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Dept./ Agency: Economic and Housing Development
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Referral of Proposed Fifth Amendment to the Newark Living Downtown Plan to Central Planning Board
Purpose: Requesting the Central Planning Board to consider a Fifth Amendment to the Newark Living Downtown Plan, pursuant to N.J.S.A.40A:12A-7(e)
Name of Plan: Newark Living Downtown Plan
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Additional Information:
Ordinance 6S&Fg adopted on September 3, 2008 Newark Living Downtown Plan (“Redevelopment Plan”).
Ordinance 6PSF-a(S) adopted on June 30, 2010 the First Amendment to the Newark Living Downtown Plan
Ordinance 6PSF-a(S) adopted on September 21, 2010 the Second Amendment to the Newark Living Downtown Plan
Ordinance 6SPSF-c adopted on December 16, 2015 the Third Amendment to the Newark Living Downtown Plan
Ordinance 6SPSF-b(S) adopted on April 10, 2018 the Fourth Amendment to the Newark Living Downtown Plan
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WHEREAS, pursuant to the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law (LRHL), N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1 et seq., on June 15, 2005, Resolution 7Rdo(AS) designated the entire City of Newark as an area in need of rehabilitation; and
WHEREAS, the LRHL authorizes municipalities to adopt redevelopment plans or revisions or amendments thereto in order to implement and establish standards for the rehabilitation of all or of any part of a rehabilitation area; and
WHEREAS, the Newark Living Downtown Redevelopment Plan was adopted by the Newark Municipal Council by Ordinance 6S&Fg September 3, 2008; and
WHEREAS, the “Newark Living Downtown Plan” was amended four times since initial passage by the Municipal Council including the First Amendment by Ordinance 6PSF-a(S), adopted on June 30, 2010, the Second Amendment by Ordinance 6PSF-a(S), adopted on September 21, 2010, the Third Amendment by Ordinance 6PSF-c, adopted on December 16, 2015, and the Fourth Amendment by Ordinance 6PSF-b(S), adopted on April 10, 2018; and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Council desires to refer the proposed Fifth Amendment to the Living Downtown Redevelopment Plan, to the Newark Central Planning Board for their review in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-7(e); and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Council wishes to have the Central Planning Board consider the proposed Fifth Amendment to the Newark Living Downtown Redevelopment Plan to the City of Newark Planning Board, in its entirety, to determine if such an amendment is consistent with the City’s Master Plan and for recommendations pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-7(e).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Municipal Council of the City of Newark refers to the Central Planning Board of the City of Newark the proposed Fifth Amendment to the Newark Living Downtown Redevelopment Plan, as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part of this resolution, to determine if such an amendment is consistent with the City’s Master Plan and for recommendations pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-7(e) and directs the Central Planning Board to transmit its report on the Amendment to the Municipal Council within forty-five (45) days of referral.
2. A copy of this resolution and the Fifth Amendment to Newark Living Downtown Redevelopment Plan shall be filed with the Office of the City Clerk by the Acting Director of the Department of Economic and Housing Development.
3. The City Clerk shall forward a true copy of this resolution and the Fifth Amendment to the Newark Living Downtown Redevelopment Plan to the Central Planning Board.
STATEMENT
This resolution hereby refers the Fifth Amendment to the Newark Living Downtown Redevelopment Plan prepared by the Department of Economic and Housing Development, Division of Planning and Community Development, to the Newark Central Planning Board, to determine if such an amendment is consistent with the City’s Master Plan and for recommendations pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-7(e) and directs the Central Planning Board to transmit its report on the Amendment to the Municipal Council within forty-five (45) days of referral..