B.__With the exception of tax increment financing, Pine Tree Development Zone benefits may be provided to qualified businesses for a period not to exceed 10 years;

C.__Pine Tree Development Zone benefits may not be used to encourage or facilitate the transfer of existing positions or property of a qualified Pine Tree Development Zone business or any affiliated businesses;

D.__Pine Tree Development Zone benefits may not be provided based upon any employees or positions transferred by the qualified Pine Tree Development Zone business, or an affiliated business into a Pine Tree Development Zone from a location elsewhere in the State;

E.__A Pine Tree Development Zone may not consist of more than 10 noncontiguous parcels of property; and

F.__All property included within the boundaries of a Pine Tree Development Zone must be suitable for commercial use.

4.__Application.__An application for designation of a Pine Tree Development Zone must include, but is not necessarily limited to, the following:

A.__A narrative description of the Pine Tree Development Zone to be designated;

B.__Maps and any other information necessary to clearly identify the geographic boundaries of the Pine Tree Development Zone and any subzones it may include;

C.__Evidence that the Pine Tree Development Zone meets the requirements of subsection 3;

D.__Any information evidencing economic distress; and

E.__A development plan that includes:

(1) Documentation of all municipal requirements required under subsection 2;

(2) A description of how the Pine Tree Development Zone will be administered, including any related interlocal cooperative agreements;