§ 123.05 EVALUATION PROCESS AND CRITERIA.
   The levels of incentives presented in §§ 123.08, 123.09, 123.10, 123.11 and 123.12 are maximum benefit levels. The committee may recommend a level lower than the maximum or recommend that the applicant not receive any incentive based upon the following criteria:
   (A)   The extent to which the final assistance aids in the expansion and retention of existing firms in Hamden or aids in the location of new firms in Hamden;
   (B)   The short and long term increase in real and personal property tax base associated in the project;
   (C)   The extent to which the town's participation through incentives eliminates a blighted property and puts that property to productive reuse;
   (D)   The extent to which the town's incentive will contribute toward environmental remediation and the redevelopment of contaminated sites;
   (E)   The extent to which the incentives will aid in an identified property of district rehabilitation and revitalization efforts as articulated in the town's plan of development, neighborhood and revitalization zone plans, enterprise zone policies, or projects identified by the Economic Development Commission or the Legislative Council;
   (F)   The extent to which a new development project serves to create opportunities for commercial and industrial development, extend public infrastructure, and provide for industrial and commercial growth; and
   (G)   The extent to which a project positively contributes to the creation of jobs and that it contributes to Hamden's quality of life.
(Ord. 428, passed 12-4-00; Am. Ord. 446, passed 10-1-01; Am. Ord. 510, passed 2-7-05; Am. Ord. 562, passed 7-7-08; Am. Ord. 613, passed 1-3-12; Am. Ord. 654, passed 1-5-15)