New Jersey S3442 — Office-to-Residential Conversion By-Right (NJ)
Tracked preemption from the New Jersey overlay bundle.
Overview
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Effective
2024-01-16
Sunset
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Authority
state
Scope
state:NJ
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Trigger predicate
When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.
AND
parcel.base_zone_category∈ {com,off,mu}project.is_adaptive_reuse_office_to_residential==True
Preempted fields
4 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.
| Field | Op | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
base_districts[category=com].allowed_uses | add | multifamily_residential | |
base_districts[category=off].allowed_uses | add | multifamily_residential | |
review_type | waive_discretionary | — | |
base_districts[*].parking_ratio | cap_at | 1.0 | Parking ratio capped for conversion projects |
Citation
Authority source
NJ P.L. 2023 c.196 (S3442) — Office Conversion Act
§ NJSA 40:55D-66.12 et seq.
Research notes
Permits by-right conversion of vacant or underutilized office buildings to residential or mixed-use in zones permitting office use. Ministerial site plan review only; use variance not required. Requires a minimum affordable housing set-aside (typically 20%) to access streamlined track. Intended to address post-pandemic office vacancy.