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 Newark 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)
17-25 Academy Street/Block 53/Lot 4/Central Ward
27 Academy Street/Block 53/Lot 9/Central Ward
29-31 Academy Street/Block 53/Lot 11/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, specifically known as 17-25 Academy Street (Block 53, Lot 4), 27 Academy Street (Block 53, Lot 9), and 29-31 Academy Street (Block 53, Lot 11), the "Study Area" in the Central 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 shall state whether the redevelopment area determination shall authorize the municipality to use all those powers pro...
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