The Jersey City Zoning Board of Adjustment has denied the viability of a neighbor’s zoning determination appeal of The Hive coffeeshop as a retail use at 615 Jersey Ave., which saw a challenge from an adjacent resident who argued it was a cafe use.
At last week’s meeting, attorney Timothy Little, representing, David Czehut at 617 Jersey Ave., stated that they were appealing the previous zoning determination issued by Zoning Officer Tanya Marione.
“We are not here to try to close this business. All we are here to do is to have the city enforce its very detailed zoning ordinance. And we believe as fact, the matter has exceeded perhaps the original retail use and it requires a review in order to fit into the community as a proper cafe as defined in the ordinances of Jersey City,” Little said at the hearing.
“We feel the zoning officer did not make the right factual determination or even look at the facts. And the law allows us to appeal the decision in that regard … We’re simply asking for the board to consider having The Hive, or direct the zoning officer, to have a conditional use application submitted for this use.”…