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AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE "IRVINE TURNER AND CLINTON AVENUE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN" FOR THE AREA BOUNDED BY CLINTON AVENUE, HILLSIDE AVENUE, WEST ALPINE STREET, IRVINE TURNER BOULEVARD AND RIDGEWOOD AVENUE. (SOUTH WARD)
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WHEREAS, the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1 et seq., (the "LHRL") authorizes municipalities to determine whether certain land in the municipality constitutes an area in need of redevelopment; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution 7Rdo(AS) adopted on June 15, 2005, the Municipal Council upon the recommendation of the Central Planning Board after a public hearing, designated the City of Newark, in its entirety as an Area in Need of Rehabilitation, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-14 et seq., and said designation became effective on June 17, 2005, upon the transmission of the resolution to the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs by the City Clerk; and
WHEREAS, on January 14, 2020, the Municipal Council adopted Resolution 7R2-c(S) which directed the Central Planning Board to create and transmit a redevelopment plan and report to the Municipal Council in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-7f, identifying any provisions in the proposed Redevelopment Plan which are inconsistent with the Master Plan and providing recommendations concerning those inconsistences, as well as any other matter as the Planning Board deems appropriate; and
WHEREAS, Heyer, Gruel & Associates prepared a redevelopment plan for the Plan Area entitled "Irvine Turner and Clinton Avenue Redevelopment Plan" dated January 21, 2020 based upon the City of Newark's designation as an area in need of rehabilitation pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-14; and
WHEREAS, on January 27, 2020, the Central Planning Board reviewed the proposed Irvine Turner and Clinton Avenue Redevelopment Plan during a public hearing and adopted a resolution rendering its report to the Municipal Council and recommending that the Irvine Turner an...
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