Sec.32-75a-2. Railroad depot zone designation application process

The application to have a railroad depot zone designated shall be made on application forms provided by the commissioner and available at the department upon request. The application may require the following information:

(1) A certified copy of the minutes of the governing body of the municipality at which a vote was taken the chief executive officer of the municipality to apply to the commissioner for the establishment of a railroad depot zone pursuant to section 32-75a of the Connecticut General Statutes as they may be amended from time to time;

(2) Mylar maps delineating the specific boundaries of the proposed railroad depot zone. The scale of the maps shall meet standards established by the commissioner;

(3) Certification from the chief elected official that the proposal is in conformance with the plan of development for the municipality;

(4) Information detailing the local activities and programs that will encourage development for the purposes of this act;

(5) An inventory of the existing land uses in the proposed railroad depot zone;

(6) An administrative plan for operation of the program by the municipality;

(7) A professionally prepared market study that evaluates the effect of the proposal on the economic development of the municipality, the region and the state, taking into consideration market potential, specific development plans and private commitments to the area;

(8) The goals, objectives and timetables of the railroad depot zone designation including, but not limited to, increasing private investment, expanding the tax base, providing job training and job creation for residents of railroad depot zones and reducing property abandonment and housing blight in railroad depot zones; and

(9) A description of other factors that will contribute to the success of the development of the railroad depot zone.

(Effective November 4, 1998)