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AN ORDINANCE TO ADOPT THE "360 NEW YORK AVENUE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN" FOR BLOCK 996, LOTS 1, 2, AND 3 (ALSO KNOWN AS 54-62 HOUSTON STREET/EAST WARD) AND BLOCK 996, LOT 60 (ALSO KNOWN AS 360 NEW YORK AVENUE/EAST WARD) OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, COUNTY OF ESSEX, NEW JERSEY.
Sponsors: Chaneyfield Jenkins/ James
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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 land in the municipality constitutes an area in need of redevelopment; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the Redevelopment Law and by Resolution 7R3-A (S), adopted on September 9, 2014, the City of Newark Municipal Council directed the Central Planning Board to conduct a preliminary investigation to determine whether certain property identified on the Official Tax Maps of the City of Newark as Block 996, Lots 1, 2, and 3 (also known as 54-62 Houston Street/East Ward) and Block 996, Lot 60 (also known as 360 New York Avenue/East Ward), (collectively the "Property"), constitute an area in need of redevelopment under the Redevelopment Law; and
WHEREAS, after a public hearing on November 24, 2014, the Central Planning Board adopted a Resolution recommending the designation of the Property as an area in need of redevelopment under the Redevelopment Law; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution 7R3-B(S), adopted on August 25, 2015, the Municipal Council accepted the recommendation of the Central Planning Board and declared the Property as a Non-Condemnation Redevelopment Area under the Redevelopment Law; and
WHEREAS, Resolution 7R3-B(S) further 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, which identifies any provisions in the proposed Redevelopment Plan which are inconsistent with the Master Plan and provides recommendations concerning those inconsistences as we...
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