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)
350-360 Carnegie Avenue/Block 5090/Lot 36/South Ward
362-384 Carnegie Avenue/Block 5090/Lot 34/South Ward
386-406 Carnegie Avenue/Block 5090/Lot 32/South Ward
Additional Information:
Resolution 7R2-j(s) adopted on August 20, 2019, 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 August 20, 2019, the Municipal Council of the City of Newark (the "Municipal Council") adopted Resolution 7R2-j (S) authorizing and directing the Newark Central Planning Board (the "Planning Board") to conduct a preliminary investigation to determine whether certain properties, identified as, 350-360 Carnegie Avenue, 362-384 Carnegie Avenue, and 386-406 Carnegie Avenue (Block 5090, Lots 32, 34, and 36) in the South Ward, as shown on the official tax map of the City of Newark, or any portions thereof (the "Study Area"), are considered "areas in need of redevelopment" according to the criteria set forth in N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-5 of the Redevelopment Law and should be designated as a Non-Condemnation Redevelopment Area, as defined by the Redevelopment Law; and
WHEREAS, the Newark Central Planning Board (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, the...
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