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AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE "DELANCY REDEVELOPMENT PLAN" FOR THE AREA BOUNDED BY 271-275 DELANCY STREET (BLOCK 1096, LOT 34); 263-269 DELANCY STREET (BLOCK 1096, LOT 37); 253-261 DELANCY STREET (BLOCK 1096, LOT 41); AND 42-62 WHEELER POINT ROAD (BLOCK 1097, LOT 5). (EAST WARD)
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WHEREAS, the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1 et seq., (the "LHRL") authorizes municipalities to determine whether certain land in the municipality constitutes an area in need of redevelopment; and
WHEREAS, on March 7, 2018, the Municipal Council adopted Resolution 7R2-c authorizing and directing the Newark Central Planning Board (the "Central Planning Board") to conduct a preliminary investigation to determine whether the following properties in the East Ward of the City of Newark (the "City") constitute an area in need of redevelopment according to the criteria set forth in N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-5 of the LHRL: 272-275 Delancy Street (Block 1096, Lot 34); 263-269 Delancy Street (Block 1096, Lot 37); 253-261 Delancy Street (Block 1096, Lot 41) and 42-46 Wheeler Point Road (Block 1097, Lot 5) (the "Property" or "Plan Area"); and
WHEREAS, after a Public Hearing on June 11, 2018, the Central Planning Board adopted a Resolution recommending the designation of the Property as an "Non-Condemnation Area in Need of Redevelopment" under the LRHL; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution 7R2-f, adopted on December 5, 2018, the Municipal Council accepted the recommendation of the Central Planning Board and declared the Plan Area as a Non-Condemnation Redevelopment Area; and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Council further directed the Central Planning Board to create and transmit a redevelopment plan and report to the Municipal Council in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-7f, which identifies any provisions in the proposed Redevelopment Plan which are inconsistent with the Master Plan and provides recommendations concerning those inconsisten...
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