Title
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Declaring an area in need of redevelopment.
Purpose: Designating an area in need of redevelopment
List of Property:
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)
20-24 Branford Place/Block 57/Lot 161/Central Ward
Additional Information:
Resolution 7R2-h(AS), adopted on March 20, 2024, 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 20, 2024, the Newark Municipal Council ("Municipal Council") adopted Resolution 7R2-h(as) authorizing and directing the Newark Central Planning Board (the "Central Planning Board") to conduct a preliminary investigation to determine whether a certain property, identified on the Official Tax Map of the City of Newark as 20-24 Branford Place (Block 57, Lot 161) or any portion thereof (referred to as the "Study Area") is considered an "area in need of redevelopment" according to the criteria set forth in N.J.S.A. 40A:12-5 of the Redevelopment Law and should be designated as a Non-Condemnation 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 Area in Need of Redevelopment and designated 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 virtual public hearing was conducted by the Central Planning Board on June 10, 2024, with notice having properly been given pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-6(...
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