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)
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:
Resolution 7R2-b 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-b authorizing and directing the Newark Central Planning Board (the "Planning Board") to conduct a preliminary investigation to determine whether certain properties, identified as: 233-239 NJRR Avenue, 225-231 NJRR Avenue, 43-47 Oliver Street, 49-53 Oliver Street, and 106-114 Chestnut Street 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: 12A-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 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 Planning Board on June 11, 2018, with no...
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