New Jersey § 52:27d-489r

§ 52:27d-489r.

As used in section 24 of P.L.2013, c. 161 ( C.52:27D-489s ): “ Aviation district ” means all areas within the boundaries of the “Atlantic City International Airport,”

established pursuant to section 24 of P.L.1991, c. 252 ( C.27:25A-24 ), and the Federal Aviation Administration William J. Hughes Technical Center and

the area within a one-mile radius of the outermost boundary of the “Atlantic City

International Airport” and the Federal Aviation Administration William J. Hughes Technical

Center. “ Director ” means the Director of the Division of Taxation. “ Division of Codes and Standards ” means the Division of Codes and Standards located in the Department of Community

Affairs. “ Eligible person ” means any individual purchasing or renting an eligible residential residence within

a growth zone after the enactment of P.L.2013, c. 161 ( C.52:27D-489p et al.). For the purpose of this definition, an eligible person is limited to those who establish

a permanent residency at the eligible residential residence, are subject to the “New

Jersey Gross Income Tax Act,” N.J.S.54A:1-1 et seq. , and are current with all State and local tax obligations. “ Eligible property ” means any residential, commercial, industrial, or other business property, located

in a Garden State Growth Zone, that receives a Certificate of Occupancy or is transferred

in a legal sale on or after July 1, 2013. Purchasers of newly constructed homes are not the applicant. “ Exemption ” means that portion of the assessor's full and true value of any improvement, conversion,

alteration, redevelopment, rehabilitation, or construction not regarded as increasing

the taxable value of a property pursuant to P.L.2013, c. 161 ( C.52:27D-489p et al.) for the purposes of encouraging the construction, conversion, improvement,

and redevelopment of real property conducted by eligible businesses or residents within

a growth zone pursuant to P.L.2013, c. 161 ( C.52:27D-489p et al.). “ Garden State Growth Zone ” or “ growth zone ” means the four New Jersey cities with the lowest median family income based on the

2009 American Community Survey from the US Census, (Table 708. Household, Family, and Per Capita Income and Individuals, and Families Below Poverty

Level by City: 2009); a municipality which contains a Tourism District as established

pursuant to section 5 of P.L.2011, c. 18 ( C.5:12-219 ) and regulated by the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority; an aviation district ; or a government-restricted municipality . “ Garden State Growth Zone Development Entity ” means a private corporation incorporated pursuant to Title 14A of the New Jersey

Statutes, or established pursuant to Title 42 of the Revised Statutes, for which the

profits of the entity are limited as follows. The allowable net profits of the entity shall be determined by applying the allowable

profit rate to the total project cost, and all capital costs, determined in accordance

with generally accepted accounting principles, of any other entity whose revenue is

included in the computation of excess profits, for the period commencing on the date

on which the construction of the project is completed, and terminating at the close

of the fiscal year of the entity preceding the date on which the computation is made,

where: “ Allowable profit rate ” means the greater of 12 percent or the percentage per annum arrived at by adding

one and 1 / 4 percent to the annual interest percentage rate payable on the entity's initial permanent

mortgage financing. If the initial permanent mortgage is insured or guaranteed by a governmental agency,

the mortgage insurance premium or similar charge, if payable on a per annum basis,

shall be considered as interest for this purpose. If there is no permanent mortgage financing the allowable profit rate shall be the

greater of 12 percent or the percentage per annum arrived at by adding one and 1 / 4 percent per annum to the interest rate per annum which the municipality determines

to be the prevailing rate on mortgage financing on comparable improvements in the

county. “ Government-restricted municipality ” means a municipality in this State that has: (1) a municipal revitalization index distress score of at least 75; (2) met the criteria for designation as an urban aid municipality in the 2019 State

fiscal year; and (3) on the effective date of P.L.2021, c. 232 is either: (a) subject to financial restrictions imposed pursuant to the “Municipal Stabilization

and Recovery Act,” P.L.2016, c. 4 ( C.52:27BBBB-1 et seq. ), or (b) restricted in its ability to levy property taxes on property in that municipality

as a result of: (i) the State of New Jersey owning or controlling property representing at least 25

percent of the total land area of the municipality, or (ii) the federal government of the United States owning or controlling at least 50

acres of the total land area of the municipality, which land area is dedicated as

a national natural landmark. “ Improvements ” means any repair, construction, or reconstruction, including alterations and additions,

having the effect of rehabilitating a deteriorated property so that it becomes habitable

or attains higher standards of safety, health, economic use or amenity, or is brought

into compliance with laws, ordinances or regulations governing such standards. Ordinary upkeep and maintenance shall not be deemed an improvement.