Preamble. On July 27, 2005, the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Keansburg ("Borough") designated the entirety of the Borough as an "Area In Need Of Rehabilitation" pursuant to the New Jersey Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1, et seq. ("LRHL").
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-4, the Borough, through the firm of Schoor DePalma Inc., prepared a redevelopment plan entitled "Redevelopment Plan For Main Street Node, Carr And Raritan Avenues, Route 36 Gateway Redevelopment Plan," substantially in the form attached hereto ("Redevelopment Plan"), which provides for the rehabilitation of several areas of the Borough, specifically the blocks along Carr Avenue between Raritan Avenue and Beachway Avenue, two areas along Main Street, including the intersection of Main Street and Beachway Avenue, and the property located at Block 163, Lot 16.02 on Route 36 ("Rehabilitation Area").
By Resolution adopted July 26, 2006, the Borough Council referred the Redevelopment Plan to the Planning Board ("Planning Board") for its review and recommendation pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-7.
The Redevelopment Plan has been available for public review in the office of the Planning Board and in the office of the Municipal Clerk.
The Planning Board, by Resolution dated August 14, 2006, recommended that the Borough Council adopt the Redevelopment Plan for the Rehabilitation Area.
The Borough Council hereby finds that the Redevelopment Plan furthers the interests of the Borough and its residents by encouraging revitalization of the Rehabilitation Area through the creation of year-round employment opportunities and the development of a mix of residential, commercial and recreational uses, as well as the comprehensive rehabilitation of the public rights-of-way, and further finds that it is appropriate for the Redevelopment Plan be adopted for the Rehabilitation Area.
[Amended 5-18-1999 by Ord. No. 1258 ]