Hudson Reporter
Bayonne council tables ordinances to condemn BMC property
All sides claim victory in the complicated battle
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Third Ward City Councilman Gary La Pelusa addresses the hospital crisis at the May meeting. Photos by Daniel Israel.
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Third Ward City Councilman Gary La Pelusa addresses the hospital crisis at the May meeting. Photos by Daniel Israel.
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The Bayonne City Council has tabled two ordinances that would have condemned the Bayonne Medical Center property through eminent domain.
At it’s April meeting, the council introduced the two ordinances that would initiate eminent domain proceedings which began last year. In May, 2020, the Hudson County Board of Commissioners unanimously voted to approve three resolutions authorizing the Hudson County Improvement Authority (HCIA) to begin the process.
Hudson Reporter
Can zoning improve storm water management?
Zoning changes would mean less building space and more pervious surfaces ×
A diagram of the proposed changes on a hypothetical lot.
Bayonne will try to better manage storm water runoff by modifying zoning ordinances to limit nonporous surfaces in new construction.
This means more absorbent surfaces and less building space. The increase in green infrastructure or water absorbent pavement will reportedly take in storm water and prevent flooding and the spilling of untreated water into local waterways, known as a Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO).
The proposed changes to zoning ordinances were presented to the planning board by special development counsel Joseph DeMarco at the Dec. 8 meeting. The zoning changes will be presented to the Zoning Board at the Dec. 21 meeting. Following that, the changes will be presented to the city council, which will likely vote next year on a zoning ordinance containing the chan