HomeMy Public PortalAboutr 14-197]NO. 14 -197
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RESOLUTION OF THE BOROUGH OF CARTERET DECLARING
180 -182 ROOSEVELT AVENUE, AS DESIGNATED AS BLOCK
302, LOTS 6 AND 7 ON THE TAX MAPS OF THE BOROUGH, AS
AREA IN NEED OF REDEVELOPMENT, AND MORE
SPECIFICALLY, A NON- CONDEbINATION AREA, PURSUANT
TO THE LOCAL REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING LAW,
N.J.S.A. 40A:12A -1 ET SEQ.
WHEREAS, the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:12A -I et seq.,
as amended and supplemented (the "Redevelopment Law ") provides a process for
municipalities to participate in the redevelopment and improvement of areas in need of
redevelopment; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 14 -178, duly adopted on September 4, 2014, the Mayor
and Council of the Borough of Carteret (the "Borough Council') authorized and directed
the Planning Board of the Borough of Carteret (the "Planning Board") to undertake a
preliminary investigation to determine whether those properties known as 180 -182
Roosevelt Avenue and designated as Block 302, Lots 6 and 7 on the tax maps of the
Borough (the "Properties ") meet the criteria set forth in the Redevelopment Law as an
"area in need of redevelopment" as defined therein, and
WHEREAS, after providing requisite notice, the Planning Board held a hearing on
September 24, 2014 to review the results of the preliminary investigation and to solicit
public comments on whether the Planning Board should recommend to the Borough
Council that the Properties be determined to be "an area in need of redevelopment', and
more specifically as a Non - Condemnation Area; and
WHEREAS, at the public hearing, the Planning Board considered the testimony of and
exhibits furnished by a licensed professional planner from Beacon Planning and
Consulting Services, LLC, the author of the Redevelopment Area Assessment Report for
the Properties (the "Assessment Report") and afforded all interested members of the
public an opportunity to make, inquire into, and give testimony concerning the
boundaries of the Properties and whether said area should be determined to be "an area in
need of redevelopment', and more specifically as a Non - Condemnation Area; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Board, by a Resolution of Findings and Conclusions dated
September 24, 2014 has recommended to the Borough Council, pursuant to Section 6 of
the Redevelopment Law, that the Properties be determined to be "an area in need of
redevelopment', and more specifically, a Non - Condemnation Area, finding that the
properties constituting the Kinder Morgan Improvement Area have met one or more of
the statutory criteria in the Redevelopment Law; and
WHEREAS, the Borough Council has given due consideration to the recommendation of
the Planning Board and further fords that said recommendation is supported by
substantial evidence; and
WHEREAS, the Borough Council further concludes that there exists within the
Properties sufficient criteria for the designation of "an area in need of redevelopment',
and more specifically, as a Non - Condemnation Area, in accordance with the
Redevelopment Law, including without limitation, N.J.S.A. 40A:12A -5, as more fully
described and delineated in the Assessment Report and as found by the Planning Board.
NO. 14 -197
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Borough Council as
follows:
Section 1. The Properties shall constitute "an area in need of redevelopment',
and more specifically, a "Non- Condemnation Area ", pursuant to, and in accordance with,
the Redevelopment Law and all other applicable law.
Section 2. The Borough Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to forward this
Resolution to the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs.
Section 3. The Borough Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to forward this
Resolution to the Planning Board.
Section 4. The Borough Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to forward this
Resolution to each and every owner of the Properties along with any notices as required
by the Redevelopment Law.
Section 5. The Borough Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to publish and
post notice of this Resolution as required by applicable law.
Section 6. The Borough Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to maintain a
copy of this Resolution and the Assessment Report on file in the Office of the Borough
Clerk for public inspection.
Section 7. The Borough Council hereby directs the Planning Board to prepare a
Redevelopment Plan for the Properties in accordance with the Redevelopment Law.
Section S. This resolution shall take effect at the time and in the manner
prescribed by law.
Section 9. Upon the adoption hereof, the Borough Clerk shall forward certified
copies of this resolution to Matthew C. Karrenberg, Esq., DeCotiis, Fitzpatrick & Cole,
LLP, Special Redevelopment Counsel to the Borough.
Adopted this 2 nd day of October 2, 2014
and certified as a true copy of the
original on October 3, 2014.
LINDA A. RIVERA
Assistant Municipal Clerk
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Adopted at a meeting of the Municipal Council
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