New Jersey Statutes 34:1-5.2. Annual mean population of resort municipalities
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 34:1-5.2
- census: means the latest Federal census effective within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- population: when used in any statute, shall be taken to mean the population as shown by the latest Federal census effective within this State, and shall be construed as synonymous with "inhabitants. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
“Annual mean population” means for each resort municipality the following:
12P + 3SP
AMP =……………..
12
where AMP equals Annual Mean Population
P equals Population
SP equals Seasonal Population.
“Population” means the year-round population of the resort municipality shown in the most recent State population estimates published by the Department of Labor, except that in the year of promulgation of a federal decennial census, the census figures shall be used.
“Resort municipality” means a municipality which, because of its recreational, entertainment or amusement characteristics or facilities or its close proximity to such characteristics or facilities, experiences a total increase during the seasonal period in the number of persons temporarily resident therein of 25 percent or more of its population.
“Seasonal population” means the average of the estimated number of persons temporarily resident in the municipality during the three consecutive months when the temporary population is greatest.
“Temporarily resident” means the occupying for any period of time during the seasonal period by any person not counted as a resident of the municipality for population purposes of an accommodation in a rented residential unit or vacation home.
L.1998,c.50,s.3.