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)
271-275 Delancy Street/Block 1096/Lot 34/East Ward
263-269 Delancy Street/Block 1096/Lot 37/East Ward
253-261 Delancy Street/Block 1096/Lot 41/East Ward
42-62 Wheeler Point Road/Block 1097/Lot 5/East Ward
Additional Information:
Resolution 7R2-c adopted on March 7, 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., (the "Redevelopment Law"), authorizes municipalities to determine whether certain parcels of land located therein constitute areas in need of redevelopment; and
WHEREAS, on March 7, 2018, the Municipal Council of the City of Newark (the "Municipal Council") adopted Resolution 7R2-c authorizing and directing the Newark Central Planning Board (the "Planning Board") to conduct a preliminary investigation to determine whether certain properties, identified as 271-275 Delancy Street, 263-269 Delancy Street, 253-261 Delancy Street, 42-62 Wheeler Point Road or any portions thereof (the "Study Area"), are considered an "area in need of redevelopment" according to the criteria set forth in N.J.S.A. 40A:12-5 of the LRHL and should be designated as a Non-Condemnation Redevelopment Area, as defined by the Redevelopment Law; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Board conducted a preliminary investigation of the Study Area to determine whether the Study Area should be designated as an Area in Need of Redevelopment and designated as a Non-Condemnation Redevelopment Area 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 Planning Board on June 11, 2018, with notice having pr...
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