[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Port Allegany 4-2-1990 by Ord. No. 378. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Building construction — See Ch. 42.
Housing standards — See Ch. 67.
Zoning — See Ch. 100.
A. 
No person, corporation or other legal entity shall sell or transfer title to any structure, portion of a structure or unit in a structure until such person, corporation or other legal entity shall have first obtained a certificate of land use compliance, from the Code Enforcement Officer, certifying:
(1) 
That the property may be continued to be used as before.
(2) 
The number and designation of units covered by the certificate.
(3) 
That the structure, part of a structure or unit in the structure is in compliance with the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance of the Borough of Port Allegany.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 100, Zoning.
B. 
No person, corporation or other legal entity shall purchase, accept title and then occupy or permit the occupancy of any portion of a structure or unit without receiving from the transferor or from the borough the certificate of land use compliance described above.
In the event that there is a tenant under an existing lease at the time of a transfer of title, such tenant shall be permitted to continue his or her occupancy; however, the transfer of title shall not be permitted until the certificate of land use compliance has been obtained. The tenant shall cooperate with the landlord in connection with any necessary alterations required to obtain the certificate.
Before a certificate of land use compliance shall be issued, the Code Enforcement Officer or his designee shall make an inspection of the premises to determine if the structure, part of a structure or unit complies with the Code of the Borough of Port Allegany. The certificate will only be issued if the property so complies. The Tax Assessor or his designee may accompany the inspecting personnel for the purposes of obtaining information for tax assessment purposes.
Applications for a certificate of land use compliance shall be submitted to the Code Enforcement Officer of the Borough of Port Allegany, and the certificate will either be issued or rejected within 10 business days of the receipt of the application. The fee for a certificate of land use compliance shall be set by the Council by resolution.
A certificate of land use compliance shall be valid for a period of 180 days after issuance but shall only be valid for one transfer of the subject property.
A. 
A reasonable attempt shall be made to give a violator an opportunity to obtain a permit before a conviction is sought for such violation.
B. 
Any person, corporation or other legal entity convicted of a violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to punishment for a summary offense as provided by law.
C. 
It shall not be a defense to a proceeding hereunder that any person charged hereunder acted in the belief that some other person, persons or organization of persons was to obtain the permit, it being the expressed intention of the Borough Council that all persons responsible for the certificate shall be equally liable for a violation of the provisions hereof.