Title
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Investigation for Area in Need of Redevelopment
Purpose: Authorizing the Newark Central Planning Board to undertake a preliminary investigation to determine if the area is in need of redevelopment.
List of Property:
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)
25-27 Madison Street/Block 173/Lot 19/East Ward
29 Madison Street/Block 173/Lot 21/East Ward
31 Madison Street/Block 173/Lot 23/East Ward
16 - Jefferson Street/Block 173/Lot 41/East Ward
16 Jefferson Street/Block 173/Lot 42/East Ward
14 Jefferson Street/Block 173/Lot 43/East Ward
Additional Information:
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WHEREAS,?the Department of Economic and Housing Development has requested that the property identified on the Official Tax Map of the City of Newark, known as 25-27 Madison Street, 29 Madison Street, 31 Madison Street, 16 - Jefferson Street, 16 Jefferson Street and 14 Jefferson Street (Block 173, Lots 19, 21, 23, 41, 42 and 43), the "Study Area", in the East Ward, be investigated by the Newark Central Planning Board ("Central Planning Board") to determine if the Study Area is an "area in need of redevelopment" under the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law (the "LRHL"), under N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1 et seq.; and
WHEREAS,?the?LRHL?authorizes the Governing Body, by resolution, to authorize the Central Planning Board to undertake a preliminary investigation (the "Investigation") to determine whether an area (or any portion thereof) is an "area in need of redevelopment" according to the criteria set forth in N.J.S.A.?40A:12A-5 of the LRHL; and
WHEREAS, the New Jersey Legislature adopted, and the Governor signed P.L. 2013, Chapter 159, which amended the Redevelopment Law, including the procedural requirements of N.J.S.A. 40A: 12A-6; and
WHEREAS,?pursuant to P.L. 2013, Chapter 159, "the resolution authorizing the Central Plan...
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