N.J. Admin. Code § 5:103-1.3
The following words and terms as used in this chapter shall have the following meanings unless context clearly indicates otherwise.
"Assistance" means the provision of technical support and training to MSNJ district management organizations, their staff and volunteers, and/or business and property owners who are implementing the purposes of the MSNJ program in that district.
"Award" means the dollar amount of an approved MSNJ grant.
"Awardee" means the eligible organization that is receiving an MSNJ grant.
"Commercial district" means part of a city or town where the primary land use is for commercial activities, for example, shops, offices, theaters, or restaurants.
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs and shall include any staff member authorized by the Commissioner to act on his or her behalf with respect to any matter contained within this chapter.
"Department" means the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs.
"Design assistance program" means a program that provides guidance and/or funding to encourage building renovation or rehabilitation consistent with the recommended treatments described in the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings of historic properties in an MSNJ district.
"District management corporation" means an entity created by municipal ordinance or incorporated pursuant to Title 15A of the New Jersey Statutes and designated by municipal ordinance to receive funds collected by a special assessment within an improvement district, as authorized by P.L. 1998, c. 115 (N.J.S.A. 40:56-71.3), as amended.
"Downtown commercial district" means the specific geography, defined by property parcels, identified as a proposed area for the operation of an MSNJ district management organization.
"Eligible organization" means a recognized 501(c)(3), (c)(4), or (c)(6) organization with the primary mission of revitalizing a commercial district with at least one representative of the municipal governing body or staff serving on the board of directors.
"Grant" means financial contribution from the Department that aids the purposes of eligible projects under the MSNJ grant rules and implements the purposes of the MSNJ program.
"Letter of agreement" means a document prepared, and signed by, the Department, and also signed by the MSNJ district management organization, and the mayor of the municipality in which the MSNJ district management organization operates. This document defines and delineates the roles and responsibilities related to being part of the MSNJ program.
"Leverage" means the specific amount of non-MSNJ-grant funds listed in the application for implementation of a qualified project and is synonymous with "matching funds."
"MSNJ Design Guidelines for Facades and Storefronts" means the document created by the MSNJ program that serves as the MSNJ minimum standard for improvements to, and construction of, facades and storefronts in an MSNJ district. Use of these standards is required for any project funded all, or in part, through the MSNJ program.
"MSNJ district" means the specific geography defined by property parcels that is designated by the Department through the MSNJ program.
"MSNJ district management organization" or "district management organization" means an organization designated to be part of the MSNJ program by the Department.
"MSNJ placemaking project criteria" means the document created by the MSNJ program that serves as the MSNJ minimum standard for placemaking projects in the public realm in an MSNJ district. Use of these criteria is required for any project funded all, or in part, through the MSNJ program.
"MSNJ Return on Investment (ROI) and Reinvestment Reports" means the forms through which the MSNJ program collects key data regarding the changes to the economic, placemaking, social, and civic value of both the MSNJ district and the MSNJ district management organization.
"National Main Street Center" means the organization that coordinates the Main Street America(R) program and brand as an independent subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
"Placemaking" means a multi-faceted approach to the planning, design, and management of public spaces. Placemaking capitalizes on a local community's assets, inspiration, and potential, with the intention of creating public spaces that promote health, happiness, and well-being while fostering local economic development.
"Transformation strategies" means focused, deliberate paths to revitalizing or strengthening a downtown or commercial district's economy. An effective transformation strategy serves a customer segment, responds to an underserved market demand, or creates a differentiated destination. The National Main Street Center has created a methodology to assist communities in creating transformation strategies.
"Workplan" means a comprehensive annual plan that sets forth the program details of an MSNJ district's transformation strategies including: goals, responsible parties, timelines, budget costs, revenues, staff time, volunteer time, and partners.
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