Title
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Investigation for Area in Need of Redevelopment
Purpose: Central Planning Board to determine if area is in
need of redevelopment
List of Property:
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)
233-239 NJRR Avenue/Block 919/Lot 1/East Ward
225-231 NJRR Avenue/Block 919/Lot 5/East Ward
43-47 Oliver Street/Block 919/Lot 15/East Ward
49-53 Oliver Street/Block 919/Lot 43.19/East Ward
106-114 Chestnut Street/Block 919/Lot 43.30/East Ward
Additional Information:
Deferred 7R2-c (s) 022718
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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 as 233-239 NJRR Avenue, 225-231 NJRR Avenue, 43-47 Oliver Street, 49-53 Oliver Street and 106-114 Chestnut Street (Block: 919, Lots: 1, 5, 15, 43.19, 43.30) (the "Study Area"), in the East Ward, be investigated by the 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 a Municipal Governing Body, by resolution, to authorize a Municipal 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-5 and N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-6; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to P.L. 2013, Chapter 159, "the resolution authorizing the Planning Board to undertake a preliminary investigation shall state whether the redevelopment area d...
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