52:27H-68. Preliminary zone development plan

Before applying for designation of an enterprise zone, the municipal governing body shall cause a preliminary zone development plan to be formulated, either by a zone development corporation or by the governing body, with the assistance of those officers and agencies of the municipality as the governing body may see fit. The preliminary zone development plan shall set forth the boundaries of the proposed enterprise zone, findings of fact concerning the economic and social conditions existing in the area proposed for an enterprise zone, and the municipality's policy and intentions for addressing these conditions, and may include proposals respecting:

a. Utilizing the powers conferred on the municipality by law for the purpose of stimulating investment in and economic development of the proposed zone;

b. Utilizing State assistance through the provisions of this act relating to exemptions from, and credits against, State taxes;

c. Securing the involvement in, and commitment to, zone economic development by private entities, including zone neighborhood associations, voluntary community organizations supported by residents and businesses in the zone;

d. Utilizing the powers conferred by law to revise municipal planning and zoning ordinances and other land use regulations as they pertain to the zone, in order to enhance the attraction of the zone to prospective developers;

e. Increasing the availability and efficiency of support services, public and private, generally used by and necessary to the efficient functioning of commercial and industrial facilities in the area, and the extent to which the increase or improvement is to be provided and financed by the municipal government or by other entities.

L.1983, c. 303, s. 9, eff. Aug. 15, 1983. Amended by L.1983, c. 539, s. 1, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.