Hoboken City Council formally opposes state bill limiting height of development below the Palisades
Updated Jan 07, 2021;
Posted Jan 07, 2021
View of Hoboken from Palisade Ave. and 5th St. in Union City on Monday, December 21, 2020. - Palisade Ave. Michael DempseyMichael Dempsey
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The Hoboken City Council passed an emergency resolution Wednesday night formally opposing a state bill that would limit the height of new buildings developed below the Palisades cliffs.
Councilmembers said there was an urgent need for the resolution, given rumors that a statehouse committee in Trenton would vote on the bill as early as next week.
The bill is intended to protect views of New York City from atop the Palisades, which run from Jersey City north into Bergen County. New developments built below the cliffs would be required to top out no higher than 10 feet below the clifftop or Palisade Avenue.