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)
27-35 NJ Railroad Avenue/Block 182/Lot 1/East Ward
21-29 Bruen Street/Block 182/Lot 18/East Ward
31-33 Bruen Street/Block 182/Lot 19/East Ward
35 Bruen Street/Block 182/Lot 21/East Ward
53-57 NJ Railroad Avenue/Block 182/Lot 24/East Ward
37-39 NJ Railroad Avenue/Block 182/Lot 31/East Ward
41-49 NJ Railroad Avenue/Block 182/Lot 60/East Ward
Additional Information:
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WHEREAS, the Department of Economic and Housing Development has requested that the properties identified on the Official Tax Map of the City of Newark, known as:
27-35 NJ Railroad Avenue
Block 182, Lot 1
21-29 Bruen Street
Block 182, Lot 18
31-33 Bruen Street
Block 182, Lot 19
35 Bruen Street
Block 182, Lot 21
53-57 NJ Railroad Avenue
Block 182, Lot 24
37-39 NJ Railroad Avenue
Block 182, Lot 31
41-49 NJ Railroad Avenue
Block 182, Lot 60
,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”) pursuant to 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 LRHL, including the procedural requirements of N.J.S.A. 4...
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