For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
COUNCIL. The County Council of St. Joseph County, Indiana.
COUNTY. St. Joseph County, Indiana.
COUNTY ASSESSOR. The Assessor of St. Joseph County, Indiana.
COUNTY AUDITOR. The Auditor of St. Joseph County, Indiana.
DESIGNATING BODY. The County Council of St. Joseph County, Indiana.
ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AREA (ERA). The meaning set forth in I.C. 6-1.1-12.1-1 et seq.
ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED AREA. Those census tracts in the county that the Council determines have the highest levels of poverty and unemployment, and the lowest levels of median income. According to the 2000 Census, these are currently tracts 20, 21, 23, 19, 6, 29, 10, 27, 17, 1, 30, 22, 24, 5 and 4.
HARD-DOLLAR COSTS. Expenses directly related to the proposed new construction or rehabilitation excluding costs of land, financing, architect, engineering and attorney fees.
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT. The economic activities described in major groups 31 through 33 of the North American Industry Classification System, United States, 2002 manual published by the United States Office of Management and Budget’s Economic Classification Policy Committee, which manual is hereby incorporated by reference, with copies being maintained in the office of the County Council.
LOCAL COMPANY. A legal entity that the Council deems to have an existing substantial place of business located in the county.
(1) Black (i.e., all persons having origins in any of the Black African racial groups not of Hispanic origin);
(2) Hispanic (i.e., all persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race);
(3) Asian and Pacific Islander (i.e., all persons having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent or the Pacific Islands); or
(4) American Indian or Alaskan Native (i.e., all persons having origins in any of the original peoples of North America and maintaining identifiable tribal affiliations through membership and participation or community identification).
NEW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT. The meaning set forth in I.C. 6-1.1-12.1-1 et seq.
NEW LOGISTICAL DISTRIBUTION EQUIPMENT. The meaning set forth in I.C. 6-1.1-12.1-1 et seq.
NEW MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT. The meaning set forth in I.C. 6-1.1-12.1-1 et seq.
NEW PERSONAL PROPERTY. Includes new manufacturing equipment, new research and development equipment, new logistical distribution equipment and new information and technology equipment, all having the meaning set forth in I.C. 6-1.1-12.1-1 et seq.
NEW RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EQUIPMENT. The meaning set forth in I.C. 6-1.1-12.1-1 et seq.
PROPERTY. The meaning set forth in I.C. 6-1.1-12.1-1 et seq.
REDEVELOPMENT. The meaning set forth in I.C. 6-1.1-12.1-1 et seq.
REHABILITATION. The meaning set forth in I.C. 6-1.1-12.1-1 et seq.
RELATED PARTY. Any person who is related within the meaning of § 267 of the Internal Revenue Code (i.e., 26 U.S.C. Subtitle A, Chapter 1, Subchapter B, Part IX, § 267), except that individual members of an applicant’s family are explicitly excluded from the definition of RELATED PARTY.
TAX INCREMENT ALLOCATION AREAS (TIAA). The meaning set forth in I.C. 36-7-14-39(a).
WAREHOUSE DEVELOPMENT. The economic activities described in major groups 421, 422, and 493 of the North American Industry Classification System, United States, 2002 manual published by the United States Office of Management and Budget’s Economic Classification Policy Committee, which manual is hereby incorporated by reference with copies being maintained in the office of the County Council.
(Ord. 24-09, passed 5-12-2009)
