Urban Enterprise Zones (UEZ) of New Jersey

Identification Information:
Citation:
Citation Information:
Publication Date: 20210119
Title: Urban Enterprise Zones (UEZ) of New Jersey
Edition: 2021-01-19 edition is a revision of data originally published in this format 2018-05-31
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: vector digital data
Publication Information:
Publisher: NJ Office of Information Technology, Office of GIS (NJOGIS)
Online Linkage: https://www.nj.gov/dca/affiliates/uez/
Description:
Abstract: This polygon dataset represents the 32 Urban Enterprise Zones (UEZ) that are found within 37 municipalities located within the State of New Jersey. A listing of UEZ offices and their respective Coordinators can be found at http://www.nj.gov/dca/affiliates/uez/coordinators. New Jersey's Urban Enterprise (UEZ) Program, enacted in 1983, operates as an entity in but not of the Department of Community Affairs. The Urban Enterprise Zone Program (UEZ) Program exists to aid in fostering an economic climate that revitalizes designated urban communities and stimulates their growth by encouraging businesses to develop and create private sector jobs through public and private investment. Additional program information can be found at http://www.nj.gov/dca/affiliates/uez.
Purpose: The current UEZ boundary data were generated to provide digital spatial representation of New Jersey's Urban Enterprise Zones (UEZ), located statewide, for use in a Geographic Information System (GIS). These data are intended to help businesses and agencies and interested parties determine whether a particular site is located within a UEZ. UEZ's provide significant financial incentives and benefits to qualified businesses that are located within these areas. Benefits to Businesses - Reduced Sales Tax - currently 3.3125% - Tax Free Purchases on certain items such as capital equipment, facility expansions, and upgrades - Financial Assistance from agencies such as NJEDA - Subsidized unemployment insurance costs for employees who earn less than $4,500 per quarter - Energy Sales Tax Exemption for qualified manufacturing firms with at least 250 employees, 50% of whom are working in manufacturing - Tax Credit Options (owners may elect one of the following) Up to $1,500 for new permanent full-time employees hired Up to 8% Corporate Business Tax credit on qualified investments. This feature class feeds an NJ Premier Business Services application designed for business owners to participate in the program.
Supplemental Information: Benefits to Businesses that locate in a UEZ: -Reduced Sales Tax - currently 3.3125% -Tax Free Purchases on certain items such as capital equipment, facility expansions, and upgrades -Financial Assistance from agencies such as NJEDA -Subsidized unemployment insurance costs for employees who earn less than $4,500 per quarter -Energy Sales Tax Exemption for qualified manufacturing firms with at least 250 employees, 50% of whom are working in manufacturing -Tax Credit Options (owners may elect one of the following) Up to $1,500 for new permanent full-time employees hired Up to 8% Corporate Business Tax credit on qualified investments. The following are joint zones that cover multiple municipalities: -Asbury Park/Long Branch -Millville/Vineland -Wildwood/Wildwood Crest/North Wildwood/West Wildwood (aka The Wildwoods) UEZ boundaries are periodically checked for updates and accuracy. A listing of UEZ Local Support offices can be found at https://www.nj.gov/dca/affiliates/uez/coordinators/
Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Range of Dates/Times:
Beginning Date: 19860101
Ending Date: 20210119
Currentness Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: As needed
Spatial Domain:
Bounding Coordinates:
West Bounding Coordinate: -75.738
East Bounding Coordinate: -73.716
North Bounding Coordinate: 41.514
South Bounding Coordinate: 38.863
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: None
Theme Keyword: UEZ
Theme Keyword: Urban Enterprize Zone
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Theme Keyword: boundaries
Theme Keyword: economy
Place:
Place Keyword Thesaurus: None
Place Keyword: New Jersey
Place Keyword: Bayonne
Place Keyword: Roselle
Place Keyword: Paterson
Place Keyword: Vineland
Place Keyword: Gloucester City
Place Keyword: Union City
Place Keyword: Camden
Place Keyword: East Orange
Place Keyword: New Jersey
Place Keyword: West New York
Place Keyword: Jersey City
Place Keyword: Carteret
Place Keyword: Pemberton
Place Keyword: Elizabeth
Place Keyword: Irvington
Place Keyword: Bridgeton
Place Keyword: North Wildwood
Place Keyword: North Bergen
Place Keyword: Wildwood Crest
Place Keyword: Asbury Park
Place Keyword: Plainfield
Place Keyword: Guttenburg
Place Keyword: West Wildwood
Place Keyword: Millville
Place Keyword: Perth Amboy
Place Keyword: Mount Holly
Place Keyword: Phillipsburg
Place Keyword: Trenton
Place Keyword: Orange
Place Keyword: Lakewood
Place Keyword: Wildwood
Place Keyword: New Brunswick
Place Keyword: Passaic
Place Keyword: Kearny
Place Keyword: Hillside
Place Keyword: Long Branch
Place Keyword: Newark
Place Keyword: Pleasantville
Place Keyword: NJ
Access Constraints: None
Use Constraints: This data set is not survey data and must not be used as survey data. See the balance of this metadata record for conditions that limit appropriate uses. Acknowledgement of the data set providers: NJ Department of Community Affairs (NJDCA); and NJ Office of Information Technology, Office of GIS (NJOGIS), would be appreciated for maps, data or other products derived from this data set.The State of New Jersey makes great effort to provide secure, accurate, and complete data and metadata. However, portions of the data and metadata may be incorrect or not current. Any errors or omissions should be reported for investigation. The State of New Jersey, its officers, employees or agents shall not be liable for damages or losses of any kind arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of data and metadata, including but not limited to, damages or losses caused by reliance upon the accuracy or timeliness of any such data and metadata, or damages incurred from the viewing, distributing, or copying of those materials. The data and metadata are provided "as is." No warranty of any kind, implied, expressed, or statutory, including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and freedom from computer virus, is given with respect to the data and metadata, or its hyperlinks to other Internet resources. The State disclaims any duty or obligation either to maintain availability of or to update the data and metadata.
Point of Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJ Department of Community Affairs, Urban Enterprise Zone Authority
Contact Person: Tracy Fredericks
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address: PO Box 822
City: Trenton
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08625-0822
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: (609) 292-1912
Data Set Credit: NJ Department of Community Affairs, Local Planning Services NJ Department of Community Affairs, UEZ Program NJ Office of Information Technology, Office of GIS (NJOGIS) Stephen Eckhardt GISP. Project Manager at Civil Solutions, a division of Adams, Rehmann, and Heggan Associates, Inc.
Native Data Set Environment: Esri ArcGIS 10.3.1.5004
Data Quality Information:
Attribute Value Accuracy Information:
Attribute Accuracy Report: The MUN and MUNICIPAL attributes are derived from information included in the Municipal Boundaries of New Jersey, New Jersey State Plane NAD83 polygon dataset. DATE_DESIG was filled by join from a previous version of the published data. The TYPE attribute for each polygon is coded as UEZ. TACRES, or total acerage, is the calculated areage of the UEZ polygon rounded to two decimal places. PACRES, or parcel acerage, is the total calculated acerage of all parcels rounded to two decimal places that fall within the UEZ polygon under the same MUN attribute. CONTACT_ID is a unique identifier and join field to associate contact information with each of the 37 Urban Enterprise Zones. MUNICIPAL and UEZ_NAME attributes were cross-checked by inspection.
Logical Consistency Report: No logical consistency testing was performed.
Completeness Report: Data is as complete as the source data allows.
Positional Accuracy:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report: Data is accurate to +/- 10 feet from representation on source.
Lineage:
Process Step:
Process Description: 
Source maps and other associated information were gathered from each of the 37 Urban Enterprise Zones (UEZ) for the State of New Jersey. A polygon dataset representing the UEZ was created from information found on these source materials. Each UEZ polygon was created from parcels selected from the New Jersey Statewide parcel layer and copied to a working polygon layer to build the full UEZ boundary. As a guideline, all parcels depicted on the source as part of UEZ were selected even if only a portion of the parcel was located within the zone. Therefore the extents of the UEZ polygon are coincident with the extents of the parcels that form the edge of the UEZ polygon. This may differ from what is shown on the source maps used to create the UEZ layer, but was done to have a consistent statewide data standard. A dissolve of all boundaries was performed on the working polygon layer after all parcels found within a UEZ were copied into it. A process was then enacted to fill the right of way void areas between the parcel dissolve boundaries. A final dissolve and merge was used to create each overall UEZ boundary. Multi-part polygons were used as needed and are reflected as so in the PACRES and TACRES attribute values. Please note that no parcel data existed in the New Jersey Statewide parcel layer for Carteret, East Orange City, Irvington, and Perth Amboy City at the time this dataset was created. For these areas, the UEZ boundary was digitized against the New Jersey 2007 Statewide orthophotography to best recreate the UEZ as shown and depicted on the source information. Additionally, no source data was provided for the UEZ of Roselle and North Bergen. Therefore, the existing Statewide UEZ shapefile was imported as the source for these areas and while undergoing the same process steps as above.
Process Date: 20110101
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Civil Solutions
Contact Person: Stephen Eckhardt
Contact Position: GIS Client Manager
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address: 800 S White Horse Pike
City: Hammonton
State or Province: New Jersey
Postal Code: 08037
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: 800 924-0482
Contact Electronic Mail Address: seckh@arh-us.com
Process Step:
Process Description: 
Each UEZ municipality was asked to review the UEZ boundary created for this project and a full list of parcels that are within the UEZ. If the boundary or the parcel list did not match the actual UEZ, the UEZ coordinator for each town was encouraged to send the known deficiencies to Civil Solutions for further refinement of the UEZ boundary.
Process Date: 20110101
Process Time: 010000
Process Step:
Process Description: 
UEZ boundaries were adjusted to coordinate with updated parcel boundaries, including the first release of county-wide parcels for Middlesex County. This occurred some time between mid-February 2012 and fall 2012, probably in late February.
Process Date: 20120229
Process Step:
Process Description: 
Metadata edited to reflect recent processing and research of feature class history following identification of edition confusion.
Process Date: 20130301
Process Step:
Process Description: 
Attribute DATE_DESIG was added to record date of designation, and filled by calculation from joined feature class of an earlier release of the UEZ boundaries. The data in the earlier feature class came from a joined table provided by George Semple of DCA in January 2012. UEZ_NAME was added to the revised feature class and filled by calculation from joined UEZ contacts table.
Process Date: 20130307
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJOGIS
Contact Person: Edith Konopka
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
City: Trenton
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08625
Contact Voice Telephone: contact NJOGIS
Process Step:
Process Description: 
Fields UEZ_NAME and ACTIVE were added to the feature class and filled in according to most recent status. Updated data were deployed only to map service for UEZ application. Process step date is a guess.
Process Date: 20160101
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJ Office of Information Technology, Office of GIS (NJOGIS)
Contact Person: Christopher Klaube
Contact Position: GIS Specialist
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address: PO Box 212
City: Trenton
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08625-0212
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: contact NJOGIS
Contact Electronic Mail Address: Christopher.Klaube@tech.nj.gov
Hours: 9-4
Contact Instructions: Email is preferred.
Process Step:
Process Description: 
Field ACTIVE was calculated to flip all records back to "Y". Metadata were upgraded to ArcGIS format and edited.
Process Date: 20180531
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJ Office of Information Technology, Office of GIS (NJOGIS)
Contact Person: Edith Konopka
Contact Position: Spatial Database Manager
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address: PO Box 212
City: Trenton
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08625-0212
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: 609.376.7530
Contact Electronic Mail Address: edith.konopka@tech.nj.gov
Hours: 9-4
Contact Instructions: Email is preferred.
Process Step:
Process Description: 
Metadata were edited to reflect new distribution process via Open Data.
Process Date: 20180703
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJ Office of Information Technology, Office of GIS (NJOGIS)
Contact Person: Edith Konopka
Contact Position: Spatial Database Manager
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address: PO Box 212
City: Trenton
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08625-0212
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: 609.376.7530
Contact Electronic Mail Address: edith.konopka@tech.nj.gov
Hours: 9-4
Contact Instructions: Email is preferred.
Process Step:
Process Description: 
City of Plainfield Boundary was corrected to include areas omitted from original resolutions adopted by the governing body in 1994 and 2004 and 22 tax parcels identified by the City in January 2021.  Area in Millville that does not reflect any land mass was removed.
Process Date: 20210119
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJ Department of Community Affairs, Local Planning Services
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address: 101 South Broad Street
City: Trenton
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08625
Contact Voice Telephone: (609) 292-3000
Spatial Data Organization Information:
Direct Spatial Reference Method: Vector
Point and Vector Object Information:
SDTS Terms Description:
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type: GT-polygon composed of chains
Point and Vector Object Count: 37
Entity and Attribute Information:
Detailed Description:
Entity Type:
Entity Type Label: Govt_admin_UEZ_bnd
Entity Type Definition: Urban Enterprise Zone boundary polygons split by municipality
Entity Type Definition Source: NJ DCA
Attribute:
Attribute Label: FID
Attribute Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute Definition Source: Esri
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: OBJECTID
Attribute Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute Definition Source: ESRI
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Shape
Attribute Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute Definition Source: ESRI
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: MUN
Attribute Definition: municipal code (NJ-1040)
Attribute Definition Source: New Jersey Department of Treasury
Attribute Domain Values:
Codeset Domain:
Codeset Name: municipal code (NJ-1040)
Codeset Source: New Jersey Department of Treasury
Attribute:
Attribute Label: TYPE_
Attribute Definition: UEZ
Attribute Definition Source: NJDCA UEZ
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Civil Solutions UEZ zone flag
Attribute:
Attribute Label: MUNICIPAL
Attribute Definition: municipality name (capital letters)
Attribute Definition Source: NJDCA
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: municipality name (capital letters)
Attribute:
Attribute Label: TACRES
Attribute Definition: area of zone in acres (calculated from square feet in attribute table)
Attribute Definition Source: ArfcMap Calculation
Attribute Domain Values:
Range Domain:
Range Domain Minimum: 39.43
Range Domain Maximum: 13989.57
Attribute Value Accuracy Information:
Attribute Value Accuracy: 0.00
Attribute Value Accuracy Explanation: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute Label: PACRES
Attribute Definition: area of parcels within zone in acres (calculated from square feet in attribute table)
Attribute Definition Source: ArfcMap Calculation
Attribute Domain Values:
Range Domain:
Range Domain Minimum: 28.67
Range Domain Maximum: 13584.87
Attribute Value Accuracy Information:
Attribute Value Accuracy: 0.00
Attribute Value Accuracy Explanation: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute Label: CONTACT_ID
Attribute Definition: unique identifier for linking each UEZ to a contacts table
Attribute Definition Source: NJDCA UEZ
Attribute Domain Values:
Codeset Domain:
Codeset Name: uniquie identifier for linking each UEZ to a contacts table
Codeset Source: Civil Solutions; available from NJGIN Data Download Web page
Attribute:
Attribute Label: DATE_DESIG
Attribute Definition: Date the area was designated as an Urban Enterprise Zone
Attribute Definition Source: NJDCA UEZ
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Date of designation in mM/dD/YYYY format
Attribute:
Attribute Label: UEZ_NAME
Attribute Definition: Name by which the UEZ is known, derived from the name of the municipality.
Attribute Definition Source: NJDCA UEZ
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Name by which the UEZ is known, in upper case text.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: ACTIVE
Attribute Definition: Currently active or not active for Urban Enterprize Zone programs
Attribute Definition Source: NJDCA UEZ
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: N
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Not Active currently
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NJ DCA
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Y
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Active currently
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NJ DCA
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Shape_Leng
Attribute Definition: Perimeter of of feature in internal units
Attribute Definition Source: ArfcMap Calculation
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Shape_Area
Attribute Definition: Area of feature in internal units squared.
Attribute Definition Source: ArfcMap Calculation
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
Distribution Information:
Distributor:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJ Office of Information Technology, Office of GIS(NJOGIS)
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address: PO Box 212
City: Trenton
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08625-0212
Contact Voice Telephone: use email
Contact Electronic Mail Address: njgin@oit.nj.us
Distribution Liability: See General Constraints, Use Limitation (Use Constraints) for legal language.
Standard Order Process:
Digital Form:
Digital Transfer Information:
Format Name: AVSHP
Format Version Number: 10
File Decompression Technique: zip
Digital Transfer Option:
Online Option:
Computer Contact Information:
Network Address:
Network Resource Name: https://njogis-newjersey.opendata.arcgis.com/
Fees: None
Ordering Instructions: Download shapefile from OGIS Open Data Web site. Data also are available as part of several NJ state web mapping applications, and as an ArcGIS Online feature layer.
Available Time Period:
Time Period Information:
Range of Dates/Times:
Beginning Date: 20130308
Metadata Reference Information:
Metadata Date: 20210122
Metadata Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJ Department of Community Affairs, Local Planning Services
Contact Person: Keith Henderson, PP, AICP
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address: PO Box 813
City: Trenton
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08625
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: 609-292-4523
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 609-633-6056
Contact Electronic Mail Address: Keith.Henderson@dca.nj.gov
Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata Time Convention: local time