[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Scranton 3-12-1999
by Ord. No. 35-1999. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Any premises in which food, shelter and personal assistance or supervision
are provided for a period exceeding 24 consecutive hours for three or more
adults who are not relatives of the operator and who require assistance or
supervision in such matters as dressing, bathing, diet or medication prescribed
for self-administration, but do not require hospitalization or care in a skilled
nursing or intermediate care facility.
A.
All persons, individuals, associations and businesses
located in the City of Scranton who operate a personal boarding care home
shall complete an application with the City of Scranton at the Bureau of Licensing
and Inspections, Department of Community Development, (hereinafter "Bureau")
each year to obtain a license and pay a fee as required no later than June
30 or 30 days after entering into business, whichever is later.
B.
Application for a license or for renewal of a license
shall be accompanied by a fee of $100 plus $10 for each bed.
C.
No revised license shall be issued by the Bureau, unless
a license application is filed with the Bureau, and an annual inspection by
the Bureau and fire personnel has been passed. The application shall include
the name, address and telephone number of the applicant, the location of the
building, the number of beds therein, the zoning classification and such other
information as the Bureau may require by regulation.
D.
No license may be issued or renewed to an owner who is
not in compliance with the city's Building and BOCA Codes, and whose
property tax is delinquent; it shall be a violation of this chapter for an
owner to fail, after written notice, to appear for an inspection personally
or by agent, and there shall be a fine of $100 for each such violation.
E.
The Director of the Department of Community Development
or the Code Official shall have the power to revoke a license for noncompliance
with the BOCA Codes of the City of Scranton or other Building Code ordinances,
if violations thereof are found following an inspection and the licensee after
written notice of violations has failed to come into compliance within such
time as the Bureau may state. The licensee shall be given written notice of
its right to appeal the revocation to the Housing Appeal Board of the City
of Scranton within 20 days from the date of the notice.
F.
The Director of the Department of Community Development
or the Code Official may revoke a license for nonpayment of the permit fee
from July 1 each year after written notice.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this
chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not
less than $300 per violation, and not more than $600 per violation, plus costs
of prosecution, and/or imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days. Each
day said violation exists constitutes a separate violation. Any person, firm
or corporation found guilty of not remitting the proper license fee for the
year, in addition to any fine, penalties or costs so imposed, shall pay the
license fee.
