Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-339ee
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Sec. 7-339ee. Criteria for establishment.
Official statutory text
(A) A portion of the real property within a tax increment district shall meet at least one of the following criteria: (i) Be a substandard, insanitary, deteriorated, deteriorating or blighted area; (ii) be in need of rehabilitation, redevelopment or conservation work; or (iii) be suitable for industrial, commercial, residential, mixed-use or retail uses, downtown development or transit-oriented development; and
(B) The original assessed value of a proposed tax increment district plus the original assessed value of all existing tax increment districts within the municipality may not exceed ten per cent of the total value of taxable property within the municipality as of October first of the year immediately preceding the establishment of the tax increment district. Excluded from the calculation in this subdivision is any tax increment district established on or after October 1, 2015, that consists entirely of contiguous property owned by a single taxpayer. For the purpose of this subdivision, “contiguous property” includes a parcel or parcels of land divided by a road, power line, railroad line or right-of-way. A municipality may not establish a tax increment district if the conditions in this subdivision are not met.
(B) The original assessed value of a proposed tax increment district plus the original assessed value of all existing tax increment districts within the municipality may not exceed ten per cent of the total value of taxable property within the municipality as of October first of the year immediately preceding the establishment of the tax increment district. Excluded from the calculation in this subdivision is any tax increment district established on or after October 1, 2015, that consists entirely of contiguous property owned by a single taxpayer. For the purpose of this subdivision, “contiguous property” includes a parcel or parcels of land divided by a road, power line, railroad line or right-of-way. A municipality may not establish a tax increment district if the conditions in this subdivision are not met.
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