New Jersey Statutes 52:27D-10.5. Definitions relative to smart growth in DCA and expedited permits
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 52:27D-10.5
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- 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
- 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
“Applicant” means any person applying for a permit pursuant to section 9 of P.L.2004, c.89 (C. 52:27D-10.6);
“Ombudsman” or “Smart Growth Ombudsman” means the Smart Growth Ombudsman appointed by the Governor pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2004, c.89 (C. 25:27D-10.3);
“Permit” means any permit or approval required as a condition of development or redevelopment and issued by the Department of Community Affairs pursuant to any law or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto;
“Person” means any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, owner or operator of a treatment works, political subdivision of this State, or State or interstate agency; and
“Smart growth area” means an area designated pursuant to P.L.1985, c.398 (C. 52:18A-196 et seq.) as Planning Area 1 (Metropolitan), Planning Area 2 (Suburban), a designated center, or a designated growth center in an endorsed plan; a smart growth area and planning area designated in a master plan adopted by the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission pursuant to subsection (i) of section 6 of P.L.1968, c.404 (C. 13:17-6); a growth area designated in the comprehensive management plan prepared and adopted by the Pinelands Commission pursuant to section 7 of the “Pinelands Protection Act,” P.L.1979, c.111 (C. 13:18A-8); an urban enterprise zone designated pursuant to P.L.1983, c.303 (C. 52:27H-60 et seq.) or P.L.2001, c.347 (C. 52:27H-66.2 et al.); an area determined to be in need of redevelopment pursuant to sections 5 and 6 of P.L.1992, c.79 (C. 40A:12A-5 and 40A:12A-6) and as approved by the Department of Community Affairs; or similar areas designated by the Department of Environmental Protection.
L.2004,c.89,s.8.