TRENTON 250 LDO UPDATE

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LDO Public Hearing Draft (October 2023) Now Available!

The Public Hearing Draft of Trenton’s new Land Development Ordinance (LDO) is now available for public review. The previous release of the Draft Zoning Map is also available; no changes have been proposed since the March 2023 release. Please visit the Documents page to view these documents.

LDO Public Draft 2.0 + Updated Draft Zoning Map Now Available!

The second Public Draft of Trenton’s new Land Development Ordinance (LDO), and an update of the Draft Zoning Map are now available for public review. The LDO will be a key tool for implementing many of the policies contained in the Trenton250 Comprehensive Master Plan. Documents can be viewed at the links below:

The LDO Public Draft 2.0 is a redlined document that indicates changes made in response to comments received during the public comment period for the first release. Within the Draft, redline strikethrough and underlined text indicate changes from the July 2021 Public Draft Land Development Ordinance (Public Draft 1.0). Non-substantive minor changes, such as grammatical corrections, typographical corrections, revisions to graphics, and numbering of sections, may not be shown.


The City of Trenton will be accepting public comments on the Public Draft 2.0 Land Development Ordinance (LDO) and updated Draft Zoning Map through May 1, 2023. If you would like to submit a comment, please use the comment form available by clicking here.

Review of Public Comments

May 12, 2022 @ 6pm | City of Trenton Planning Board

Join us at a virtual meeting of the Trenton Planning Board as we review comments
received on the Draft Land Development Ordinance during the public comment period.
City staff and consultants will present an overview of the comments received, and will
discuss the resolution of issues raised during the comment period. Members of the
public will have an opportunity to provide additional comments during the meeting.

Click here to download a printable flyer. We encourage you to share this information and attend this important meeting!

For meeting information and a link to join the virtual session, visit:
http://www.trentonnj.org/254/Planning-Board

Draft Ordinance and Map Now Available!

Trenton’s new Draft Land Development Ordinance (LDO), and Draft Zoning Map are now available for public review. The LDO will be a key tool for implementing many of the policies contained in the Trenton250 Comprehensive Master Plan.

The City of Trenton will be accepting public comments on the Draft Land Development Ordinance (LDO) and Draft Zoning Map through November 1, 2021. If you would like to submit a comment, please use the comment form available by clicking here.

The City has also produced a series of supplementary materials, introducing some of the key changes and discussing the importance of the LDO update. A one page summary (at-a-glance), and a four page summary (providing more detail for those interested) are available to view and download at the links below.

New information has also been added to the Frequently Asked Questions page, providing answers to some key questions related to the Public Review Draft LDO.

RDA Plans Analysis Now Available.

A draft analysis of the City’s current Redevelopment Area Plans and their statuses has been prepared in support of the Trenton 250 LDO Update. The report can be accessed by clicking here, or visiting the Project Documents and Presentations Page below.