Brownfield definition

Brownfield means any former or current commercial or
Brownfield means any former or current commercial or industrial site that is currently vacant or underutilized and on which there has been, or there is suspected to have been, a discharge of a contaminant.
Brownfield means any abandoned or underutilized site where redevelopment, reuse or expansion has not occurred due to the presence or potential presence of pollution in the buildings, soil or groundwater that requires investigation or remediation before or in conjunction with the redevelopment, reuse or expansion of the property;

Examples of Brownfield in a sentence

  • Applicants that fall within the City’s Main Street/Market Street areas, Urban Job Tax Credit Area and/or a designated Brownfield areas/site are eligible for 80% reimbursement.


More Definitions of Brownfield

Brownfield means real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.
Brownfield means a Brownfield development as contemplated in terms of the Economic Development Incentive Policy of the Municipality;
Brownfield means an abandoned, idled, or under-used industrial, commercial, or institutional property where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by known or potential releases of hazardous substances or petroleum.
Brownfield means real property where the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse may be complicated by the presence of hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant including petroleum. Brownfield sites require a remediation plan based on a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment.
Brownfield means real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence, or perceived presence of, a hazardous material. “Brownfield” does not include any of the following:
Brownfield means any vacant, abandoned or underutilized real property, the development or redevelopment of which may be hindered by the reasonably held belief that the real property may be environmentally contaminated.
Brownfield means land where the development, redevelopment, or reuse may be complicated by the presence of hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant including petroleum. Brownfield sites require a remediation plan based on a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment.