New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Chapter 103 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE MAIN STREET NEW JERSEY PROGRAM
Subchapter 3 - DESIGNATED MSNJ DISTRICTS
Section 5:103-3.2 - Designated MSNJ district requirements

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 5:103-3.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

(a) The MSNJ district management organization shall, in accordance with the Letter of agreement:

1. Maintain status as an independent, recognized 501(c)(3), (c)(4), or (c)(6) with the primary mission of revitalizing a commercial district with at least one representative of the municipal governing body or staff serving on the board of directors;

2. Dedicate funding in an annual operating budget, which at a minimum covers the following costs:
i. Executive director salary and fringe benefits. MSNJ district management organizations in municipalities with a population of more than 20,000, according to the most recent Decennial Census, shall employ a full-time, paid executive director;

ii. Rent and general office expenses;

iii. Travel to MSNJ meetings and the National Main Street Conference; and

iv. Executive director professional development;

3. Establish and maintain an active volunteer board of directors representing downtown stakeholders to oversee the organization;

4. Conduct a program of ongoing training for staff and volunteers;

5. Maintain membership in the National Main Center's Main Street America(R) program;

6. Submit monthly MSNJ Return on Investment (ROI) and Reinvestment Reports on the forms supplied by the MSNJ program;

7. Attend the annual National Main Street NOW Conference and the NJ Downtown Institute;

8. Indicate broad-based community support for the MSNJ district revitalization process, with strong support from both the public and private sectors;

9. Maintain a comprehensive downtown revitalization strategy based on the National Main Street Center's Main Street Approach(R) and Main Street America(R) structure including:
i. Implementing a variety of activities in the areas of organization, promotion, design, and economic vitality;

ii. Developing vision and mission statements relevant to community conditions and to the MSNJ district's organizational status; and

iii. Developing and implementing a comprehensive annual workplan;

10. Create standards that protect historic resources and encourage historic preservation as evidenced by:
i. Having or working towards an active design assistance program;

ii. Encouraging building renovation or rehabilitation consistent with the recommended treatments described in the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings; and

iii. Encouraging public awareness of the historic properties in the MSNJ district and the importance of their preservation;

11. Develop land use policies that encourage development and/or rehabilitation of property in the MSNJ district area;

12. Develop financial mechanisms and incentives to attract investment to the MSNJ district; and

13. Develop public-private partnerships.

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