Ordinance 2977 26_80 Main Street RDP

#12487894.1 #12488429.1 #96041312.1 WHEREAS, HGA prepared the 80 Main Street Redevelopment Plan, dated May 14, 2026 (the “Redevelopment Plan”), attached hereto as Exhibit A; WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-7, prior to adoption of an ordinance adopting a Redevelopment Plan, the governing body must refer the redevelopment plan to the Planning Board for review and recommendations; and WHEREAS, upon introduction of this Ordinance, the Redevelopment Plan shall be referred to the Planning Board for review and recommendations, including a determination as to the consistency of the Redevelopment Plan with the Township Master Plan and identification of any provisions of the Redevelopment Plan that it deems to be inconsistent with the Master Plan; and WHEREAS, the Township Council shall not adopt this Ordinance until it has received comments and/or recommendations from the Planning Board or until forty-five (45) days have lapsed since the introduction of this Ordinance referring the Redevelopment Plan to the Planning Board, whichever occurs first; and WHEREAS, prior to second reading and final adoption of this Ordinance, the Township Council will have reviewed and considered the Redevelopment Plan and have considered the comments and/or recommendations of the Planning Board, including its determination as to whether the Redevelopment Plan is substantially consistent with the Township Master Plan; and WHEREAS, in the event that the Planning Board finds that the Redevelopment Plan is substantially consistent with the Master Plan and has no other comments or recommendations to the Redevelopment Plan, the Council accept the Planning Board’s determinations and will proceed to adopt the Redevelopment Plan Ordinance on second reading; and