Title
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Declaring an Area in Need of Redevelopment
Purpose: Designating area in need of redevelopment
List of Property:
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)
141-149 Washington Street/Block 66/Lot 38, 42/Central Ward
151-153 Washington Street/Block 66/Lots 43, 44/Central Ward
155 Washington Street/Block 66/Lot 45/Central Ward
157-159 Washington Street/Block 66/Lot 47/Central Ward
24-26 Warren Place/Block 66/Lots 12, 13/Central Ward
Additional Information:
Resolution 7R2-a(s) adopted on March 13, 2018 authorized and directed the Central Planning Board to conduct a preliminary investigation.
The Central Planning Board held a public hearing on May 21, 2018 and by resolution recommended to the Municipal Council that the Study Area be designated as a Non-Condemnation Area in Need of Redevelopment.
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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 March 13, 2018, the Municipal Council of the City of Newark (the "Municipal Council") adopted Resolution 7R2-a(s) authorizing and directing the Central Planning Board of the City of Newark (the "Central Planning Board") to conduct a preliminary investigation to determine whether certain properties identified on the Official Tax Map of the City of Newark, 141-149, 151-153, 155, 157-159 Washington Street and 24-26 Warren Place (Block 66, Lots 12, 13, 38, 42, 43, 44, 45 and 47) or any portions thereof (the "Study Area"), meet 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 des...
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