New Jersey § 5:10a-24

§ 5:10a-24.

a. The commission shall prepare and adopt a redevelopment plan for each area in the

district determined by the commission to be an area in need. b. A municipality which has land subject to the jurisdiction of the commission and

adopts the commission's redevelopment plan shall have the authority to approve or

reject an application for a permit. The municipality shall provide the commission all documentation, plans, and information

regarding all applications. All fees generated by these applications and approvals shall be retained by the

municipality. Any approval of any plan review or subdivision application by a municipality pursuant

to this subsection shall be limited by, and based upon, the rules, regulations, and

standards in a resolution adopted by the commission and the municipality. All fees generated by these applications and approvals shall be retained by the

municipality. c. For those municipalities that do not adopt the commission's redevelopment plan,

the commission may issue the permit for the proposed construction or alteration as

being in conformity with the redevelopment plan. Any variations and modifications of the redevelopment plan shall be the responsibility

of the commission. A permit shall not be issued without a certificate from the chief engineer or equivalent

official of the commission that the proposal is in conformity with the commission's

redevelopment plan. d. In undertaking projects pursuant to any redevelopment plan, the commission may: (1) Acquire, by condemnation or otherwise, real or personal property, or any interest

therein, including such property as it may deem necessary or proper, although temporarily

not required for such purposes, in an area in need and in any area within the district

designated by the commission as necessary for relocation of residents, industry, or

commerce displaced from a redevelopment area; (2) clear or reclaim any area so acquired and install, construct, or reconstruct projects

therein necessary to prepare such area for development; (3) relocate or arrange or contract with public or private agencies for the relocation

of residents, industry, or commerce displaced from the area in need; (4) dispose of real property so acquired by sale, lease, or exchange for the uses

and purposes specified in the redevelopment plan, to any person or public agency; (5) study the recommendations of the constituent municipality's planning board impacted

by the redevelopment plan for redevelopment of any area within that municipality and

make its own investigations as to current trends in the area in need, as established

by the commission; (6) by contract or contracts with public agencies or redevelopers or by its own employees'

or consultants' plan, plan, construct, reconstruct, operate, maintain, and repair

any redevelopment or other project or any part thereof; and (7) make and adopt plans for carrying out a program of voluntary repair and rehabilitation

of buildings and improvements, and for the enforcement of codes and laws relating

to the use of land, the use and occupancy of buildings and improvements, and the control

over the pollution of water and air and the disposal of solid waste.