New Hampshire Revised Statutes 162-N:2 – Designation of Economic Revitalization Zone
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I. “Economic revitalization zone” means a zone with a single continuous boundary, designated in accordance with the rules adopted under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 162-N:8, and having at least one of the following characteristics:
(a) Unused or underutilized industrial parks; or
(b) Vacant land or structures previously used for industrial, commercial, or retail purposes but currently not so used due to demolition, age, obsolescence, deterioration, brownfields, relocation of the former occupant’s operations, or cessation of operation resulting from unfavorable economic conditions either generally or in a specific economic sector.
II. Economic revitalization zones shall be designated by the commissioner of business and economic affairs only upon petition by the local governing body, as defined by N.H. Rev. Stat. § 672:6, or the town council. The commissioner of business and economic affairs shall certify that the economic revitalization zone meets the criteria required in paragraph I.
(a) Unused or underutilized industrial parks; or
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 162-N:2
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
- governing body: shall mean the board of selectmen in a town, the board of aldermen or council in a city or town with a town council, the school board in a school district or the village district commissioners in a village district, or when used to refer to unincorporated towns or unorganized places, or both, the county commissioners. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:48
- petition: when used in connection with the equity jurisdiction of the superior court, and referring to a document filed with the court, shall mean complaint, and "petitioner" shall mean plaintiff. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:51
(b) Vacant land or structures previously used for industrial, commercial, or retail purposes but currently not so used due to demolition, age, obsolescence, deterioration, brownfields, relocation of the former occupant’s operations, or cessation of operation resulting from unfavorable economic conditions either generally or in a specific economic sector.
II. Economic revitalization zones shall be designated by the commissioner of business and economic affairs only upon petition by the local governing body, as defined by N.H. Rev. Stat. § 672:6, or the town council. The commissioner of business and economic affairs shall certify that the economic revitalization zone meets the criteria required in paragraph I.