Title
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Declaring an Area in Need of Redevelopment
Purpose: Designating Area in Need of Redevelopment
List of Property:
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)
452-458 Summer Avenue/Block 625/Lot 17/North Ward
Additional Information:
Resolution 7R2-i, adopted on August 6, 2025, authorized and directed the Central Planning Board to conduct a preliminary investigation
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WHEREAS, the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1 et seq., (the "Redevelopment Law"), authorizes municipalities to determine whether certain parcels of land located therein constitute areas in need of redevelopment; and
WHEREAS, on August 6, 2025, the Newark Municipal Council adopted Resolution 7R2-i, authorizing and directing the Newark Central Planning Board (the "Central Planning Board") to conduct a preliminary investigation to determine whether certain property, identified on the Official Tax Map of the City of Newark, at the time, as 452-454 Summer Avenue (Block 625, Lot 17) and 456-458 Summer Avenue (Block 625, Lot 24) in the North Ward, or any portion thereof (referred to as the "Study Area") is considered an "area in need of redevelopment" according to the criteria set forth in N.J.S.A. 40A:12-5 of the Redevelopment Law and should be designated as a Non-Condemnation Redevelopment Area, as defined by the Redevelopment Law; and
WHEREAS, 452-454 Summer Avenue (Block 625, Lot 17) and 456-458 Summer Avenue (Block 625, Lot 24) were consolidated into one lot and identified henceforth as 452-458 Summer Avenue (Block 625, Lot 17), the "Study Area"; and
WHEREAS, the Central Planning Board conducted a preliminary investigation of the Study Area to determine whether the Study Area should be designated as an Area in Need of Redevelopment and designated a Non-Condemnation Area in Need of Redevelopment in accordance with the criteria and ...
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