New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 103 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE MAIN STREET NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 2 - APPLICATION AND DESIGNATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 5:103-2.3 - Application submission requirements

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) To
				apply for designation as an MSNJ district, an eligible organization, with municipal
				support codified by a resolution of the governing body, must complete and apply in a
				form provided by the Department. MSNJ districts shall be evaluated through a
				competitive process.
(b) The applicant
				shall include the following information in its MSNJ application, which shall be used
				to evaluate the submission:
1. Vision and mission
				statements relevant to community conditions and to the MSNJ district's
				organizational status;
2. A workplan,
				including specific activities in the areas of organization, promotion, design and
				economic vitality, timelines, and personnel responsibilities;
3. A budget, showing committed funding for five
				years;
4. Information that describes the
				character of the municipality and explains the perceived advantages to becoming an
				MSNJ district, including, but not limited to:
i.
				The history and current conditions of the community's mixed-use district being
				proposed for designation;
ii. Municipal
				demographics, economic base, and other economic indicators;
iii. Potential to benefit from the training and
				technical assistance provided by the MSNJ program;
iv. Existing and/or future redevelopment within
				the proposed MSNJ district and the municipality;
v. Existing municipal, State and Federal
				development programs, opportunities, and activities within the proposed MSNJ
				district and the municipality;
vi.
				Existence of opportunities provided by local government and financial institutions
				to encourage economic reinvestment within the proposed district; and
vii. Other community organization activities,
				cultural and recreational events, and facilities that may contribute to
				revitalization of the proposed MSNJ district;
5. Information that describes the applicant's
				readiness, which shall include:
i. Ability to begin
				participation in the MSNJ program immediately upon designation, as evidenced by
				organizational and financial readiness of the applicant to manage the proposed
				program;
ii. Indication of broad-based
				support and understanding of the proposed program and its transformation strategies
				and objectives within business and residential communities and among elected and
				appointed municipal officials;
iii.
				Consistency of the goals proposed by the MSNJ program with the "Main Street
				Approach(R)"; and
iv. Job description,
				selection process, compensation, and means of evaluating performance of the
				executive director;
6.
				Information that describes the proposed MSNJ district's characteristics, which shall
				include:
i. Existence of a cohesive and
				well-defined traditional commercial district with a concentration of historic
				buildings and sites;
ii. Quantity and
				quality of housing in and around the proposed MSNJ district;
iii. Economic base and business mix of the
				proposed MSNJ district and surrounding areas; and
iv. The results of downtown revitalization
				activities and investment by government and private entities; and
7. Information that supports the
				application, including slides, aerial photographs, maps, resolutions, and other
				information.