Residential Building Uniform Security Exemption
At a glance
Based on auto-generated captions; names and details may be misheard.
- What: a request to remove paragraph D of section 218-1 of the city code, which lets owners of buildings with 100 or more units seek exemption from the requirement for a 24-hour uniformed guard.
- Where it stands: raised in public comment on October 21 by Portside Towers residents; no council response captioned.
Council meeting (October 21)
- Residents of Portside Towers asked the council to strike paragraph D of section 218-1 of the city code, which lets landlords of buildings with 100 or more units apply for exemption from the requirement of a uniformed security guard 24 hours a day.
- One resident said ordinance 07-153 requires building security to close the vehicle lane by the Korean War Memorial between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m., yet he has found it open nearly every night and has filed 283 SeeClickFix reports since November 2025. Others described a building without uniformed guards or an on-site superintendent, broken or propped doors, strangers in hallways, and a dim, isolated route beside the park; one noted cameras only record harm.
- No council response was captioned.
Sources
- 2026-10-06 - Rent Protection Investigation Committee
- 2026-10-21 - Municipal Council (video of the October 21 regular meeting, auto-captions)
- https://cityofjerseycity.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=374 (October 21 regular meeting agenda)
Discussion time
About 12 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 - Municipal Council | 12 |
Log
- 2026-10-21 - Municipal Council - Portside Towers residents asked the council to strike the exemption; one cited 283 SeeClickFix reports about an open vehicle lane.
- 2026-10-07 - Municipal Council - Portside Towers tenants asked the council to repeal section 218-1(D), the landlord exemption from 24/7 uniformed security; no ordinance was introduced.
- 2026-10-06 - Rent Protection Investigation Committee - Rent Protection Investigation Committee: a speaker asked that the landlord security exemption in section 218-1(D) be eliminated.
- 2026-09-23 - Municipal Council - Portside tenants asked the council to repeal section 218-1(D); a speaker said the ordinance closing a vehicular lane at night is not enforced.