtown / core 2

Source: Jersey City Interactive Zoning Map, retrieved 2026-09-04. Basemap: © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Find a district by address

District lookup only. No bulk standards and no ordinance citations are held for this city yet. Not a zoning verification.

Source: the official Jersey City Interactive Zoning Map , retrieved 2026-09-04 — the authoritative source for current boundaries.

The Division of City Planning maintains the zoning map, the Zoning Ordinance text, and the list of adopted Redevelopment Plans that govern most of Downtown and the Waterfront.

A published summary is never the authority. The adopted ordinance and the city's official zoning map govern, and both change — verify the district and every standard on your parcel before you rely on it.

How zoning works in Jersey City

Jersey City is the state's densest high-rise residential market by a wide margin, driven by PATH and ferry connections directly to Lower Manhattan, and inclusionary zoning requirements typically attach affordable-housing set-asides to large residential redevelopment approvals.

Jersey City zoning districts by family

The 12 district codes below are the ones that decide most projects in Jersey City, grouped by what they are for rather than by the order the ordinance prints them.

Key districts in the Jersey City Zoning Ordinance — a curated reference, not the exhaustive list. Confirm against the current adopted code.
Code	District	What it is for
Residential 4 districts
R-1	Neighborhood Housing	Lowest-density residential district, mostly rowhouse/detached fabric.
R-2	Multi Unit Attached Housing	Attached multi-unit housing tier.
R-3	Multi Unit Mid Rise	Mid-rise multifamily zone.
R-4	Multi Unit High Rise	Highest-density residential tier, the tower-scale zone.
Mixed-use 1 district
WPD	Waterfront Planned Development	The large-parcel planned-development district covering much of the Hudson waterfront redevelopment.
Commercial 2 districts
NC	NC — Neighborhood Commercial (mapped only as NC-1, NC-2, NC-3)	Live ZONE/NAME values: "NC-1 Neighborhood Commercial 1", "NC-2 ...", "NC-3 ..."; no bare NC. The prior note ("official code is 'NC', not 'NC-1' -- no numbered NC series exists") had this backwards -- the numbered series is what's actually live; corrected. zone-cat-overrides.json's new-jersey/jersey-city block already carries NC-1/NC-2/NC-3 individually resolving to "commercial" -- confirmed, not duplicated.
HC	Highway Commercial	Auto-oriented commercial along highway frontage.
Industrial 2 districts
I	Industrial	Standard citywide industrial district.
PI	Port Industrial	Port-serving industrial zone tied to Jersey City's waterfront maritime uses.
Special purpose 3 districts
H	Historic	Overlay-style district protecting designated historic fabric.
DT	Destination Tourism	Zoned around tourism-anchor uses, a narrow special-purpose district.
G	Government	District covering government-use parcels.

Jersey City zoning — common questions

How do I find out if a Jersey City parcel sits in a Redevelopment Plan area?: The Division of City Planning maintains both the base zoning map and the list of adopted Redevelopment Plans; since most Downtown and Waterfront parcels fall under a redevelopment plan rather than base zoning, checking both is necessary before assuming which standards apply.
Does Jersey City require affordable housing in new developments?: Most large residential approvals in Jersey City's redevelopment areas carry inclusionary zoning set-asides requiring a percentage of affordable units; the exact requirement varies by the specific Redevelopment Plan governing the site.
How do I find the zoning district for a Jersey City address?: The Division of City Planning's zoning map covers base districts under the Zoning Ordinance; for parcels in Downtown, the Waterfront, or Journal Square, the applicable Redevelopment Plan should be checked instead.

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Jersey City zoning summaries on this page are provided for information, not legal advice. Confirm every project against the current adopted code for the jurisdiction.