SubTitle32-70. Enterprise Zone Designation  


Sec. 32-70-1. Application procedure
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If a municipality contains a census tract that meets the criteria set forth in Section 1 (a) of Public Act 81-445, as amended, the Commissioner of Economic Development shall notify the municipality of its eligibility to submit an application to have the area designated as an enterprise zone. The application shall be made on forms prescribed by the Department of Economic Development and available at its office on written request. The application may require the following information in order to allow the Commissioner to evaluate the enterprise zone designation proposals:

(a) a copy of the approved ordinance with the seal of the municipality affixed, referred to in section 3 (a) of Public Act 81-445, as amended;

(b) maps and information delineating the specific boundaries of the proposed enterprise zone;

(c) an inventory of the existing land use in the proposed enterprise zone area;

(d) information detailing the local activities and programs that will encourage development within the enterprise zone area, and

(e) other factors that will contribute to the success of the development of the enterprise zone area.

The commissioner will base his decision on the information contained in the application, the local capacity to effectively administer a development program in the enterprise zone area, the innovation of the proposed program for the enterprise zone area, and the likelihood of success of the enterprise zone program.

(Effective July 27, 1982)