In this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings stated in this section unless the context otherwise requires:
A form of redevelopment area financing involving a disbursement of monies from the city's/Town's Affordable Housing Trust Fund to a developer, given in order to ensure the inclusion of on-site affordable housing at the developer's project, for the duration of the tax exemption.
A worker who participates in a federal or state apprenticeship program or, as an apprentice equivalent, participates in a DOL approved training program, takes a construction apprenticeship test, and receives benefits and pay not less than those received by an apprentice.
An apprenticeship program registered by the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training of the U.S. Department of Labor or an apprenticeship equivalent program as that term is used by the State of New Jersey in the Abbot Project Labor Agreement either approved and funded by the New Jersey Department of Labor as of January 1, 2003.
A form of redevelopment area financing which provides monies that can be used to revitalize neighborhoods, expand affordable housing and economic opportunities, and/or improve community facilities.
An entity that is developing a project that has a total construction cost that is equal to, or in excess of, $5,000,000, exclusive of any land acquisition costs, and has received 1) a tax exemption pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:20-1 et seq. (the Long-Term Tax Exemption Statute) or a tax exemption pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:21-1, et seq., (the Five-Year Tax Exemption Statute) and 2) is a recipient of some form of redevelopment area financing (RAF) such as, but not limited to, a redevelopment area bond ("RAB") pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-64, et seq. or any other form of municipal financing/funding such as an Affordable Housing Trust Fund grant, a community development block Grant (CDBG), a direct payment to the developer by the Town of Dover in the form of rent, or 3) if the entity is the recipient of a construction contract awarded by the Town of Dover for a public construction project or is engaged in construction subject to the New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act, N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.25 et seq.
The certificate that is issued by the Construction Official of the Town of Dover from upon completion of the project indicting that the structure is ready for occupancy.
A skilled worker who is a member of a labor organization and who has successfully completed an official apprenticeship qualification in a building trade or craft.
An organization which represents, for purposes of collective bargaining, employees involved in the performance of public construction projects or RAF projects, that has the present ability to refer, provide or represent sufficient numbers of qualified employees to perform the contracted work and has an apprenticeship program.
The number of hours worked multiplied by the number of employees performing such work.
The determination by the Town of Dover, in whole or in part, is ready for the use intended, which ordinarily shall mean the date on which the project receives its final certificate of occupancy.
A contract between a labor organization and a developer for construction jobs that contains at a minimum the requirements set forth in this chapter.
Any construction contract entered into by the Town of Dover public funds or a project subject to the New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act, N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.25 et seq., the total cost of which is equal to or exceeds $5,000,000, exclusive of any land acquisition costs.
A form of redevelopment area financing whereby the Town of Dover sells bonds pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-64, et seq. (the "RAB Law") in order to fund infrastructure improvements and other project costs.
A project that has a Total Construction Cost that is equal to or exceeds $5,000,000, exclusive of any land acquisition costs, which and receives 1) a tax exemption pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:20-1 et seq. or N.J.S.A. 40A:21-1, et seq., and 2) receives some form of redevelopment area financing such as an Affordable Housing Trust Fund grant, a community block development grant, or a redevelopment area bond.
Any person who currently lives in the Town of Dover and who has lived in the Town of Dover for the previous 12 months.
Any construction project that is not completed but is near completion by virtue of the project receiving a temporary certificate of occupancy from the Construction Official of the Town of Dover.
A certificate that is issued by the Construction Official of the Town of Dover when a project has been substantially completed provided that such portion or portions may be occupied safely prior to full completion of the building or structure without endangering health or safety.
All costs, including infrastructure, excluding only land acquisition costs, incurred to construct a project through the date of completion, that is, the date the final certificate of occupancy is issued. Total construction cost shall generally be determined in accordance with the industry standard of Marshall and Swift valuation and including the cost of piling and soil compaction. Total construction cost must include any construction cost constituting as an element of total project cost under N.J.S.A. 40A:20-3(h)(4).
The Mayor, the Board of Alderman, the Town Attorney, and/or the Business Administrator of the Town of Dover, or any of their designees.