Columbus Business Development Center Enterprise Zone Business Application
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Columbus Business
Development Center
General Information
Project Name:
Project Physical Address: Parcel Id(s):
City: State: Zip:
Proposed Type of Business/Service Enterprise:
New Residential Construction Residential Rehabilitation Other Rehabilitation
Benet Type:
Renovate Existing Construction New Construction
Expand Existing Construction Machinery/Equipment (if applicable)
Is the Project Located in a Vacant Building? Yes No
Applicant Organization/Agency:
Federal Tax ID Number: SIC Code:
Type of Organization:
S-Corporation C-Corporation LLC Other:
Public Corporation:
Yes; incorporated or formed (year):_____ No
Primary Product:
Contact Information
Primary Business Representative:
Title: Phone:
Fax: Email:
Mailing Address:
City: State: Zip:
Local Contact Person:
Title: Phone:
Fax: Email:
Mailing Address:
City: State: Zip:
Residential Business Application
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Projected Capital Investment:
(To be made in the Zone over the entire 10-year tax abatement period)
Land: $
Buildings: $
Other:____________________ $
Grant Total: $
Project Description
Provide a description of the company’s plans, including projected capital investment of the
business in the zone for a 10-year project designation period (expansion, consolidation,
relocation, etc.)
Total Number of Units/Apartments to be Built/Renovated:
Unit/Apartment Average Size (include proposed layout):
Business Description
Provide an introduction, history, and description of the qualied business. Its
products, services, total sales, number of employees, locations (international, national, and
in Georgia), description of primary materials purchased, product transportation, etc.
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New Jobs Breakdown (4 YR Period Example)
Title Annual Salary
or Hourly Rate
Year One Year Two Year Three Year Four
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Annual Grand Total
Local Signicance
Explain specically how the project will benet Muscogee County residents. Attach any
additional information
Job Creation
(Projected for 10-Year Tax Abatement Period)
The business making the investment and paying taxes must also create the jobs and be the project
designee. In order to be eligible for incentives, eligible businesses must:
* Increase employment by ve or more new full-time jobs;
* Maintain the jobs for the duration of the tax exemption period;
* Whenever possible, at least 10% of the new employees lling the jobs that satisfy the job creation
requirement should be low or moderate income individuals.
Note: Leased, contract, temporary, and construction employees do not qualify as new employees.
Number of New Full-Time Jobs to be Created (5 Minimum):
Number of Low/Moderate Income People Hired (10%):
A Low/Moderate Income Individual is Dened in (A-H), In Which Category(ies) Your New Employees Qualify?
(Select all that apply):
(A) Unemployed or unemployed for three of the six months prior to the date of hire;
(B) Homeless;
(C) A resident of public housing;
(D) Receiving temporary assistance for needy families or who has received temporary assistance for needy families at
any time during the 18 months previous to the date of hire;
(E) A participant in the Workforce Investment Act or who has participated in the Workforce Investment Act at any time
during the 18 months previous to the date of hire;
(F) A participant in a job opportunity where basic skills are required or who has participated in such a job opportunity at
any time during the 18 months previous to the date of hire;
(G) Receiving supplemental social security income; or
(H) Receiving food stamps.
Number of Local Residents Hired:
Estimated Amount of Payroll for YR________: $
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
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Additional Incentives Requested
Other incentives that may be granted will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis by the
Planning Department and could include exemption from any or all of the following:
Building Permit fees Sign Permit fees Business License Administration fees
Rezoning fees Engineering fees Other local fees: ________________
Additional Requirements
Columbus’ Ordinance (#98-30) requires that projects receiving tax exceptions must choose
to incorporate either a landscaping requirement option or a façade material option. Which
option will you incorporate:
Landscaping Façade Material
Project Timeline
Construction Start Date:
Construction Completion Date:
Operation Start Date:
Date Begin Hiring New Employees:
Date Units/Apartments will be Built/Renovated:
Date Other Improvements like Landscaping or Façade Material
will be Incorporated:
Tax Abatement Start Date (NLT Completion). Attach Plat with
Identied Phases (if applicable):
Financing Plan
Describe or attach the project nancing plan. Submit any nancial supporting
documentation If applicable, for example bank commitment letters, balance sheets, and
prot and loss statements.
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Duration Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Year Nine
Year Ten
Year Seven
Year Eight
Year Four
Year Three
Annotations
Year One
Year Two
Tax Abatement Phase
Landscaping/Façade Phase
Deliverables
Construction phase
Operations phase
Acquisition Phase
Employee Hiring Phase
Machinery/Equipment Acquisition Phase
Year Six
Year Five
Project Name - Timeline
Project Timeline
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I certify that the information contained in this application is true and correct and that it contains
no misrepresentations, falsications, intentional omissions, or concealment of material facts
and that the information given is true and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.
_____________________________________________________
Signature of Authorized Ofcial
_____________________________________________________
Name of Authorized Ofcial
_____________________________________________________
Title
_______________________
Date
For Ofcial Use Only
Approving Authority Approve Disapprove
Development Authority
Planning Department
Inspections and Code Enforcement
Engineering Department
Finance
Occupational Tax
Tax Assessors Ofce
Submit this application and all required information using one of the follwing methods:
Rex "Trey" Wilkinson
Planning Department
PO Box 1340
Columbus, GA 31902
Wilkinson.Rex@columbusga.org A
TTN: Rex Wilkinson
Fax: 706-653-4534
Application Checklist
Complete Incomplete If Complete, Initial
and Attach
Completed Application
Financial Supporting documentation (if
applicable), for example bank commitment
letters, appraisal report, prot & loss statement.
Three years of nancials must include income
statements/balance sheets.
Copy of the Muscogee County Business License
or application and Evidence of property access,
i.e., copy of warranty deed or executed lease
agreement.
Site Plan Drawing. Include Proposed Landscap-
ing Areas, if needed.
Project Timeline