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No. 16-43 Date of ndopao Febntaxy 25. 2016
RESOLUTION OF THE BOROUGH OF CARTERET, IN THE COUNTY
OF NIIDDLESEX, NEW JERSEY DESIGNATING CERTAIN PROPERTY
AS AN AREA IN NEED OF REDEVELOPMENT
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 15 -248, adopted on December 3, 2015, the Borough
Council authorized and directed the Borough's Planning Board (the "Planning Board ") to
undertake an investigation to determine whether the area consisting of Block 6805, Lots 1, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 & 29 on the Official Tax Map of the Borough
(collectively, the "Study Area ") constitutes an area in need of redevelopment under the New
Jersey Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:12A -1 et seq. (the
"Redevelopment Law"); and
WHEREAS, the Planning Board caused Beacon Planning and Consulting Services, LLC
(the 'Planning Consultant ") to conduct a preliminary investigation to determine whether the
Study Area should be designated as an area in need of redevelopment; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Board received a report and map depicting the Study Area
prepared by the Planning Consultant, entitled "Locust- Roosevelt Redevelopment Area
Assessment, Borough of Carteret, New Jersey ", dated January 2016 (the "Report"), concerning
the determination of the Study Area as an area in need of redevelopment; and
WHEREAS, on February 24, 2016, the Planning Board reviewed the Report, heard
testimony from a representative of the Planning Consultant, and conducted a public hearing
during which the owners of the property in the Study Area and members of the general public
were given an opportunity to present their own evidence and/or to cross - examine the Planning
Consultant concerning the potential designation of the Study Area as an area in need of
redevelopment; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Consultant concluded in the Report and testified to the
Planning Board on February 24, 2016 that the properties in the Study Area satisfy the criteria for
redevelopment area designation set forth in N.J.S.A. 40A:12A -5b, 5c, 5d, 5e, 5g and 5h; and
WHEREAS, after the conclusion of the public hearing described above, the Planning
Board determined that the Study Area meets criteria set forth in N.J.S.A. 40A:12A -5b, 5c, 5d,
5e, 5g and 5h for designation as an area in need of redevelopment and determined that it would
recommend that the Borough Council so designate the Study Area; and
WHEREAS, on February 24, 2016, the Planning Board adopted a Resolution of Findings
and Conclusions setting forth such findings and recommendations; and
WHEREAS, the Borough Council agrees with the conclusions of the Planning Board
that the Study Area satisfies the criteria for redevelopment area designation set forth in N.J.S.A.
40A:12A -5b, 50, 5d, 5e, 5g and 5h and the Borough Council finds that such conclusion is
supported by substantial evidence; and
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WHEREAS, the Borough Council now desires to designate the Study Area as an area in
need of redevelopment, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A: 12A-6.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Carteret, County of Middlesex, State of New Jersey, as follows:
1. The aforementioned recitals hereof are incorporated herein as though set forth at
length herein. -
2. The properties designated as Block 6805, Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 22, 23, 24, 25,
26, 27, 28 & 29 on the Official Tax Map of the Borough satisfy the criteria for redevelopment
area designation set forth in N.J.S.A. 40A: 12A-5b, 5c, 5d, 5e, 5g and 5h as set forth in the Report
and such area is hereby designated as an area in need of redevelopment (the "Redevelopment
Area ").
3. In connection with the redevelopment of the Redevelopment Area, the Borough
shall be authorized to use all the powers provided under the Redevelopment Law for use in a
redevelopment area, including the power of eminent domain.
4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
Adopted this 25 day of February, 2016 and
certified as a true copy of the original
on February 26, 2016.
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Adopted at a meeting of the Municipal Council