The following definitions pertain to this chapter and its associated documents.
AGENCYA redevelopment agency created by this chapter and authorized by R.I.G.L. Title 45, Chapters 31 through 33.
ARRESTED BLIGHTED AREAAny area which, by reason of the existence of physical conditions including, but not by way of limitation, the existence of unsuitable soil conditions, the existence of dumping or other unsanitary or unsafe conditions, the existence of ledge or rock, the necessity of unduly expensive excavation, fill or grading, or the necessity of undertaking unduly expensive measures for the drainage of the area or for the prevention of flooding or for making the same appropriate for sound development, or by reason of obsolete, inappropriate, or otherwise faulty platting or subdivision, deterioration of site improvements, inadequacy of utilities, diversity of ownership of plots, or tax delinquencies, or by reason of any combination of any of the foregoing conditions, is unduly costly to develop soundly through the ordinary operations of private enterprise and impairs the sound growth of the community.
BLIGHTED AND SUBSTANDARD AREAIncludes a "slum blighted area," a "deteriorated blighted area," or an "arrested blighted area," or any combination of these areas. "Blighted and substandard area" shall also include those areas where the presence of hazardous materials, as defined in R.I.G.L. § 23-19.14-3, impairs the use, reuse, or redevelopment of impacted sites.
BONDS OF AGENCYAny bonds, notes, interim certificates, debentures, or other obligations issued by an agency pursuant to R.I.G.L. §§ 45-33-5 through 45-33-15.
COMMUNITYThe Town of Lincoln, or a village or neighborhood contained therein.
DETERIORATED BLIGHTED AREAAny area in which there exists buildings or improvements, either used or intended to be used for living, commercial, industrial, or other purposes, or any combination of these uses, which by reason of dilapidation, deterioration, age, or obsolescence; inadequate provision for ventilation, light, sanitation, open spaces, and recreation facilities; high density of population and overcrowding; defective design or unsanitary or unsafe character of conditions of physical construction; defective or inadequate street and lot layout; and mixed character, shifting, or deterioration of uses to which they are put; or any combination of these factors and characteristics, are conducive to the further deterioration and decline of the area to the point where it may become a slum blighted area as defined in this section, and are detrimental to the public health, safety, morals, and welfare of the inhabitants of the community and of the state generally. A deteriorated blighted area need not be restricted to, or consist entirely of, lands, buildings, or improvements which of themselves are detrimental or inimical to the public health, safety, morals, or welfare, but may consist of an area in which these conditions exist and injuriously affect the entire area.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENTThe United States of America or any agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the United States of America.
OBLIGEE OF THE AGENCY or OBLIGEEIncludes any bondholder, trustee or trustees for any bondholder, or lessor demising to the agency property used in connection with a redevelopment project or any assignee or assignees of that lessor, and the federal government.
PLANNING BOARDA town board established under any state law or created by or pursuant to the charter of the community.
PROJECT AREAAll or any portion of a redevelopment area. A project area may include lands, buildings, or improvements which of themselves are not detrimental or inimical to the public health, safety, morals, or welfare, but whose inclusion is necessary, with or without change in their conditions or ownership, for the effective redevelopment of the area of which they are a part.
PUBLIC HEARINGA hearing before the Town Council or before any committee of the Town Council to which the matter to be heard shall have been referred.
REAL PROPERTYLands, including lands underwater and waterfront property, buildings, structures, fixtures, and improvements thereon, and every estate, interest, privilege, easement, franchise and right, legal or equitable, including rights-of-way, terms for years and liens, charges or encumbrances by way of judgment, attachment, mortgage, or otherwise, and the indebtedness secured by such liens.
REDEVELOPMENTThe elimination and prevention of the spread of blighted and substandard areas. Redevelopment may include the planning, replanning, acquisition, rehabilitation, improvement, clearance, sale, lease, or other disposition, residential, recreational, commercial, industrial, institutional, public, or other purposes, including the provision of streets, utilities, recreational areas, and other open spaces consistent with the needs of sound community growth in accordance with the community's Comprehensive Plan and carrying out plans for a program of voluntary repair and rehabilitation of buildings or other improvements.
REDEVELOPMENT AREA and REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICTAny area of a community which the Town Council thereof finds is a blighted and substandard area whose redevelopment is necessary to effectuate the public purposes declared in R.I.G.L. Title 45, Chapters 31 through 33.
REDEVELOPMENT PLANA plan, as it exists from time to time, for a redevelopment project, which:
A. Conforms to the Comprehensive Plan for the community as a whole; and
Is sufficiently complete to indicate such land acquisition, demolition and removal of structures, redevelopment, improvements, and rehabilitation as may be proposed to be carried out in the project area, zoning and planning changes, if any, land uses, maximum densities, building requirements, and the plan's relationships to definite local objectives, respecting appropriate land uses, improved traffic, public transportation, public utilities, recreational and community facilities, and other public improvements.
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTAny work or undertaking of an agency pursuant to Chapters 31 through 33, inclusive, of Title 45 of the R.I.G.L.
SLUM BLIGHTED AREAAny area in which there is a predominance of buildings or improvements, either used or intended to be used for living, commercial, industrial, or other purposes, or any combination of these uses, which by reason of dilapidation, deterioration, age, or obsolescence; inadequate provisions for ventilation, light, sanitation, open spaces, and recreation facilities; high density of population and overcrowding; defective design or unsanitary or unsafe character or condition of physical construction; defective or inadequate street and lot layout; and mixed character or shifting of uses to which they are put, or any combination of these factors and characteristics, are conducive to ill health, transmission of disease, infant mortality, juvenile delinquency, and crime, injuriously affect the entire area and constitute a menace to the public health, safety, morals, and welfare of the inhabitants of the community and of the state generally. A slum blighted area need not be restricted to, or consist entirely of, lands, buildings, or improvements which of themselves are detrimental or inimical to the public health, safety, morals, or welfare, but may consist of an area in which these conditions predominate and injuriously affect the entire area.
STATE GOVERNMENTThe state of Rhode Island, or any agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise.
STATE PUBLIC BODYThe state, or any city or town or any other subdivision or public body of the state or of any city or town.