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Applicant:<\/strong>\u00a0 City of Newark, Essex County<\/p>\n Park Name\/Location:<\/strong><\/p>\n Newark Riverfront Park<\/p>\n 938-948 McCarter Highway 950-964 McCarter Highway Proposed Action:<\/strong><\/p>\n The City of Newark has applied for approval to grant a permanent access easement and a temporary construction easement through a portion of Green Acres encumbered parkland along McCarter Highway, designated on the tax maps of the City of Newark, Essex County, as Block 1, Lot 60 (938-948 McCarter Highway) and Block 2, Lot 29 (950-964 McCarter Highway), to allow vehicular and pedestrian access in connection with the redevelopment of the adjacent property, designated as Block 1, Lot 46.02 (formerly Block 1, Lots 30 and 46).<\/p>\n The proposed grantee of the easements is 930 McCarter Urban Renewal LLC, the City’s designated redeveloper under its River Public Access and Redevelopment Plan.\u00a0 Consistent with the redevelopment plan, Block 1, Lot 46.02 will be developed with a mixed-use project that includes a 20% affordable housing component.\u00a0 A copy of the redevelopment plan may be found here:\u00a0 Newark Riverfront Redevelopment Plan<\/a><\/p>\n The proposed permanent access easement will affect an approximately 0.075-acre (3,260 square foot (\u201csf\u201d)) portion of Block 1, Lot 60 and an approximately 0.080-acre (3,498 sf) portion of Block 2, Lot 29. The temporary construction easement will affect an approximately 0.114-acre (4,947 sf) portion of Block 1, Lot 60 and an approximately 0.011-acre (482 sf) portion of Block 2, Lot 29.<\/p>\n As compensation for the proposed diversion and temporary use, the City proposes to dedicate as parkland an approximately 0.621-acre (27,032 sf) portion of Mulberry Commons, designated as Block 167, Lot 10.02 (8-12 Columbia Street) and Block 166, Lot 1.03 (160-172 Mulberry Street), which the City previously designated for that purpose.<\/p>\n Maps of the proposed diversion area and proposed replacement land are here:<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n General Location Map<\/a>
\nBlock 1, Lot 60<\/p>\n
\nBlock 2, Lot 29<\/p>\n\n
\nMap of Proposed Disposal Area<\/a>
\nMap of Proposed Replacement Parcels<\/a><\/p>\n