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)
600 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard/Block 103/Lot 63/Central Ward
602 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard/ Block 103/Lot 62/Central Ward
604-606 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard/ Block 103/Lot 60/Central Ward
Additional Information:
Resolution 7R2-e adopted on January 24, 2018 authorized and directed the Central Planning Board to conduct a preliminary investigation.
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WHEREAS, the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1 et seq. ("Redevelopment Law"), authorizes municipalities to determine whether certain parcels of land located therein constitute areas in need of redevelopment; and
WHEREAS, on January 24, 2018, the Municipal Council of the City of Newark ("Municipal Council") adopted Resolution 7R2-f (AS) authorizing and directing the Central Planning Board of the City of Newark ("Central Planning Board") to conduct a preliminary investigation to determine whether certain properties identified on the Official Tax Map of the City of Newark as 600 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, 602 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard and 604-606 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard (Block 103, Lots 63, 62 and 60) or any portions thereof ("Study Area"), meet the criteria set forth in the Redevelopment Law and should be designated as a Non-Condemnation 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 designated as a Non-Condemnation Area in Need of Redevelopment in accordance with the criteria and procedures set forth in N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-5 and 40A:12A-6; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was conducted by the Central Planning Board on Febru...
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