As used in this article, the following words
and phrases shall have the meaning set forth below:
[Amended 4-21-2016 by Ord. No. 6-2016]
It is hereby determined and declared by City Council that the
following portion of the City qualify and are hereby designated as
areas eligible for tax exempt status: All those land, areas and neighborhoods
zoned by the City of Scranton as R1, R1(a), R2, R2/0, R3, CN and CD
zoning districts as defined by the City of Scranton's Zoning Ordinance,
File of Council No. 74, 1993.
No amendment to this article shall be effective
unless consented to by ordinance of the governing body of the City
of Scranton.
Any exemption made permissible under this article
shall not be applied to any industrial, commercial or other business
property.
[Amended 6-23-2016 by Ord. No. 36-2016]
This article shall become effective upon adoption
by the school district of the City of Scranton and the Lackawanna
County Board of Commissioners of a resolution exempting from real
property, taxation properties in accordance with the terms of this
article. In the event that the Scranton School District and the Lackawanna
County Board of Commissioners fail to adopt such a resolution within
90 days from the approval of this article by the governing body of
the City of Scranton, then this article shall automatically be repealed
the next day.
[Amended 4-12-1999 by Ord. No. 65-1999; 7-1-2002 by Ord. No. 16-2002; 4-21-2016 by Ord. No. 6-2016]
This ordinance shall automatically terminate 10 years from the
effective date of this Ordinance. Any person who obtains an exemption
hereunder shall be entitled to the entire exemption period of three
years even if said three-year period goes beyond the termination date.