The following words, terms and phrases, when used
in this article, shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this section,
except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
AGENCY
The Ewing Redevelopment Agency.
DEVELOPMENT
The division of a parcel of land into two or more parcels;
the construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration,
relocation or enlargement of any building or other structure, or of
any mining, excavation or landfill, and of any use or change in the
use of any building or other structure, or land or extension of use
of land, for which permission may be required pursuant to the Municipal
Land Use Law, P.L. 1975, c. 291 (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.).
REAL PROPERTY
All lands, including improvements and fixtures thereon, and
property of any nature appurtenant thereto or used in connection therewith,
and every estate, interest and right, legal or equitable, therein,
including terms for years and liens by way of judgment, mortgage or
otherwise, and indebtedness secured by such liens.
REDEVELOPER
Any person, firm, corporation or public body that shall enter
into or propose to enter into a contract with the Township or Agency
for the redevelopment or rehabilitation of an area in need of redevelopment,
or any part thereof, under the provisions of this act, or for any
construction or other work forming part of a redevelopment or rehabilitation
project.
REDEVELOPMENT
The clearance, replanning, development and redevelopment;
the conservation and rehabilitation of any structure or improvement;
the construction and provision for construction of residential, commercial,
industrial, public or other structures and the grant or dedication
of spaces as may be appropriate or necessary in the interest of the
general welfare for streets, parks, playgrounds or other public purposes,
including recreational and other facilities incidental or appurtenant
thereto, in accordance with a redevelopment plan.
REDEVELOPMENT AREA or AREA IN NEED OF REDEVELOPMENT
An area determined to be in need of redevelopment pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-5 and 40A:12A-6. A redevelopment area may include
lands, buildings or improvements which of themselves are not detrimental
to the public health, safety or welfare, but the inclusion of which
is found necessary, with or without change in their condition, for
the effective redevelopment of the area of which they are a part.
REDEVELOPMENT PLAN
A plan for the redevelopment or rehabilitation of all or
any part of a redevelopment area or an area in need of rehabilitation,
which plan shall be sufficiently complete to indicate its relationship
to definite municipal objectives as to appropriate land uses, public
transportation and utilities, recreational and municipal facilities,
and other public improvements; and to indicate proposed land uses
and building requirements in the redevelopment area or area in need
of rehabilitation, or both.
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT
Any work or undertaking pursuant to a redevelopment plan;
such undertakings may include any buildings, land including demolition,
clearance or removal of buildings from land, equipment, facilities
or other real or personal properties which are necessary, convenient
or desirable appurtenances, such as but not limited to streets, sewers,
utilities, parks, site preparation, landscaping and administrative,
community, health, recreational, educational and welfare facilities.
REHABILITATION
An undertaking, by means of extensive repair, reconstruction
or renovation of an existing structure, with or without the introduction
of new construction or the enlargement of existing structures, in
any area that has been determined to be in need of rehabilitation
or redevelopment, to eliminate substandard structural or housing conditions
and arrest the deterioration of that area.