[Ord. No. 495 § 1]
The adoption of the provisions of this chapter are intended
to assist this Township in returning underutilized and abandoned industrial
and commercial properties to the active tax rolls to help alleviate
the residential property tax burden in this Township. It is further
understood that, by assisting in the revitalization of these properties,
the Township will not only ease said tax burden but will help to restore
a vital resource for job creation and faster redevelopment in the
region.
[Ord. No. 495 § 2]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated.
ASSESSOR
Shall mean the Municipal Tax Assessor appointed pursuant to the provisions of Chapter
9 of Title 40A of the New Jersey Statutes.
CONTAMINATION or CONTAMINANT
Shall mean any discharged hazardous substance as defined
pursuant to Section 3 of P.L. 1976, c. 141 (N.J.S.A. 58:10-23.1),
hazardous waste as defined pursuant to Section 3 of P.L. 1976, c.
99 (N.J.S.A. 13:1E-38) or pollutant as defined pursuant to Section
3 of P.L. 1977, c. 74 (N.J.S.A. 58:10A-3).
ENVIRONMENTAL OPPORTUNITY ZONE
Shall mean any qualified real property that has been designated
by the governing body as an "Environmental Opportunity Zone" pursuant
to Section 4 of P.L. 1996, c. 413 (N.J.S.A. 54:4-3.153).
QUALIFIED REAL PROPERTY
Shall mean any parcel of real property that is now vacant
or underutilized, which is in need of remediation due to a discharge
or threatened discharge of a contaminant and which is listed in the
most recent Department of Environmental Protection publication of
known hazardous discharge sites in New Jersey prepared pursuant to
P.L. 1982, c. 202 (N.J.S.A. 58:10-23.15 et seq.).
REMEDIATION
Shall mean all necessary actions to investigate and clean
up any known, suspected, or threatened discharge of contaminants,
including, as necessary, the preliminary assessment, site investigation,
remedial investigation, and remedial action.