2021 Union City Master Plan ReExamination Report - Adopted May 3, 2021

This is a Master Plan Reexamination Report for Union City, New Jersey, as required by the New Jersey Municipal Land Use Law. The report reviews and evaluates the local Master Plan and Development Regulations to determine the need for updates and revisions. It identifies goals and objectives from the 2009 Master Plan, updated in subsequent reports, and assesses changes at the local, county, and state levels related to development issues and planning assumptions. The report then provides recommendations for addressing land use and zoning issues in the City, including updates to the Land Use Element, preparation of a Circulation Element, and consideration of an Economic Development Plan. The report recommends several changes to the City’s Master Plan and Land Development Ordinance. Key recommendations include eliminating three-family dwellings as a permitted use in R Residential Zones, reducing maximum building height and coverage in those zones, and increasing setback requirements. These changes aim to address concerns related to building massing, parking availability, and preservation of the City's older housing stock. Further recommendations include the adoption of design standards for electric vehicle charging stations and the allowance of electric vehicle charging stations as accessory uses in specified commercial, multiple use, and public zoning districts and redevelopment areas. The document was adopted on May 3, 2021.