File #: 16-1283    Version: Name: WEST WARD MODEL NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN
Type: Ordinance Status: Filed
File created: 7/27/2016 In control: Economic and Housing Development
On agenda: 8/3/2016 Final action: 9/8/2016
Title: AN ORDINANCE TO ADOPT THE "WEST WARD MODEL NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN" OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, COUNTY OF ESSEX. Sponsor(s): McCallum/ Osborne
Sponsors: Joseph A. McCallum, Jr., Eddie Osborne

Title

AN ORDINANCE TO ADOPT THE “WEST WARD MODEL NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN” OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, COUNTY OF ESSEX.

Sponsor(s): McCallum/ Osborne

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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 land in the municipality constitutes an area in need of redevelopment; and

 

                     WHEREAS, in accordance with the Redevelopment Law and by Resolution 7R3-b (s), adopted on January 13, 2015, the Municipal Council (the “City Council”) of the City of Newark (the “City”) directed the Central Planning Board to conduct a preliminary investigation to determine whether certain property identified on the Official Tax Maps of the City of Newark as:

 

 

Block 320

Lot

Location

1

482 S Orange Ave

10

411 S 16th St

11

413 S 16th St

13

417 S 16th St

15

421 S 16th St

16

421 S 16th St

17

425 S 16th St

2

478-480 S Orange Ave

30

317 14th Ave

33

458 S 17th St

34

456 S 17th St

35

454 S 17th St

36

452 S 17th St

39

446 S 17th St

4

476 S Orange Ave

42

440 S 17th St

43

438 S 17th St

48

428 S 17th St

5

474 S Orange Ave

50

424 S 17th St

51

422 S 17th St

55

414 S 17th St

56

412 S 17th St

57

410 S 17th St

6, 9

472 S Orange Ave

61

423 S 16th St

7, 8

468-470 S Orange Ave

Block 321

1

502 S Orange Ave

2

500 S Orange Ave

21

433 S 17th St

22

435 S 17th St

28

447 S 17th St

29

449 S 17th St

3

498 S Orange Ave

30

451 S 17th St

31

451 S 17th St

32

453-455 S 17th St

34

457 S 17th St

38

460-462 S 18th St

39

454 S 18th St

40

452 S 18th St

60

412 S 18th St

61

410 S 18th St

62

459 S 17th St

63

456 S 18th St

64

458 S 18th St

65

408 S 18th St

66

458 S 18th St

68

339 14th Ave

69

413-427 S 17th St

70

494-496 S Orange Ave

8

488-492 S Orange Ave

Block 327

10

316 14th Ave

12

473 S 16th St

15

475-477 S 16th St

17

479-481 S 16th St

19

485 S 16th St

23

493 S 16th St

24

590 15th Ave

25

592 15th Ave

26

594 15th Ave

27

596 15th Ave

38

471 S 16th St

41

496 S 17th St

43

490-492 S 17th St

45

486-488 S 17th

9

316- 14th Ave

Block 328

2

458-462 S 16th

27

582 15th Ave

28

584 15th Ave

29

586 15th Ave

30

488-490 S 16th

32

486 S 16th St

33

484 S 16th St

36

478 S 16th St

38

474 S 16th St

40

470 S 16th St

41

468 S 16th St

Block 333

53

508 S 16th St

54

510 S 16th St

57

514-516 S 16th St

58

518 S 16th St

59

520-526 S 16th S

64

528-530 S 16th

65

532-536 S 16th

69

538-540 S 16th

Block 334

1

275-277 16th Ave

15

529 S 16th St

16

527 S 16th St

17

525 S 16th St

18

523 S 16th St

19

521 S 16th St

21

517 S 16th St

23

513 S 16th St

25

509 S 16th St

26

589 15th Ave

27

591 15th Ave

28

593 15th Ave

29

595 15th Ave

3

273 16th Ave

30

597 15th Ave

31

599 15th Ave

32

601 15th Ave

33

603 15th Ave

35

510 S 17th St

4, 5, 6

267-271 16th Ave

51

544 S 17th St

65

529 S 16th St

7

541-549 S 16th

 

 

, in the West Ward of the City of Newark, in the County of Essex (the “collectively the Property”), constitute an area in need of redevelopment under the Redevelopment Law; and

 

                     WHEREAS, after a public hearing on January 11, 2016, the Central Planning Board adopted a Resolution recommending the designation of the Property as an “area in need of redevelopment” under the Redevelopment Law; and

 

                     WHEREAS, by Resolution 7R3-a, adopted on April 4, 2016, the Municipal Council accepted the recommendation of the Central Planning Board and declared the Property as Condemnation Redevelopment Area under the Redevelopment Law; and

 

WHEREAS, Resolution 7R3-a, further directed the Central Planning Board to create and transmit a redevelopment plan and report to the Municipal Council in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-7f, which identifies any provisions in the proposed Redevelopment Plan which are inconsistent with the Master Plan and provides recommendations concerning those inconsistences, as well as any other matter as the Planning Board deems appropriate; and

 

                     WHEREAS, the City Planning Division, with the help of the consultant planning firm Phillips Preiss Grygiel, LLC, prepared a redevelopment plan for the Property entitled “West Ward Model Neighborhood Initiative Plan” and the Central Planning Board, at a duly noticed and constituted public meeting on July 11, 2016, reviewed said Plan and adopted a resolution rendering its report to the Municipal Council and recommending the adoption of the Redevelopment Plan pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-7(e); and

 

                     WHEREAS, the Municipal Council, hereby finds it appropriate for the Redevelopment Plan to be adopted for the Property, being, among other things, substantially consistent with the Master Plan for the City; and

 

                     WHEREAS, the Municipal Council now desires to adopt the Redevelopment Plan and to direct that the applicable provisions of the City’s Zoning Ordinance and Map be amended and superseded to reflect the provisions of the Redevelopment Plan, as and to the extent set forth therein.

 

                      NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ordained by the municipal council of the city of Newark, new Jersey, THAT:

 

                     Section 1.  The aforementioned recitals are incorporated herein as though fully set forth at length.

 

                     Section 2. The “West Ward Model Neighborhood Initiative Redevelopment Plan”, as filed in the Office of the City Clerk and attached hereto as Exhibit A, is hereby approved and adopted.

 

                     Section 3. Upon final adoption hereof, the City of Newark Zoning Map, as may have been amended from time to time, shall be amended by the “West Ward Model Neighborhood Initiative Redevelopment Plan”, which shall supersede the zoning designation shown on the City Zoning Map for the Redevelopment Area.

 

Section 4. To the extent that any previous ordinance is inconsistent with or contradictory hereto, said ordinance is hereby amended to the extent necessary to make it consistent herewith.

 

Section 5. The provisions of this Ordinance are severable.  To the extent any clause, phrase, sentence, paragraph or provision of this Ordinance shall be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unconstitutional, the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.

 

                     Section 6.  A copy of this Ordinance and the Redevelopment Plan shall be filed with the Office of the City Clerk by the Deputy Mayor/Director of the Department of Economic and Housing Development.

 

                     Section 7.  This Ordinance shall take effect upon final passage and publication in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey.

 

 

 

 

STATEMENT

 

This ordinance adopts the “The West Ward Model Neighborhood Redevelopment Plan” AKA:

 

Block 320

Lot

Location

1

482 S Orange Ave

10

411 S 16th St

11

413 S 16th St

13

417 S 16th St

15

421 S 16th St

16

421 S 16th St

17

425 S 16th St

2

478-480 S Orange Ave

30

317 14th Ave

33

458 S 17th St

34

456 S 17th St

35

454 S 17th St

36

452 S 17th St

39

446 S 17th St

4

476 S Orange Ave

42

440 S 17th St

43

438 S 17th St

48

428 S 17th St

5

474 S Orange Ave

50

424 S 17th St

51

422 S 17th St

55

414 S 17th St

56

412 S 17th St

57

410 S 17th St

6, 9

472 S Orange Ave

61

423 S 16th St

7, 8

468-470 S Orange Ave

Block 321

1

502 S Orange Ave

2

500 S Orange Ave

21

433 S 17th St

22

435 S 17th St

28

447 S 17th St

29

449 S 17th St

3

498 S Orange Ave

30

451 S 17th St

31

451 S 17th St

32

453-455 S 17th St

34

457 S 17th St

38

460-462 S 18th St

39

454 S 18th St

40

452 S 18th St

60

412 S 18th St

61

410 S 18th St

62

459 S 17th St

63

456 S 18th St

64

458 S 18th St

65

408 S 18th St

66

458 S 18th St

68

339 14th Ave

69

413-427 S 17th St

70

494-496 S Orange Ave

8

488-492 S Orange Ave

Block 327

10

316 14th Ave

12

473 S 16th St

15

475-477 S 16th St

17

479-481 S 16th St

19

485 S 16th St

23

493 S 16th St

24

590 15th Ave

25

592 15th Ave

26

594 15th Ave

27

596 15th Ave

38

471 S 16th St

41

496 S 17th St

43

490-492 S 17th St

45

486-488 S 17th

9

316- 14th Ave

Block 328

2

458-462 S 16th

27

582 15th Ave

28

584 15th Ave

29

586 15th Ave

30

488-490 S 16th

32

486 S 16th St

33

484 S 16th St

36

478 S 16th St

38

474 S 16th St

40

470 S 16th St

41

468 S 16th St

Block 333

53

508 S 16th St

54

510 S 16th St

57

514-516 S 16th St

58

518 S 16th St

59

520-526 S 16th S

64

528-530 S 16th

65

532-536 S 16th

69

538-540 S 16th

Block 334

1

275-277 16th Ave

15

529 S 16th St

16

527 S 16th St

17

525 S 16th St

18

523 S 16th St

19

521 S 16th St

21

517 S 16th St

23

513 S 16th St

25

509 S 16th St

26

589 15th Ave

27

591 15th Ave

28

593 15th Ave

29

595 15th Ave

3

273 16th Ave

30

597 15th Ave

31

599 15th Ave

32

601 15th Ave

33

603 15th Ave

35

510 S 17th St

4, 5, 6

267-271 16th Ave

51

544 S 17th St

65

529 S 16th St

7

541-549 S 16th

Exhibit A

 

West Ward Model Neighborhood Initiative Redevelopment Plan