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TOWNSHIP OF WALL ORDINANCE NO. 6-2019 ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WALL ADOPTING A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR BLOCK 810 LOTS 1, 3, & 4, KNOWN AS THE PEDDLER’S VILLAGE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 18-0725 adopted on July 25, 2018 the Township Committee of the Township of Wall in the County of Monmouth, New Jersey (the “Township”) designated the area commonly known as “Peddler’s Village” and comprised of Block 810 Lots 1, 3, & 4 on the Official Tax Map of the Township of Wall as an Area in Need of Redevelopment-Non-Condemnation (the “Redevelopment Area”) according to the criteria set forth in the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, N.J.S.A. 40a:12a-1 et seq. (“Redevelopment Law”) for the reasons stated therein; and, WHEREAS, notice of the determination was served within 10 days after the determination upon all record owners of property located within the delineated area whose names are listed on the tax assessor’s records, and the Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs; and, WHEREAS, more than 45 days passed since said Resolution was adopted and no actions have been filed challenging such action and no approval or disapproval has been received by the Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs; and, WHEREAS, a redevelopment plan for the Redevelopment Area, entitled, “Peddlers Village Redevelopment Plan, Block 810 Lots 1, 3 & 4, Wall Township New Jersey,” dated April 18, 2019 was prepared by the Township planning consultant, Scott D. Taylor, PP, AICP, LLA, LEED-AP of Taylor Design Group (“Redevelopment Plan”),; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Township Committee of the Township of Wall does hereby make the following findings: 1. The aforementioned Redevelopment Plan, as filed in the office of the Township Clerk and attached hereto as Exhibit A, meets the criteria, guidelines and conditions set forth at N.J.S.A. 40a:12a-7, and is otherwise in conformance with the provisions of the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, N.J.S.A. 40a:12a-1 et seq. 2. The Redevelopment Plan is consistent with the Township of Wall Master Plan or is designed to effectuate the Master Plan. 3. The Redevelopment Plan shall supersede all prior zoning for the Redevelopment Area. 4. The Zoning Map of the Township of Wall is hereby amended to incorporate the provisions of the Redevelopment Plan and delineate the boundaries of the property. 5. The Redevelopment Plan is hereby adopted. 6. If any section or provision of the Redevelopment Plan or this Ordinance shall be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of this Ordinance as a whole or any other part thereof. 7. All ordinances or parts of ordinances heretofore adopted that are inconsistent with the terms and provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. 8. This Ordinance shall take effect 20 days after final passage and publication according to law. Introduced: Adopted: Effective Date: Attest: Approve: ________________________________ ___________________________________ Roberta Lang, RMC Kevin P. Orender Township Clerk Mayor Ordinance 6-2019 EXHIBIT A Ordinance 6-2019 Peddler’s Village Redevelopment Plan Block 810; Lots 1,3 & 4 Wall Township, New Jersey Township of Wall Monmouth County, New Jersey April 19, 2019 Prepared By: Taylor Design Group, Inc. Introduced:_______________ Adopted:_________________ Scott D. Taylor, PP, AICP, LLA, LEED-AP The original of this document has been signed and sealed in accordance with New Jersey Law. Redevelopment Plan – Peddlers Village Wall Township, NJ Wall Township Committee Kevin P. Orender, Mayor George K. Newberry, Deputy Mayor Carl Braun Dominick DiRocco Timothy J. Farrell Wall Township Staff & Consultants Jeffry Bertrand, Township Administrator Roberta Lang, RMC, Township Clerk Matthew Zahorsky, P.E., C.M.E., Director of Engineering & Planning Nora Coyne, PP, AICP, Township Planner Sean T. Kean, Esq., Township Attorney Raymond Savacool, PE, Consulting Engineer Scott D. Taylor, PP, AICP, LLA, LEED-AP, Consulting Planner Taylor Design Group, Inc. April 19, 2019 2 Redevelopment Plan – Peddlers Village Wall Township, NJ Contents- I. Introduction ......................................................................................................... 4 II. Statutory Requirements ...................................................................................... 4 III. Description of the Peddlers Village Redevelopment Area ................................. 5 IV. Redevelopment Goals & Objectives ................................................................... 7 V. Land Use Plan ..................................................................................................... 9 VI. District Standards – Peddlers Village Redevelopment Area Zone District ..... 10 VII. Affordable Housing, Property Acquisition, and Relocation .............................. 26 VIII.Plan Relationship to Definitive Local Objectives .............................................. 26 IX. Administrative and Procedural Requirements ................................................. 28 Bibliography ............................................................................................................. 29 Appendix A- Mapping Appendix B- Conceptual Master Plan Taylor Design Group, Inc. April 19, 2019 3 Redevelopment Plan – Peddlers Village Wall Township, NJ I. Introduction The Township of Wall desires to effectuate redevelopment of the area commonly referred to as the Peddlers Village property, comprised of Block 810; Lots 1,3 & 4 (hereinafter referred to as the “Peddlers Village Redevelopment Area” or “PVRA”). The approximately 21.79-acre property is located within the Highway Business (HB-200) Zoning District, at the southwest quadrant of the Atlantic Avenue and Route 35 intersection. The Township has determined that the most effective planning and implementation strategy to accomplish revitalization of the site is the redevelopment process in accordance with State statute. This Redevelopment Plan will become the formal planning document for the Redevelopment of the Area and will establish the standards and development regulations to facilitate same. Redevelopment Plan Preparation Process On March 28, 2018, the Wall Township Committee passed Resolution 18-0315, authorizing the Wall Township Planning Board to undertake an investigation to determine whether the referenced area meets the statutory criteria to be considered an Area in Need of Redevelopment, Without Condemnation, pursuant to the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law (LRHL). The Determination of Need/Preliminary Investigation Report dated June 18, 2018, prepared by J. Nora Coyne, PP, AICP, Township Planner, was reviewed by the Planning Board at a public hearing held on June 18, 2018, where the Board determined that multiple statutory criteria of N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-5 were met. The determination that the area qualified as an Area in Need of Redevelopment, Without Condemnation, was memorialized by the Planning Board by adoption of Resolution dated July 9, 2018. On July 25, 2018, by Resolution 18-0725 the Township Committee designated the tract as an Area in Need of Redevelopment, Without Condemnation. This Redevelopment Plan will provide a mechanism for the orderly planning and development of the designated Redevelopment Area, and has been prepared pursuant to the LRHL, N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-7 which provides, “no redevelopment project shall be undertaken or carried out except in accordance with a Redevelopment Plan adopted by ordinance of the municipal governing body, upon its finding that the specifically delineated Redevelopment Area is located in an Area in Need of Redevelopment or in an area in need of rehabilitation, or in both…” II. Statutory Requirements This Redevelopment Plan will become the formal planning document for the Redevelopment of the Peddlers Village Redevelopment Area. In accordance with the requirements of the LRHL, this Redevelopment Plan includes an outline for the planning, development, redevelopment, or rehabilitation area sufficient to indicate: Taylor Design Group, Inc. April 19, 2019 4 Redevelopment Plan – Peddlers Village Wall Township, NJ 1. Its relationship to definite local objectives as to appropriate land uses, density of population, and improved traffic and public transportation, public utilities, recreational and community facilities and other public improvements; 2. Proposed land uses and building requirements in the project area; 3. Adequate provision for the temporary and permanent relocation, as necessary, of residents in the project area, including an estimate of the extent to which decent, safe and sanitary dwelling units affordable to displaced residents will be available to them in the existing local housing market; 4. An identification of any property within the redevelopment area which is proposed to be acquired in accordance with the redevelopment plan; and 5. Any significant relationship of the redevelopment plan to (a) the master plans of contiguous municipalities, (b) the master plan of the county in which the municipality is located, and (c) the State Development and Redevelopment Plan adopted pursuant to the “State Planning Act,” P.L. 1985, c.398 (C52:18A-196 et. al.); 6. A housing inventory of all affordable housing units to be removed; and 7. A plan for replacement of any affordable housing removed pursuant to the Redevelopment Plan. III. Description of the Peddlers Village Redevelopment Area General Description