Title
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Investigation for Area in Need of Redevelopment
Purpose: Authorizing the Central Planning Board to undertake a preliminary investigation to determine if the area is in need of redevelopment.
List of Property:
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)
425-431 Chancellor Avenue/Block 3732/Lot 55/South Ward
378-380 Fabyan Place/Block 3732/Lot 59/South Ward
370-372 Fabyan Place/Block 3732/Lot 62/South Ward
344-368 Fabyan Place/Block 3732/Lots 65/Adtl' Lots 66, 67,69,70,72,74,75, and 77/South 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, known as 425-431 Chancellor Avenue, 378-380 Fabyan Place, 370-372 Fabyan Place and 344-368 Fabyan Place (Block 3732, Lots 55, 59, 62, 65, 66, 67, 69, 70, 72, 74, 75, and 77) (the "Study Area") in the South Ward, be investigated by the Newark Central Planning Board ("Central Planning Board") to determine if the Study Area is an "area in need of redevelopment" under the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law (the "LRHL"), under N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1 et seq.; and
WHEREAS,?the?LRHL?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 LRHL; 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-6; and
WHEREAS,?pursuant to P.L. 2013, Chapter 159, "the resolution authorizing the Central Planning Board to undertake a preliminary investigation shal...
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