[Adopted 9-15-1998 by Ord. No. 5999-98]
The purposes of this article are to:
A. Foster the District's economic development, encourage
the District's revitalization and strengthen the District's economic
and commercial contributions to residents and property owners of the
City of Clifton (also referred to as the "City").
B. Allow all those who live, work or invest in the District
to contribute to the improvement of the District.
C. Foster the building of a nonpartisan private/public
partnership to implement the improvement of the Main/Clifton Avenue
Commercial District.
D. Foster and create self-help programs to improve the
local business climate.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
DOWNTOWN CLIFTON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (also referred
to as "DCEDC")
The successor organization to the Main Avenue Steering Committee,
an entity incorporated pursuant to Title 15A of the New Jersey Statutes
and designated by this article to receive funds collected by a special
improvement assessment within the special improvement district, as
authorized by this article and any amendatory supplementary ordinances.
SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (also referred to as "District"
or "SID")
That area within the City of Clifton described by block and
lot numbers and street addresses as set forth in Schedule A and designated by this article as an area in which a special
assessment on property within the District shall be imposed for the
purpose of promoting the economic and general welfare of the District
and the City.
The Mayor and Municipal Council find and declare
that:
A. The Main/Clifton Avenue Commercial District of the
City of Clifton has special needs and requires special services that
can best be achieved through a private/public partnership implemented
by a special improvement district (SID) and the Downtown Clifton Economic
Development Corporation (DCEDC).
B. The creation of a special improvement district and
designation of the Downtown Clifton Economic Development Corporation
will promote economic growth and implement, foster and encourage commercial
development business vitality, expansion and self-help, and improve
the business climate and otherwise be in the best interest of the
property owners in the District and in the City.
C. The area within the City of Clifton as described by
lot and block numbers and by street addresses as set forth in Schedule
A of this article will benefit from being designated as
a special improvement district.
D. The Downtown Clifton Economic Development Corporation
will provide the administrative, programming and other services to
benefit the businesses, employees, residents and consumers in the
special improvement district and the Downtown Clifton Economic Development
Corporation would assist the City in promoting economic growth, employment
and development.
E. A special assessment shall be imposed and collected
by the City with the regular property tax payment or payment in lieu
of taxes or otherwise, and all of these payments shall be transferred
to the Downtown Clifton Economic Development Corporation to effectuate
the purposes of this article and any amendatory and supplementary
statutes and to exercise the powers given to it by this article.
F. It is in the best interests of the City and the public
to create a Special Improvement District and to designate the Downtown
Clifton Economic Development Corporation; except that the Downtown
Clifton Economic Development Corporation shall not be designated to
receive any funds or to exercise any powers pursuant to the provisions
of N.J.S.A. 40:56-65 et seq., and any amendatory or supplementary
statutes, unless the board of directors of that corporation shall
include at least one member of the Municipal Council of the City of
Clifton and the City Manager or his designee.
Nothing contained herein shall prevent the Mayor
and Municipal Council at anytime, subsequent to the adoption of this
article, by ordinance abandoning the operation of the special improvement
district, from changing the extent of the special improvement district,
supplementing or amending the description of the District to be specially
assessed or taxed for annual costs of the special improvement district,
changing or repealing any plan, rules, requisitions or limitations
adopted for the operation of the special improvement district or rescinding
the designation of or redesignating a Downtown Clifton Economic Development
Corporation.
This special improvement district shall become
operable upon the passage of this article.
[Adopted 3-1-2005 by Ord. No. 6467-05]
The purposes of this article are to:
A. Foster the District's economic development, encourage
the District's revitalization and strengthen the District's economic
and commercial contributions to residents and property owners of the
City of Clifton (also referred to as the "City").
B. Allow all those who live, work or invest in the District
to contribute to the improvement of the District.
C. Foster the building of a nonpartisan private/public
partnership to implement the improvement of Clifton's Historic Botany
District.
D. Foster and create self-help programs to improve the
local business climate.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
DISTRICT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION (ALSO REFERRED TO AS "DMC")
The Clifton's Historic Botany District, Inc., an entity incorporated
pursuant to Title 15A of the New Jersey statutes and designated by
this article to receive funds collected by a special improvement assessment
within the special improvement district as authorized by this article
and any amendatory supplementary ordinances.
SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (ALSO REFERRED TO AS "DISTRICT"
OR "SID")
That area within the City of Clifton described by block and
lot numbers and street addresses as set forth in Schedule A and designated by this article as an area in which a special
assessment on property within the District shall be imposed for the
purpose of promoting the economic and general welfare of the District
and the City of Clifton.
The Mayor and Council find and declare that:
A. The Historic Botany District of the City of Clifton
has special needs and requires special services that can best be achieved
through a private/public partnership implemented by a special improvement
district (SID) and a district management corporation (DMC).
B. The creation of a special improvement district and
designation of district management corporation will promote economic
growth and implement, foster and encourage commercial development,
business vitality, expansion and self-help and improve the business
climate and otherwise be in the best interest of the property owners
in the District and in the City of Clifton.
C. The area within the City of Clifton as described by
lot and block numbers and by street addresses as set forth in Schedule
A of this article will benefit from being designated as
a special improvement district.
D. A district management corporation will provide the
administrative, programming and other services to benefit the businesses,
employees, residents and consumers in the special improvement district,
and that the district management corporation would assist the City
of Clifton in promoting economic growth, employment and development.
E. A special assessment shall be imposed and collected
by the City with the regular property tax payment or payment in lieu
of taxes or otherwise, and that all of these payments shall be transferred
to the district management corporation to effectuate the purposes
of this article and any amendatory and supplementary statutes and
to exercise the powers given to it by this article.
F. It is in the best interests of the City of Clifton
and the public to create a special improvement district and to designate
a district management corporation; except that no district management
corporation shall be designated to receive any funds or to exercise
any powers pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:56-65
et seq., and any amendatory or supplementary statutes, unless the
board of directors of that cooperation shall include at least one
member of the Municipal Council of the City of Clifton and the City
Manager or his/her designee.
Nothing contained herein shall prevent the Mayor
and Council at any time, subsequent to the adoption of this article,
by ordinance abandoning the operation of the special improvement district,
changing the extent of the special improvement district, supplementing
or amending the description of the district to be specially assessed
or taxed for annual costs of the special improvement district, changing
or repealing any plan, rules, requisitions or limitations adopted
for the operation of the special improvement district or rescinding
the designation of or re-designating a district management corporation.
This special improvement district shall become
operable upon the passage of this article.