NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED REDEVELOPMENT AREA
JERICHO LANE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT
TOWNSHIP OF DEPTFORD
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Township of Deptford Planning Board will hold a public hearing on September 2, 2026 at 6:00 p.m., and thereafter on such other dates as such hearing may be continued, in Council Chambers, Deptford Municipal Building, 1011 Cooper Street, Deptford, New Jersey 08096. The purpose of the public hearing is for the Township of Deptford Planning Board to conduct a preliminary investigation, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1 et seq. (Local Redevelopment and Housing Law), to determine a need for redevelopment and revitalization of Block 552, Lots 4, 5, 6 and 43, at the western end of Jericho Lane, on the tax assessment maps of the Township of Deptford. Said hearing will be conducted pursuant to Deptford Township Council Resolution R.128.26, adopted June 22, 2026, directing the Planning Board to conduct such a preliminary investigation as a NON-CONDEMNATION study. This means that the municipality is barred from the use of eminent domain to acquire this property.
A map showing the boundaries of the proposed redevelopment area may be inspected and reviewed in the Office of the Township Clerk, Deptford Municipal Building, 1011 Cooper Street, Deptford, New Jersey 08096, weekdays Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., excluding legal holidays. The resolution and statement of the Township Council setting forth the basis for the investigation is also available from the Township Clerk.
At the conclusion of the hearing, the Deptford Planning Board may forward a recommendation to the Township Council that the property qualifies as an area in need of redevelopment. The Township Council, following the receipt of the resolution of the Planning Board recommending that the area qualifies as an area in need of redevelopment, may by resolution establish such Non-Condemnation Redevelopment Area. Any person seeking to challenge any Redevelopment Area designation arising therefrom must bring an action in lieu of prerogative writs within 45 days of the Township Council's adoption of the resolution approving this redevelopment designation. After that time, redevelopment activities may be commenced within the redevelopment area by the Township (or its designated redevelopment entity) in accordance with a validly adopted redevelopment plan, and/or by its designated redevelopers in accordance with applicable law.
Matthew Brown
Planning Board Secretary