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An Ordinance adopting the Living Downtown Plan
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Approved as to
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Le, on Basis of Facts Set Forth
tion Counsel
Title
presents the following Ordinance:
FORM ORD. 2-5090-24 lb. 25% Rag Bond
AUG 0 6 SOB
No Prlst Reading
WHEREAS, the City of Newark has an ideally located downtown with unique opportunities for development of its existing building stock and for infill construction that would facilitate a lively, 24-hour district that generates job opportunities, tax revenues, and general quality of life enhancements for the city; and
WHEREAS, the Downtown area is challenged by underused building, lack of residential development, and excessive use of land for surface parking, so the City of Newark's Department of Community Development and Planning worked with area stakeholders and constituents to develop a new plan to facilitate the development of the area; and
WHEREAS, The Newark Central Planning Board has referred a plan entitled the "Living Downtown Plan" dated May 23, 2008 to Municipal Council for its adoption; and
WHEREAS, The Newark Central Planning Board held a public hearing on June 9, 2008, where professional staff from the City of Newark, Department of Economic & Housing Development appeared before the Central Planning Board of the City of Newark to present the "living Downtown Plan" dated May 23, 2008 and to request that the Central Planning Board recommend that the Municipal Council adopt this plan amendment; and
WHEREAS, the "Living Downtown Plan" is a comprehensive plan for Downtown Newark that covers the sections of the area that are not governed by older redevelopment plans that had been written for the Gateway, Arena, NJPAC, and ...
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