Title
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Investigation for Area in Need of Redevelopment
Purpose: Central Planning Board to determine if the area is in need of redevelopment
List of Property:
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)
108-112 University Avenue/Block 34/Lot 19/East Ward
42 James Street/Block 34/Lot 22/Central Ward
42 James Street/Block 34/Lot 23/Central Ward
40 James Street/Block 34/Lot 24/Central Ward
26 James Street/Block 34/Lot 31/Central 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 as 108-112 University Avenue, 42- James Street, 42 James Street, 40 James Street, 26 James Street (Block 34/Lots 19, 22, 23, 24, and 31), in the Central Ward, (the "Study Area") be investigated by the Central Planning Board of the City of Newark ("Central Planning Board") to determine if the Study Area is an "area in need of redevelopment under the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law (the "LHRL"), pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1, et seq.; and
WHEREAS, the LHRL 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 LHRL; and
WHEREAS, the New Jersey Legislature adopted, and the Governor signed P.L. 2013, Chapter 159, which amended the Redevelopment Law, including the procedural requirements of N.J.S.A. 40A: 12A-5 and N.J.S.A. 40A: 12A-6; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to P.L. 2013, Chapter 159, "the resolution authorizing the Central Planning Board to undertake a preliminary investigation shall state whether the redevelopment area determination s...
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