2023 New York Laws › GMU - General Municipal › Article 18-C - Municipal Redevelopment Law › 970-C - Definitions.

§  970-c.  Definitions.  (a)  "Blighted  area"  means an area within a
municipality in which one or more of the following conditions exist: (i)
a predominance of buildings and structures  which  are  deteriorated  or
unfit  or  unsafe  for  use  or  occupancy;  or  (ii)  a predominance of
economically  unproductive   lands,   buildings   or   structures,   the
redevelopment  of which is needed to prevent further deterioration which
would jeopardize the economic well being of the people.
(b) "Legislative body" means the  governing  body  of  a  municipality
empowered to adopt and amend local laws and ordinances.
(c) "Low and moderate income families and persons" means those persons
who  would qualify as low and moderate income persons and families under
Sections 1715z and 1715z-1 of Title 12 of  the  United  States  Code  as
those  definitions  in  those  sections  now  exist  or  may be amended,
replaced, or superseded.
(d) "Master plan" means the plan for  development  of  a  municipality
adopted by the planning agency of the municipality.
(e)  "Municipality" means a city, village, town or a county other than
a county located wholly within a city.
(f) "Planning agency" means the planning  board  or  commission  of  a
municipality  or the planning board or committee of a school district if
one exists.
(g) "Project area" means an area of a community which  is  a  blighted
area, the redevelopment of which is necessary to effectuate the purposes
of  this  article.  A  project area need not be restricted to buildings,
improvements or lands which are detrimental or inimical  to  the  public
health,  safety  or  welfare,  but  may consist of an area in which such
conditions predominate and adversely affect the entire area.  A  project
area  may  include  lands,  buildings  or  improvements  which  are  not
detrimental or inimical to the public health,  safety  or  welfare,  but
whose inclusion is found necessary by the municipality for the effective
redevelopment of the area of which they are a part. All lands, buildings
or  improvements  included  in  a  project  area  shall be necessary for
effective redevelopment and shall not be included for  the  purposes  of
obtaining   the  allocation  of  tax  increment  revenue  without  clear
justification for their inclusion. A project area shall not include land
utilized for agricultural production.
(h) "Real property" means: (i) land, including land  under  water  and
waterfront   property;   (ii)   buildings,   structures,  fixtures,  and
improvements on the land; (iii) any property appurtenant to or  used  in
connection  with  the  land; and (iv) every estate, interest, privilege,
easement, franchise, and right in land, including  rights-of-way,  terms
for  years,  and  liens,  charges,  or  encumbrances by way of judgment,
mortgage, or otherwise and the indebtedness secured by such liens.
(i) "School  district"  means  any  school  district,  a  city  school
district  or  a school district in a city, as those terms are defined in
section 2.00 of the local finance law.