Title
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending
Type of Service: Declaring an Area in Need of Redevelopment
Purpose: Amending the Designation of the Area in Need of Redevelopment to delete Property or Properties.
List of Property/Properties to be Deleted:
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)
20-84 Doremus Avenue/Block 5011/Lot 1/East Ward
Additional Information:
Amending Resolution 7R2-a adopted on January 23, 2019 by the Municipal Council to designate a Condemnation Redevelopment Area.
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WHEREAS, the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1 et seq., ("LRHL") authorizes municipalities to determine whether certain parcels of land located therein constitute areas in need of redevelopment; and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Council adopted Resolution 7R2-a on January 19, 2017, authorizing and directing the Newark Central Planning Board (the "Central Planning Board") to undertake a preliminary investigation to determine if certain properties, (the "Study Area") should be declared as one or more "Condemnation Redevelopment Areas" pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-5; and
WHEREAS, Quality Carriers is the owner of real property known as 20-84 Doremus Avenue, identified on the Official Tax Map of the City of Newark, as Block 5011, Lot 1 (the "Property"), which was included within the Study Area referenced in Resolution 7R2-a adopted on January 19, 2017; and
WHEREAS, Topology NJ, LLC, ("Topology") in cooperation with the City of Newark and the Newark Community Economic Development Corporation, conducted a preliminary investigation to determine whether the designation of the Study Area as an area in need of redevelopment is appropriate and in conformance with the statutory criteria set forth in N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-5; and
WHEREAS, on November 20, 2017, and continuing on December 18, 2017, January 8, 2018, January 29, 2018, and March 5, 2018, the Central Planning Board conducted Public H...
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