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ORDINANCE ADOPTING NEWARK'S RIVER: PUBLIC ACCESS & REDEVELOPMENT PLAN (THE "REDEVELOPMENT PLAN") IN ORDER TO: (I) PROVIDE APPROPRIATE LAND USE REGULATIONS TO REDEVELOP NEWARK'S RIVERFRONT; (II) AMEND ZONING TO SUPPORT RIVERFRONT REDEVELOPMENT INCLUDING HOUSING, OFFICES, RETAIL, INDUSTRY, AND OPEN SPACE; (III) CONNECT EXISTING NEIGHBORHOODS TO THE RIVERFRONT THROUGH HARMONIOUS AND WALKABLE DEVELOPMENT; (IV) PROVIDE DESIGN GUIDANCE TO PROTECT VIEW CORRIDORS AND CREATE APPROPRIATE SETBACKS FROM THE RIVER'S EDGE; AND (V) ENSURE INCLUSION OF PUBLIC ACCESS TO, ALONG, AND ONTO THE RIVER IN ALL REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE PUBLIC TRUST DOCTRINE.
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WHEREAS, the entire City of Newark has been designated as an area in need of rehabilitation under the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1 et seq. (the "LRHL"); and
WHEREAS, the LRHL authorizes municipalities to adopt redevelopment plans in order to implement and establish standards for the rehabilitation of all or of any part of a rehabilitation area; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to adopt Newark's River: Public Access & Redevelopment Plan (the "Redevelopment Plan") in order to: (i) provide appropriate land use regulations to redevelop Newark's riverfront; (ii) amend zoning to support riverfront redevelopment including housing, offices, retail, industry, and open space; (iii) connect existing neighborhoods to the riverfront through harmonious and walkable development; (iv) provide design guidance to protect view corridors and create appropriate setbacks from the river's edge; and (v) ensure inclusion of public access to, along, and onto the river in all redevelopment projects in order to implement the Public Trust Doctrine; and
WHEREAS, the adoption of this Redevelopment Plan will further the goals of the City's master plan and the LRHL; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution 7R3-e (AS), adopted on June 6, 2013,...
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