2628-21 Ordinance authorizing Sale of Property at Block 175.13 Lot 4.pdf

2628-21 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE OFFER BY PRIVATE SALE OF THE PROPERTY AT BLOCK 175.13, LOT 4 ON THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE TAX MAP TO THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS PURSUANT TO THE LOCAL LANDS AND BUILDINGS LAW WHEREAS, the Township of West Orange (the “Township”) is the owner of certain real property known as Block 175.13, Lot 4 on the Township of West Orange Tax Map (the “Property”), an undeveloped, undersized lot with no structures or capital improvements; and WHEREAS, the Township does not have any particular use of the Property and seeks to sell the Property via private sale pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12-13(b)(5) of the Local Lands and Buildings Law; and WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 40A:12-13.2 of the Local Lands and Buildings Law requires that the Township offer the owners of the properties contiguous to the Property (the “Contiguous Owners”) the right to prior refusal to purchase the Property; and WHEREAS, the Contiguous Owners of the Property are: (i) Brian and Marlena Lawrence who own the property Block 175.13, Lot 6 on the Tax Map of the Township of West Orange; and (ii) Steven and Channa Lundner who own the property located on Block 175.13, Lot 9 on the Tax Map of the Township of West Orange; and WHEREAS, the Township Appraiser has estimated that the Property is valued at least at $5,000 (the “Estimated Value”); and WHEREAS, the Legal Department has drafted a letter notice (the “Letter Offer”) to the Contiguous Owners which provides them nineteen (19) days to advise whether they wish to exercise their right to prior refusal for the purchase of the Property at the Estimated Value, annexed hereto as Exhibit “A.”