Title
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Designating an area in need of redevelopment.
Purpose: Designating an area in need of redevelopment.
List of Property:
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)
689 5th Street/Block 663/Lot 14/North Ward
692-700 4th Street/Block 663/Lot 32.01/North Ward
684-690 4th Street/Block 663/Lot 32.02/North Ward
865-869 Franklin Avenue/Block 750.01/Lot 41/North Ward
161 Bellair Place/Block 858/Lot 1/North Ward
Additional Information:
Resolution 7R2-c(S), adopted on August 8, 2023, 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 8, 2023, the Newark Municipal Council adopted Resolution 7R2-c (s) authorizing and directing the Newark Central Planning Board (the "Central Planning Board") to conduct a preliminary investigation to determine whether certain properties, identified on the Official Tax Map of the City of Newark as 689 5th Street, 692-700 4th Street, and 684-690 4th Street (Block 663, Lots 14, 32.01, and 32.02), 865-869 Franklin Avenue (Block 750.01, Lot 41), and 161 Bellair Place (Block 858, Lot 1) 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 Local Redevelopment and Housing 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 a Non-Condemnation Area in Need of Rede...
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