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AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE VACATION OF JULES PLACE AS LAID OUT 50 FEET IN WIDTH AND EXTENDING FROM THE WESTERLY LINE OF RIVERSIDE AVENUE, A DISTANCE APPROXIMATELY 265 FEET WESTERLY TO ITS TERMINUS.
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WHEREAS, on August 21, 2006, the Central Planning Board approved a Major Subdivision Plan in Tax Block 617, which dedicated a new public right-of-way named Jules Place; and
WHEREAS, the Major Subdivision Plat was filed with the Essex County Register's Office on June 20, 2007 as Map No. 4513 and the new public right-of-way, Jules Place, was added to the City's Tax Maps; and
WHEREAS, on August 19, 2013, the Central Planning Board approved an amended preliminary and final site plan approval which proposed to consolidate Lots 1.02 -1.25 and vacate Jules Place and construct 128 dwelling units in 9 multifamily apartment buildings; and
WHEREAS, on June 24, 2014, the Director of the Department of Engineering sent a memorandum to the Central Planning Board referring the vacation of Jules Place to the Central Planning Board for their review and consideration; and
WHEREAS, on July 14, 2014, the Central Planning Board held a hearing and adopted a resolution on August 18, 2014 approving the vacation of the public right-of-way named Jules Place and recommended that title to the vacated public right-of-way named Jules Place revert back to the adjacent property owners.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
Section 1. All that portion, part and parcel of Jules Place, as laid out 50 feet in width, extending from the westerly line of Riverside Avenue a distance 265 feet +/- westerly to its terminus shall be vacated as a public street or right-of-way.
All is shown on a map prepared under the direction of the Municipal Council, which map is attached and made a part hereof, and a copy of which map, known and designated as Map No. A 1618, 1884 V, dated May 20, 2014, is on file in the Office of the Director, Department of Engineering.
Section 2. Title to the vacated Jules Place right-of-way shall revert back to the adjacent property owners.
Section 3. Any and all fees associated with the consideration and/or completion of the public right-of-way vacation requests are to be paid by the property owner(s) who make this request. These expenses include but are not limited to engineering fees, attorney fees, survey fees, publication and mailing expenses, recording fees and tax map revision fees.
Section 4. All publication and notice requirements of this ordinance are subject to N.J.S.A. 40:49-6.
Section 5. This Ordinance is adopted under and by virtue of the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:67-1 (b).
Section 6. This Ordinance shall take effect upon final passage and publication in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey.
STATEMENT
This Ordinance vacates Jules Place as a dedicated public right-of-way.