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Read. Follow. Verify.New Jersey bill exempts municipalities from property-owner notice requirements when adding new uses to zoning districts
Last action · January 13, 2026: Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government CommitteeSponsor: McGuckin, Gregory P.
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What This Bill Would Do
Specifies that notice requirements concerning certain changes to zoning ordinances are not applicable to addition of new use within zoning district.
Changes the procedural requirements for municipal zoning amendments, removing the obligation for clerks to mail certified notices to property owners within 200 feet specifically when introducing a new use.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
property owners within 200 feet
municipal clerks
Municipal clerks are relieved of the duty to serve individual notices to nearby property owners, the Office of Planning Advocacy, and military commanders when zoning amendments are limited to adding a new use.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
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