PLANNING BOARD  OF THE CITY OF BAYONNE,   NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING    PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on Wednesday, October 16, 2013, at 6:00 p.m. at the Dorothy E. Harrington Council Chamber at City Hall, 630 Avenue C, Bayonne, New Jersey 07002, the Planning Board of the City of Bayonne will hold a public hearing to investigate and determine whether the study area hereinafter described meets the criteria for an area in need of redevelopment pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-5 and consider a redevelopment plan for such area. The purpose of the investigation is to determine if the hereinafter described study area complies with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-5 to be designated as an area in need of redevelopment.  The study area that the City Council requested the Planning Board to consider is comprised of the property commonly known as Block 451; Lots 1.01 and 1.02; 43-75 Mechanic St.: Block 451; Lots 2.03, 2.04 and 2.05; and Northwest of Rt. 440, between E. 22nd St. and E. 25th St.: Block 452.02; Lots 3-9 & 11 on the tax map of the City of Bayonne.   PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that you are privileged to be present at said public hearing to present any and all objections or support you may have and any other general comments relative to the Planning Board’s investigation as to whether such area should be designated an area in need of redevelopment. The resolution of the City Council authorizing and directing the Planning Board to undertake this investigation, the area in need of redevelopment investigation report prepared by Clark Caton Hintz, and a map depicting the boundaries of the area and the location of the various parcels of property included in the study area are on file with the City Clerk and the Planning Board and all such documents are available for inspection during normal business hours.  PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, after the review by the Planning Board at the hearing described herein, a finding by the City Council that the above-described area, or a portion thereof, constitutes an area in need of redevelopment operates as a finding of public purpose and authorizes the City to acquire the properties contained in said area, with or without the consent of the owner, including through exercise of the City’s power of eminent domain. If property owned by you is designated as part of an area in need of redevelopment and you wish to challenge such designation, you must take legal action to do so within a presumptive time period of 45 days after the City Council’s action adopting such designation. CITY OF BAYONNE PLANNING BOARD. Hudson County NJ