West Orange Planning Board Resolution Recommending Main Street Extension

TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE PLANNING BOARD RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING THAT BLOCK 116, LOT 44, 239-245 MAIN STREET BE DESIGNATED AS A CONDEMNATION AREA IN NEED OF REDEVELOPMENT PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-5(b) OF THE LOCAL REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING LAW (LRHL) WHEREAS, by Resolution 134-19, adopted May 14, 2019 (the “Resolution”, the Township of West Orange Council (the “Council”) directed the Planning Board to conduct a preliminary investigation in order to investigate the area comprised of the properties listed below and gencrally described as the Main Street Extension Study Area (the "Study Area"), to determine if the Study Area should be determined to be a condemnation area in need of redevelopment under the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-I, et seg. (the “LRHL”); and WHEREAS, Study Area includes the following properties: 239-245 Main Street (Block: 116; Lot: 44) 247 Main Street (Block: 116; Lot 47) 249 Main Street (Block: 116; Lot: 48 ) 251 Main Street (Block: 116; Lot: 50) 253-255 Main Street (Block: 116; Lot 51) 259 Main Street (Block: 116; Lot: 53) 257 Main Street (Block: 116; Lot: 53.01) Kling Street (Block: 116; Lot: 55) Kling Street (Block: 116.01; Lot: 81.03) 261 Main Street (Block: 116.01; Lot :86) 263 Main Street (Block: 116.01; Lot: 87) 265-267 Main Street (Block: 116.01; Lot:88) 269-271 Main Street (Block: 116.01; Lot: 89) 273 Main Street (Block: 116.01; Lot: 91) 275 Main Street (Block: 116.01; Lot: 93) 277 Main Street (Block: 116.01; Lot: 95) 279-281 Main Street (Block: 116.01, Lot: 96) 283 Main Street (Block: 116.01; Lot: 97) 285 Main Street (Block: 116.01; Lot: 98) 92 Washington Street (Block: 116.01; Lot: 99) 88 Washington Street (Block: 116.01; Lot 100) 84 Washington Street (Block: 116.01; Lot 101.01); and WHEREAS, Heyer, Gruel & Associates, prepared a report dated September 8, 2021, entitled Main Street Extension Redevelopment Study (the “Redevelopment Investigation Report”) (Attached hereto as EXHIBIT A), setting forth the findings and recommendations with respect to the redevelopment designation of the Study Area; and WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Investigation Report determined that only one property within the Study Area, identified on the Township of West Orange Tax Map as Block 116, Lot 44, 239-245 Main Street, upon which the vacant Future Auto Body is situated (the “Auto Body Shop”), 6622273