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Oxford land use board recommends Block 45 Lot 1 be designated an area in need of redevelopment
Summary
The Oxford Township Land Use Board voted Oct. 22 to adopt Resolution 2024‑09 recommending that Block 45, Lot 1—a 1.49‑acre parcel in the TC‑1 Town Center Redevelopment Zone—qualifies as a non‑condemnation area in need of redevelopment following a planner’s investigation citing prior industrial use and subsurface contamination concerns.
The Oxford Township Land Use Board voted Oct. 22 to adopt Resolution 2024‑09 and recommend that Block 45, Lot 1 be designated an Area in Need of Redevelopment under the New Jersey Local Redevelopment and Housing Law.
The board’s planner, Timothy M. O’Brien of VanCleef Engineering Associates, prepared an investigation report dated Sept. 6, 2024, and testified at an earlier public hearing that the 1.49‑acre parcel in the TC‑1 Town Center Redevelopment Zone meets the statutory criteria for redevelopment as a non‑condemnation area. The report, incorporated into the resolution memorializing prior action, notes the parcel’s historical industrial use, remaining concrete slabs and subsurface remnants including an approximate 20,000‑gallon oil tank and a basement structure that required prior contamination investigation grants, according to the report cited in the resolution.
Richard Schneider, the board’s attorney, introduced Resolution 2024‑09 and said it memorializes the board’s earlier public‑hearing findings and recommendation to the Township Committee. The resolution cites the planner’s map and testimony as the factual basis for the board’s recommendation under N.J.S.A. 40A:12A‑5.
Mr. Ott moved to approve the resolution; Linda Koufodontes seconded. The board recorded Ayes 7, Nays 0, Abstain 0, Absent 5 and carried the motion to recommend Block 45, Lot 1 as an Area in Need of Redevelopment (non‑condemnation).
What the resolution means: A recommendation from the Land Use Board is a formal step that typically sends the matter back to the Township Committee for further action. If the Township Committee accepts the recommendation, it can adopt redevelopment designations and initiate planning consistent with state law; the resolution itself does not itself authorize condemnation or a redevelopment plan.
The planner’s report and the resolution are on the record with the board; the board’s action on Oct. 22 forwards the recommendation to the Township Committee for whatever next steps the committee may take.
