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File #: R-25-389    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 11/7/2025 In control: Mayor and Council of Princeton
On agenda: 11/24/2025 Final action: 11/24/2025
Title: Resolution of the Mayor and Council of Princeton Authorizing and Directing the Planning Board of the Municipality of Princeton to Undertake a Preliminary Investigation of the Properties Located at 27 Franklin Avenue, Princeton and 101 Walnut Lane, Princeton, and Designated on the Official Tax Map of Princeton as Block 7301, Lot 1 and Block 31.01, Lot 105, respectively, to Determine Whether the Properties, or Parts thereof, Qualify as a Non-Condemnation Area in Need of Redevelopment.
Attachments: 1. Memorandum - Resolution to Authorize and Direct Planning Board to Conduct a Preliminary Investigation(11148527.1)
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Resolution of the Mayor and Council of Princeton Authorizing and Directing the Planning Board of the Municipality of Princeton to Undertake a Preliminary Investigation of the Properties Located at 27 Franklin Avenue, Princeton and 101 Walnut Lane, Princeton, and Designated on the Official Tax Map of Princeton as Block 7301, Lot 1 and Block 31.01, Lot 105, respectively, to Determine Whether the Properties, or Parts thereof, Qualify as a Non-Condemnation Area in Need of Redevelopment.
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WHEREAS, the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1, et seq. (the "Redevelopment Law") authorizes a municipality to determine whether certain properties or parcels of land located within the municipality constitute an area in need of redevelopment, pursuant to the enumerated criteria set forth in the Redevelopment Law; and

WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Law sets forth a specific procedure and the specific requirements for determining and establishing an area in need of redevelopment; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-6, before an area of the municipality is determined to be in need of redevelopment, the governing body of the municipality shall, by resolution, authorize the municipal planning board to undertake a preliminary investigation to determine whether the proposed area is a redevelopment area according to the criteria set forth in N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-5 of the Redevelopment Law; and

WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-6, also requires the governing body to specify whether the area being investigated will be considered for determination as a "non-condemnation redevelopment area," such that the municipality shall be authorized to use all those powers provided by the Legislature for use in a redevelopment area other than the use of eminent domain, or as a "condemnation redevelopment area," such that the municipality shall be authorized to use all of those powers provided by the Legislature for...

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