Title
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Designating Area in Need of Redevelopment
Purpose: Designating an area in need of redevelopment.
List of Property:
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)
42-50 Park Place/Block 125/Lot 15/Central Ward
13-33 Mulberry Street/Block 125/Lot 15.01/Central Ward
33-37 Kitchell Street/Block 125/Lots 58 and 60/Central Ward
Additional Information:
Resolution 7R2-a(S), adopted on August 8, 2023, authorized and directed the Newark 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 8, 2023, the Municipal Council adopted Resolution 7R2-a (S) authorizing and directing the Newark Central Planning Board (the "Central Planning Board") to conduct a preliminary investigation to determine whether a certain property, identified on the Official Tax Map of the City of Newark as 42-50 Park Place, 13-33 Mulberry Street, and 33-37 Kitchell Street (Block 125, Lots 15, 15.01, 58, and 60) or any portion thereof (referred to as the "Study Area"), is considered an "area in need of redevelopment" according to the criteria set forth N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-5 of the Redevelopment Law and should be designated as a Non-Condemnation Redevelopment Area, as defined by the Redevelopment Law; 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 as Non-Condemnation Redevelopment Area in accordance with the criteria and procedures set forth in N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-5 and 40A:12A-6; and
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