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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)
289-301 Washington Street/Block 73/Lot 92/Central Ward
Additional Information:
Resolution 7R2-a adopted on December 18, 2019, authorized and directed the Newark 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 December 18, 2019, the Municipal Council adopted Resolution 7R2-a authorizing and directing the Newark Central Planning Board (the "Planning Board") to conduct a preliminary investigation to determine whether 289-301 Washington Street, Block 73, Lot 92 in the Central Ward as shown on the Official Tax Map of the City of Newark, or any portion thereof (the "Study Area"), meets 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 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 in accordance with the criteria and procedures set forth in N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-5 and 40A:12A-6; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Board conducted a Public Hearing on February 3, 2020 (the "Public Hearing"), with notice having properly been given pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-6(b)(3); and
WHEREAS, John Barree, P.P., A.I.C.P. of Heyer Gruel & Associates, the Professional Planner for the Planning Board, presented a report entitled "Washington Street Area in Need of Redevelopment Investigation Rep...
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