1.__Affordable housing.__"Affordable housing" means a decent, safe and sanitary dwelling, apartment or other living accommodation for a household whose income does not exceed 120% of the median income for the area as defined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development under the United States Housing Act of 1937, Public Law 412, 50 Stat. 888, Section 8, as amended.

2.__Affordable housing development district.__"Affordable housing development district" or "district" means a specified area within the corporate limits of a municipality that has been designated as provided under sections 5247 and 5250 to be developed under an affordable housing development program and financed under section 5250-A.

3.__Affordable housing development program.__"Affordable housing development program" or "program" means a statement of means and objectives designed to encourage the development and maintenance of affordable housing within an affordable housing development district.

4.__Amenities.__"Amenities" means items of street furniture, signs and landscaping, including, but not limited to, plantings, benches, trash receptacles, street signs, sidewalks and pedestrian malls.

5.__Authority.__"Authority" means the Maine State Housing Authority.

6.__Captured assessed value.__"Captured assessed value" means the amount, as a percentage or stated sum, of increased assessed value that is utilized from year to year to finance the project costs contained within the affordable housing development program.

7.__Current assessed value.__"Current assessed value" means the assessed value of the district certified by the municipal assessor as of April 1st of each year that the affordable housing development district remains in effect.

8.__Director.__"Director" means the Director of the Maine State Housing Authority.

9.__Financial plan.__"Financial plan" means a statement of the project costs and sources of revenue required to accomplish the affordable housing development program.