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)
53-55 Bruen Street/Block 195/Lot 12/East Ward
57 Bruen Street/Block 195/Lot 31.01/East Ward
Additional Information:
Resolution 7R2-b(S) adopted on February 11, 2020, 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 February 11, 2020, the Municipal Council (the "Municipal Council") adopted Resolution 7R2-b(S) authorizing and directing the Newark Central Planning Board (the "Central Planning Board") to conduct a preliminary investigation to determine whether certain properties, identified as 53-55 Bruen Street and 57 Bruen Street, identified on the Official Tax Map of the City of Newark as Block 195, Lots 12 and 31.01 (hereinafter referred to as the "Study Area"), in the East Ward, meet the criteria set forth in the Redevelopment Law and should be designated as a 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 an 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 virtual public hearing was conducted by the Central Planning Board on June 15, 2020, with notice having properly been given pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-6(b)(3); and
WHEREAS, after completing its investigation an...
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