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NJ Rev Stat § 40:56-71.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:56-71.1 - Definitions relative to downtown business improvement zones.

40:56-71.1 Definitions relative to downtown business improvement zones.  1. As used in this act: "Downtown business improvement zone" or "zone" means a zone designated by a municipality, by ordinance, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1998, c.115 (C.40:56-71.2) in order to promote the economic revitalization of the municipality through the encouragement of business improvements within the downtown area. "Downtown business improvement loan fund" or "fund" means that fund established pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1998, c.115 (C.40:56-71.3). "Improvement" means the purchasing, leasing, condemning, or otherwise acquiring of land or other property, or an interest therein, in the downtown business improvement zone or as necessary for a right-of-way or other easement to or from the zone; the relocating and moving of persons displaced by the acquisition of land or property; the rehabilitation and redevelopment of land or property, including demolition, clearance, removal, relocation, renovation, alteration, construction, reconstruction, installation or repair of a building, street, highway, alley, service or other structure or improvement; the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or installation of parking and other public facilities and improvements, except buildings and facilities for the general conduct of government and schools; and the costs associated therewith including the costs of an appraisal, economic and environmental analyses or engineering, planning, design, architectural, surveying or other professional services necessary to effectuate the improvement. L.1998,c.115,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:56-71.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:56-71.2 - "Downtown business improvement zone" designation.

40:56-71.2 "Downtown business improvement zone" designation.  2. Any municipality which has adopted or adopts an ordinance authorizing the establishment of a special improvement district pursuant to section 7 of P.L.1972, c.134 (C.40:56-71) may, by ordinance, designate all or any portion of that district which contains primarily businesses providing retail goods and services as a "downtown business improvement zone," notwithstanding that the designated zone is located within an urban enterprise zone. L.1998, c.115, s.2; amended 2015, c.95, s.9; 2015, c.189.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:56-71.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:56-71.3 - Loan fund created.

40:56-71.3 Loan fund created.  3. There is created a nonlapsing downtown business improvement loan fund in the Department of Community Affairs, which shall be the repository for all moneys appropriated or otherwise made available to the fund. All moneys deposited in the fund shall be held in the fund and disbursed in the amounts necessary to fulfill the purposes of this act and subject to the requirements prescribed in this act. All moneys in the fund, or any portion thereof, may be invested and reinvested in legal obligations of the United States or of the State or of any political subdivision thereof. Any income from, interest on, or increment to moneys so invested or reinvested shall be included in the fund. L.1998,c.115,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:56-71.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:56-71.4 - Loan purposes, application, requirements, review.

40:56-71.4 Loan purposes, application, requirements, review.  4. a. The downtown business improvement loan fund shall be used for the purpose of assisting municipalities that establish downtown business improvement zones in undertaking public improvements to the zones. b. The municipality or district management corporation may submit a loan application to the Department of Community Affairs to borrow moneys from the fund to undertake a public improvement of the zone. c. The loan application shall meet all of the requirements set forth in rules and regulations promulgated by the Commissioner of Community Affairs and shall include the following information: (1) A description of the proposed improvement and how it relates to the special improvement district plan; (2) An estimate of the total improvement costs; (3) A statement of any other revenue sources to be used to finance the improvement; (4) A statement of the time necessary to complete the improvement; (5) A statement of the manner in which the proposed improvement furthers the purposes of the downtown business improvement zone ; and (6) An analysis of the costs to be incurred and the benefits anticipated to be derived from the proposed public improvement. d. In reviewing and approving applications for loans from the downtown business improvement loan fund, the Department of Community Affairs may require that the municipality or the district management corporation receiving the loan provide matching funds, in any percentage that may be deemed appropriate by the department, as a condition for the receipt of the loan. L.1998,c.115,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:56-71.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:56-71.5 - Assessments to repay loan.

40:56-71.5 Assessments to repay loan.  5. a. In any instance in which a municipality or a district management corporation receives a loan from the downtown business improvement loan fund, the governing body of the municipality shall establish assessments in the manner in which costs may be assessed pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1972, c.134 (C.40:56-72) within the special improvement district in which the downtown business improvement zone is located in an amount sufficient to produce revenues on an annual basis to repay the loan in accordance with the repayment schedule for the loan established by the Department of Community Affairs. b. The Department of Community Affairs may, at any time, revoke the approval of an improvement or funding for an improvement if it finds that the payments made from the fund are not being used as required by P.L.1998, c.115 (C.40:56-71.1 et seq.). L.1998,c.115,s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:56-71.6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:56-71.6 - Rules, regulations.

40:56-71.6 Rules, regulations.  6. The Commissioner of Community Affairs shall promulgate, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) such rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the provisions of P.L.1998, c.115 (C.40:56-71.1 et seq.). L.1998,c.115,s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:56-71.7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:56-71.7 - Study of effects.

40:56-71.7 Study of effects.  7. The Department of Community Affairs shall conduct a study of the effects of P.L.1998, c.115 (C.40:56-71.1 et seq.), make a report of the study's findings and recommendations and submit the report to the Governor, President of the Senate and Speaker of the General Assembly no later than three years following the effective date of P.L.1998, c.115 (C.40:56-71.1 et seq.). In conducting the study the Commissioner of Community Affairs shall seek input from the State Treasurer as well as from a member of the Senate and the General Assembly and a representative of Downtown New Jersey, all to be selected by the Commissioner. L.1998,c.115,s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:56-72 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:56-72 - Financing and assessment to properties especially benefited; list

40:56-72. Financing and assessment to properties especially benefited; list  A pedestrian mall or special improvement district ordinance may provide that all costs of development, construction and acquisition relating to the creation of a pedestrian mall or provision of improvements for a special improvement district, as the case may be, shall be financed and assessed to properties especially benefited thereby as provided generally by R.S. 40:56-1 et seq., and the ordinance shall list and describe, by lot and block numbers and by street addresses, all properties to be assessed for the pedestrian mall or special district improvements, as the case may be. L.1972, c. 134, s. 8, eff. Aug. 17, 1972. Amended by L.1984, c. 151, s. 8, eff. Sept. 10, 1984.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:56-73 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:56-73 - Operation and maintenance; assessment or taxation of costs to benefited properties; name as improvement district

40:56-73. Operation and maintenance; assessment or taxation of costs to benefited properties; name as improvement district  If the governing body determines that the improvements will involve annual costs in addition to the initial cost of constructing and making the improvements, and that such annual costs relate to maintenance services peculiar to the mall facility or special improvement district, as the case may be, and distinguished from maintenance services normally provided by the municipality outside of the mall facility or special improvement district, as the case may be, and will provide benefits primarily, in the case of a pedestrian mall, to adjacent, surrounding or neighboring property, or in the case of a special improvement district, to property included in the district, rather than to the municipality as a whole, the ordinance may provide that the improvements and facilities thereof shall be operated and maintained pursuant to the provisions of this act and the costs thereof assessed or taxed to benefited properties or businesses pursuant to the provisions of section 16 of P.L.1972, c. 134 (C. 40:56-80) or section 19 of this amendatory and supplementary act. At any time after a pedestrian mall or special improvement district ordinance has been adopted or lands have been acquired or improved for a pedestrian mall or special improvement district, as the case may be, the governing body may upon such determination provide, by separate ordinance or by amendment to the ordinance, that the improvements and facilities thereof shall be so operated and maintained and the costs so taxed and assessed to benefited properties or businesses. In any such case, such ordinance shall describe the properties to be assessed or taxed, or in which any businesses may be contained which may be assessed or taxed, for such annual costs, which area may be given the name "(name of Pedestrian Mall) Improvement District" or "(name of Special Improvement District) Improvement District" . L.1972, c. 134, s. 9, eff. Aug. 17, 1972. Amended by L.1984, c. 151, s. 9, eff. Sept. 10, 1984.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:56-74 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:56-74 - Specifications for construction

40:56-74. Specifications for construction  Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, ordinance, code or regulation governing standards and specifications for street and sidewalk construction, a pedestrian mall or any street or sidewalk included in a special improvement district may be constructed of concrete, bricks, asphalt tiles, blocks, granite or such other materials and such combinations of materials as the governing body of a municipality shall approve, and the governing body of a municipality may in its discretion narrow any roadway to be kept and maintained in connection with any pedestrian mall or special improvement district, may cause any street vaults to be reconstructed or removed, may construct crosswalks at any point within a block as well as at the ends of blocks, and may cause the roadway to curve and meander within the limits of the street, regardless of the uniformity of width of the street or curve or absence of curve in the center line of such street, to enhance the usefulness and appearance of a pedestrian mall or special improvement district. L.1972, c. 134, s. 10, eff. Aug. 17, 1972. Amended by L.1984, c. 151, s. 10, eff. Sept. 10, 1984.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:56-75 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:56-75 - Police powers and other rights and powers of municipality over pedestrian mall or special improvement district

40:56-75. Police powers and other rights and powers of municipality over pedestrian mall or special improvement district  Notwithstanding the improvement of any street as a pedestrian mall or incident to a special improvement district, the municipality and its governing body shall retain its police powers and other rights and powers relating to the street or part thereof constituting the pedestrian mall or included in a special improvement district, and no such action shall be interpreted or construed to be a vacation, in whole or in part, of any municipal street or part thereof, it being intended that the establishment of a pedestrian mall or special improvement district pursuant to this act, as the case may be, is a matter of a regulation only. This act shall not prevent the governing body of any municipality, at any time subsequent to the adoption of a pedestrian mall or special improvement district ordinance, by ordinance, from abandoning the operation of the pedestrian mall or special improvement district, changing the extent of the pedestrian mall or special improvement district, supplementing or amending the description of the district to be specially assessed or taxed for annual costs of the pedestrian mall or special improvement district, or changing or repealing any limitations on the use of the pedestrian mall or special improvement district streets by private vehicles or any plan, rules or regulations adopted for the operation of a pedestrian mall or special improvement district. L.1972, c. 134, s. 11, eff. Aug. 17, 1972. Amended by L.1984, c. 151, s. 11, eff. Sept. 10, 1984.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:56-76 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:56-76 - Condemnation; procedures incident to development and maintenance

40:56-76. Condemnation; procedures incident to development and maintenance  Condemnation proceedings incidental to the development or maintenance of a pedestrian mall or special improvement district, as the case may be, are authorized and shall be taken in accordance with the provisions of chapter 56 of Title 40 of the Revised Statutes. All procedures incidental to the development and maintenance of a pedestrian mall or special improvement district pursuant to this act, including financing land acquisition and legal challenges and appeals not specifically prescribed hereunder, shall be taken in accordance with other applicable provisions of said chapter 56 of Title 40. L.1972, c. 134, s. 12, eff. Aug. 17, 1972. Amended by L.1984, c. 151, s. 12, eff. Sept. 10, 1984.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:56-77 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:56-77 - Uses of mall or special improvement district; control and regulation

40:56-77. Uses of mall or special improvement district; control and regulation  a. Any pedestrian mall created pursuant to this act above, or any property of a special improvement district may be used, under the direction of the governing body, for any purpose or activity which will enhance the movement, safety, convenience or enjoyment of pedestrians, including seating, display and sale of merchandise, exhibiting, advertising, public events, and any other use or activity which in the judgment of the governing body will enhance the movement, safety, convenience or enjoyment of pedestrians and any other use or activity permitted by any applicable pedestrian mall ordinance, a special improvement district or other applicable law, ordinance or power. b. Upon adoption of a pedestrian mall or special improvement district ordinance, the governing body may, from time to time, provide for the control and regulation of: (1) The distribution and location of movable furniture, sculpture or pedestrian traffic control devices, landscaping and other facilities belonging to the pedestrian mall or special improvement district, as the case may be, and not otherwise located or fixed by the plans and specifications; (2) The uses to be permitted on the mall or special improvement district property by occupants of abutting property, any transit or telephone utility, concessionaires, vendors and others to serve the convenience and enjoyment of pedestrians and the location of such uses; (3) The issuance of permits to conduct any special activity consistent with the broad purposes of the pedestrian mall or special improvement district; (4) The operation of any lighting, heating or other facilities in the mall or on special improvement district property, replacing landscaping and maintaining the furniture and facilities in the mall or on special improvement district property. L.1972, c. 134, s. 13, eff. Aug. 17, 1972. Amended by L.1984, c. 151, s. 13, eff. Sept. 10, 1984.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:56-78 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:56-78 - Limitation on liability for injury to person or property due to movable structures, appurtenances, etc.

40:56-78. Limitation on liability for injury to person or property due to movable structures, appurtenances, etc.  Any movable furniture, structure, facility or appurtenance or activity located or permitted in connection with a pedestrian mall improvement or special improvement district shall not, by reason of such location or use, be deemed a nuisance or unlawful obstruction or condition, notwithstanding any rule or regulation or principle of negligence law pertaining to the use of public streets and highways, and neither the municipality nor any user acting under permit shall be liable for any injury to person or property, unless such furniture, structure, facility or use shall be negligently constructed, maintained or operated. L.1972, c. 134, s. 14, eff. Aug. 17, 1972. Amended by L.1984, c. 151, s. 14, eff. Sept. 10, 1984.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:56-79 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:56-79 - Advisory board; members; duties; district management corporation

40:56-79. Advisory board; members; duties; district management corporation  The mayor or other chief executive officer of the municipality may create and appoint an advisory board, consisting of seven or more persons, at least a majority of whom shall be owners or occupants of properties adjoining a pedestrian mall or included in a special improvement district, as the case may be, or representatives of these owners or occupants, to advise the governing body in connection with the acquisition, construction and improvement of a pedestrian mall, or the acquisition and construction of improvements for a special improvement district, as the case may be, the making of a plan therefor and the operation and maintenance thereof and to meet and furnish recommendations or comments and requests of members of the public and of owners and occupants of property adjoining the pedestrian mall or included in the district, as the case may be. Upon designation of a district management corporation, in the case of a special improvement district, the corporation shall exercise the functions of an advisory board, and any other advisory board shall cease to function. L.1972, c. 134, s. 15, eff. Aug. 17, 1972. Amended by L.1984, c. 151, s. 15, eff. Sept. 10, 1984.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:56-81 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:56-81 - Additional powers

40:56-81. Additional powers  The powers herewith granted are in addition to all powers under existing laws and municipality charters. L.1972, c. 134, s. 17, eff. Aug. 17, 1972.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:56-82 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:56-82 - Severability

40:56-82. Severability  If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such holding shall not affect other provisions or applications of the act and to this end the provisions of this act are severable. L.1972, c. 134, s. 18, eff. Aug. 17, 1972.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:56-83 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:56-83 - District management corporation; powers.

40:56-83 District management corporation; powers.  17. a. In addition to the powers otherwise conferred pursuant to this amendatory and supplementary act, a district management corporation may exercise those of the powers listed herein as may be conferred upon it by ordinance. A district management corporation incorporated pursuant to Title 15A of the New Jersey Statutes shall exercise its powers in a manner consistent with that title. b. The district management corporation shall have all powers necessary and requisite to effectuate its purposes, including, but not limited to, the power to: (1) Adopt bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business and to prescribe rules, regulations, and policies in connection with the performance of its functions and duties; (2) Employ such persons as may be required, and fix and pay their compensation from funds available to the corporation; (3) Apply for, accept, administer and comply with the requirements respecting an appropriation of funds or a gift, grant or donation of property or money; (4) Make and execute agreements which may be necessary or convenient to the exercise of the powers and functions of the corporation, including contracts with any person, firm, corporation, governmental agency or other entity; (5) Administer and manage its own funds and accounts and pay its own obligations; (6) Borrow money from private lenders and from governmental entities; (7) Fund the improvement of the exterior appearance of properties in the district through grants or loans; (8) Fund the rehabilitation of properties in the district; (9) Accept, purchase, rehabilitate, sell, lease or manage property in the district; (10) Enforce the conditions of any loan, grant, sale or lease made by the corporation; (11) Provide security, sanitation and other services to the district, supplemental to those provided normally by the municipality; (12) Undertake improvements designed to increase the safety or attractiveness of the district to businesses which may wish to locate there or to visitors to the district, including, but not limited to, litter cleanup and control, landscaping, parking areas and facilities, recreational and rest areas and facilities, and those improvements generally permitted for pedestrian malls under section 2 of P.L.1972, c.134 (C.40:56-66), pursuant to pertinent regulations of the governing body; (13) Publicize the district and the businesses included within the district boundaries; (14) Recruit new businesses to fill vacancies in, and to balance the business mix of, the district; (15) Organize special events in the district; (16) Provide special parking arrangements for the district; (17) Provide temporary decorative lighting in the district. L.1984,c.151,s.17; amended 2004, c.180.