Title
Dept./ Agency: Economic and Housing Development
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Declaring an Area in Need of Redevelopment
Purpose: Designating an area in need of redevelopment.
List of Property:
(Block/Lot/Ward)
114-126 Walnut Street/Block 915/Lot 10/East Ward
Additional Information:
Resolution 7R2-e(AS), adopted on April 21, 2021, authorized and directed the Central Planning Board to conduct a preliminary investigation.
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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 parcels of land located therein constitute areas in need of redevelopment; and
WHEREAS, on April 21, 2021, the Municipal Council adopted Resolution 7R2-e (AS), authorizing and directing the Newark Central Planning Board (the "Central Planning Board") to conduct a preliminary investigation to determine whether a certain property, identified on the Official Tax Map of the City of Newark as 114-126 Walnut Street (Block 915, Lot 10) or any portion thereof (referred to as the "Study Area"), met the criteria set forth in the Redevelopment Law and should be designated as a Redevelopment Area, as defined by the Redevelopment Law; and
WHEREAS, the Central Planning Board conducted a preliminary investigation of the Study Area to determine whether the Study Area should be designated as a Non-Condemnation Area in Need of Redevelopment in accordance with the criteria and procedures set forth in N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-5 and 40A:12A-6; and
WHEREAS, the Central Planning Board conducted a virtual Public Hearing on August 16, 2021, with notice having properly been given pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-6(b)(3); and
WHEREAS, Leigh Fleming, P.P., A.I.C.P. of Heyer Gruel and Associates, the professional planner for the Central Planning Board, presented a report entitled "114-126 Walnut Street Area in Need of Redeve...
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