New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 103 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE MAIN STREET NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 5:103-1.3 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
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.