Title
Dept./ Agency: Economic and Housing Development
Action: ( ) Ratifying ( ) Authorizing (X) Amending
Type of Service: Declaring an Area in Need of Redevelopment
Purpose: To amend the Designation of the Area in Need of Redevelopment to delete Property or Properties.
List of Property/Properties to be Deleted:
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)
192 Doremus Avenue/Block 5014.01/Lot 1 and riparian Lots 1.03 and 1.04/East Ward
Additional Information:
Resolution 7R2-a adopted on January 23, 2019 designated a Condemnation Redevelopment Area.
Resolution 7R3-a(S-1) adopted on April 7, 2009 designated an Area in Need of Redevelopment.
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WHEREAS, the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1 et seq. ("Redevelopment Law" or "LRHL") authorizes municipalities to determine whether certain parcels of land located therein constitute areas in need of redevelopment; and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Council adopted Resolution 7R2-a on January 19, 2017, authorizing and directing the Newark Central Planning Board (the "Central Planning Board") to undertake a preliminary investigation to determine if certain properties (the "Study Area") should be declared as one or more "Condemnation Redevelopment Areas" pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-5; and
WHEREAS, 192 Doremus LLC, is the owner of real property known as 192 Doremus Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07105, and designated as Block 5014.01, Lot 1 and riparian Lots 1.03 and 1.04 on the Official Tax Map of the City of Newark, New Jersey (collectively referred to as the "Property"); and
WHEREAS, the Property was included within the Study Area; and
WHEREAS, Topology NJ, LLC, ("Topology") in cooperation with the City and the Newark Community Economic Development Corporation, conducted a preliminary investigation to determine whether the designation of the Study Area as an area in need of redevelopment is appropriate and in conformance with the statutory criteria set forth in N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-5; a...
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