[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Canonsburg as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 6-11-2001 by Ord. No. 1233]
Every person owning any property within the Borough of Canonsburg
which is rented, in whole or in part, to one or more persons for residential
purposes shall certify to the Borough Manager a list of lessees and
tenants over 18 years of age and their respective addresses on or
before March 31 and September 30 of each year. The forms shall be
provided by the Borough for the purpose of such registration.
Any person owning any property within the Borough of Canonsburg which is rented to one or more persons for residential purposes who willfully or negligently fails to submit tenant lists as required by § 135-1, above, shall be liable for, in addition to other penalties herein provided, such sums as would have been billed by the Borough if such tenant list had been provided less any sums actually received from such tenants for the fiscal year for which the list was not provided.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this article
shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding under the Pennsylvania
Rules of Criminal Procedure, be guilty of a summary offense and shall
be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, plus court costs
and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by the Borough in the enforcement
proceedings. Upon judgment against any person by summary conviction,
or by proceedings by summons on default of the payment of the fine
or penalty imposed and the costs, the defendant may be sentenced and
committed to the Borough correctional facility for a period not exceeding
10 days or to the county correctional facility for a period not exceeding
30 days. Each day that such violation exists shall constitute a separate
offense, and each section of this article that is violated shall also
constitute a separate offense. In addition to or in lieu of enforcement
under this section, the Borough may enforce this article in equity
in the Court of Common Pleas of Washington County.
The Borough Council may enact reasonable administrative regulations
concerning this article by a resolution passed at any regular or special
meeting. Said regulations and resolution shall be posted on the Borough
Bulletin Board at least 10 days before they become effective.
[Adopted 10-11-2021 by Ord. No. 1355]
It is the purpose of this article and the policy of the Council
of the Borough of Canonsburg, in order to protect and promote the
public health, safety and welfare of its citizens, to establish rights
and obligations of owners and occupants relating to the rental of
certain dwelling units in the Borough of Canonsburg and to encourage
owners and occupants to maintain and improve the quality of rental
housing within the community. It is also the policy of the Borough
that those owners, managers and occupants share responsibilities to
obey the various codes adopted to protect and promote public health,
safety and welfare. As a means to those ends, this article provides
for a system of inspections; issuances and renewals of occupancy licenses
and sets penalties for violation. This article shall be liberally
constructed and applied to promote its purposes and policies.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The Borough of Canonsburg, Washington County, Pennsylvania.
Any code or ordinance adopted, enacted, and/or in effect in and for the Borough of Canonsburg concerning fitness for habitation or the construction, maintenance, operation, occupancy, use or appearance of any premises or dwelling unit. Included within, but not limited by, this definition are the following, which are in effect as of the date of enactment of this article: Building Code; the International Property Maintenance Code; the International Fire Prevention and Maintenance Code; National Electrical Code; Chapter 99, Floodplain Management; Chapter 85, Brush, Grass and Weeds; Chapter 149, Streets and Sidewalks; Chapter 144, Solid Waste; Chapter 170, Zoning; and any duly enacted amendment or supplement to any of the above and any new enactment falling within this definition.
The duly appointed Code Enforcement Officer(s) or designee
having charge of the office of the Code Enforcement of the Borough
of Canonsburg, and any assistants or deputies thereof, including any
duly appointed police officer of the Borough of Canonsburg.
Areas not leased to a specific tenant but upon which a tenant
is typically authorized to be present upon.
Any form of conduct, action, incident, or behavior perpetrated,
caused, or permitted by any occupant or visitor of a regulated dwelling
unit that is so loud, untimely (time of day), offensive, riotous,
or that otherwise disturbs other persons of reasonable sensibility
of their peaceful enjoyment of their premises such that a report is
made to police complaining of such action, conduct, incident, or behavior.
It is not necessary that such action, conduct, incident, or behavior
constitutes a criminal offense, nor that criminal charges be filed
against any person in order for a person to have perpetrated, caused
or permitted the commission of disruptive conduct as defined herein;
provided, however, that no disruptive conduct shall be deemed to have
occurred unless the police shall investigate and make a determination
that such did occur and make a record of such occurrence.
A written report of disruptive conduct on a form to be prescribed
therefor, to be completed by the Code Enforcement Officer, as the
case may be, who actually investigates an alleged incident of disruptive
conduct and which shall be maintained by the Code Enforcement Officer.
A building have one or more dwelling units.
A room or group of rooms within a dwelling and forming a
single unit and used for living and sleeping purposes, having its
own cooking facilities, and a bathroom with a toilet and a bathtub
or shower.
A person on the premises with the actual or implied consent
of an occupant.
The occupant shall not engage in nor tolerate nor permit
others on the premises to engage in any conduct declared illegal under
the Pennsylvania Crimes Code (47 P.S. § 1-101 et seq.)[1] or the Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic
Act (35 P.S. § 780-101 et seq.).
One or more persons, jointly or severally, in whom is vested
all or part of the legal title to the premises, or all or part of
the beneficial ownership and a right to present use and enjoyment
of the premises, including a mortgage holder in possession of a regulated
rental unit. (Same as "owner.")
An adult individual designated by the owner of a regulated
rental unit, the manager shall be the agent of the owner for service
of process and receiving notices or demands and to perform the obligation
of the owner under this article and under rental agreement with occupants.
A building containing two or more independent dwelling units,
including, but not limited to, double houses, row houses, townhouses,
condominiums, apartment houses and conversion apartments.
The license issued to the owner of regulated rental units
under this article, which is required for the lawful rental and occupancy
of regulated rental units. The fee for this license shall be set by
resolution of the Borough.
An individual who resides in a regulated rental unit, whether
or not he or she is the owner thereof, with whom a legal relationship
with the owner/landlord is established by a written lease or by the
laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
One or more persons, jointly or severally, in whom is vested
all or part of the legal title to the premises, or all or part of
the beneficial ownership and a right to present use and enjoyment
of the premises, including a mortgage holder in possession of the
regulated rental unit.
A dwelling unit in which the owner resides on a regular,
permanent basis.
The occupant shall conduct him- or herself and require other
persons, including, but not limited to, guests on the premises and
within his or her regulated rental unit with his or her consent, to
conduct themselves in a manner that will not disturb the peaceful
enjoyment of adjacent or nearby dwellings by the persons occupying
same.
A natural person, partnership, corporation, unincorporated
association, limited partnership, trust, or any other entity.
The Police Department of the Borough of Canonsburg or any
properly authorized member or officer thereof or any other law enforcement
agency having jurisdiction within the Borough of Canonsburg.
Any parcel of real property in the Borough, including the
land and all buildings and appurtenant structures or appurtenant elements
on which one or more regulated rental units is located.
A dwelling unit occupied by any person under a rental agreement.
A written agreement between owner/landlord and occupant/tenant
supplemented by the addendum embodying the terms and conditions concerning
the use and occupancy of a specified regulated rental unit or premises.
The occupant shall, unless otherwise permitted by applicable
law or ordinance, occupy or use his or her regulated rental unit for
no other purpose than as a residence.
An individual who resides in a regulated rental unit, whether
or not he or she is the owner thereof with whom a legal relationship
with the owner/landlord is established by a written lease or by the
laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. (Same as "occupant.")
A.Â
General.
(1)Â
It shall be the duty of every owner to keep and maintain all regulated
rental units in compliance with all applicable codes and provisions
of all applicable state laws and regulations and local ordinances
and to keep such property in good and safe condition.
(2)Â
It is the owner's duty to provide the Borough with written notification
of tenants in the owner's regulated rental unit. The owner shall
furnish the names of each tenant residing in an owner's regulated
rental unit within 10 days of the tenant's (tenants') first date of
occupancy.
(3)Â
As provided for in this article, every owner shall be responsible
for regulating the proper and lawful use and maintenance of every
dwelling which he, she or it owns. As provided for in this article,
every owner shall also be responsible for regulating the conduct and
activities of the occupants of every one which he, she or it owns
in the Borough, which conduct or activity takes place at such regulated
rental unit or its premises.
(4)Â
In order to achieve those ends, every owner of a regulated rental
unit shall regulate the conduct and activity of the occupants thereof,
both contractually and through enforcement, as more fully set forth
below.
(5)Â
This section shall not be construed as diminishing or relieving,
in any way, the responsibility of the occupants or their guests for
their conduct or activity; nor shall it be construed as an assignment,
transfer, or projection over or onto any owner of any responsibility
or liability which occupants or their guests may have as a result
of their conduct or activity under any private cause of action, civil
or criminal enforcement proceeding, or criminal law; nor shall this
section be construed so as to require an owner to indemnify or defend
occupants or their guests when any such action or proceeding is brought
against the occupant based upon the occupant's conduct or activity.
Nothing herein is intended to impose any additional civil/criminal
liability upon owners other than that which is imposed by existing
law.
(6)Â
This article is not intended, nor shall its effect be, to limit any
other enforcement remedies which may be available to the Borough against
the owner, occupant or guest thereof.
B.Â
Designation of agent. Every owner who is not a full-time resident
of the Borough of Canonsburg or within a twenty-five-mile radius of
the Borough of Canonsburg shall designate an agent who shall reside
within 25 miles of the Borough of Canonsburg. If the owner is a corporation,
an agent shall be required if an officer of the corporation does not
reside in the aforesaid calling area. The officer shall perform the
same function as an agent. If the owner is a partnership, an agent
shall be required if a partner does not reside in the aforesaid calling
area. Said partner shall perform the same function as an agent. The
agent shall be the agent of the owner for service of process and receiving
of notices and demands, as well as for performing the obligations
of the owner under this article and under rental agreement with occupants.
The identity, address and telephone number(s) of a person who is designated
as agent hereunder shall be provided by owner or manager to the Borough,
and such information shall be kept current and updated as it changes.
C.Â
D.Â
Maintenance of premises.
(1)Â
The owner shall maintain the premises in compliance with the codes
of the Borough and shall regularly perform all routine maintenance,
including lawn mowing and ice and snow removal, and shall promptly
make any and all repairs necessary to fulfill this obligation.
(2)Â
The owner and occupant may agree that the occupant is to perform
specific repairs, maintenance tasks, alterations, or remodeling. In
such case, however, such agreement between the owner and the occupant
must be in writing. Such an agreement may be entered into between
the owner and occupant only if:
(3)Â
In no case shall the existence of any agreement between the owner
and occupant relieve an owner of any responsibility under this article
or other ordinances or codes for maintenance of premises.
E.Â
Rental agreement.
(1)Â
All disclosures and information required to be given to occupants
by the owner shall be furnished before the signing or agreement of
the rental agreement. The owner shall provide occupant with copies
of the rental agreement upon execution, if written.
(2)Â
Terms and conditions. The owner and occupant may include in a rental
agreement terms and conditions not prohibited by this article or other
applicable ordinances, regulations, and laws, including rent, term
of the agreement, and other provisions governing the rights and obligations
of the parties.
(3)Â
Prohibited provisions. Except as otherwise provided by this article,
no rental agreement may provide that the occupant or owner agrees
to waive or to forego rights or remedies under this article. Any provision
prohibited by this subsection included in a rental agreement is unenforceable.
(4)Â
Attachment of article to rental agreement. Following the effective
date of this article, a summary hereof in a form provided to owner
by the Borough at the time of licensing or the article itself shall
be attached to each rental agreement delivered by or on behalf of
an owner when any such agreement is presented for signing to an occupant.
If a most recent summary has been provided when the rental agreement
was first executed, a summary does not have to be provided upon renewal.
Where a rental agreement has been entered into prior to the effective
date of this article, the owner shall provide the occupants with a
copy of the summary within 60 days of enactment of this article.
F.Â
Complaints. The owner shall reply promptly to reasonable complaints
and inquiries from occupants.
H.Â
Enforcement.
(1)Â
Within 10 days after receipt of written notice from the Code Enforcement
Officer that an occupant of a regulated rental unit has violated a
provision of this article, the owner shall take immediate steps to
remedy the violation and take steps to assure that there is not a
reoccurrence of the violation.
(2)Â
Within 20 days after receipt of a notice of violation, the owner
shall file with the Code Enforcement Officer, or other designee of
the Borough, a report, on a form provided by the Borough, setting
forth what action the owner has taken to remedy the violation and
what steps he or she has taken to prevent a reoccurrence of the violation.
The report shall also set forth a plan as to steps the owner will
take in the future if the violation recurs.
(3)Â
The Code Enforcement Officer shall review the report and, if adequate
steps have been taken and the plan is adequate to address the future
violations, shall approve the plan. The owner shall, in his or her
initiative, enforce the plan, and failure to do so shall be a violation
of this article.
(4)Â
In the event that a second violation occurs within a year involving
the same occupant or occupants, the Code Enforcement Officer may direct
the owner to evict in accordance with the Landlord and Tenant Act
the occupants who violated this article and to not permit the occupant
to occupy the premises during the subsequent licensing period.
(5)Â
If an occupant has been evicted from a regulated rental unit pursuant
to this article, he or she shall not be eligible to rent any other
regulated rental unit within the Borough of Canonsburg.
I.Â
Code violations. Upon receiving notice of any code violation from
the Code Enforcement Officer, the owner shall promptly take action,
or cause the necessary action to be taken, to abate the offending
condition and eliminate the violation.
J.Â
Borough may make repairs. In case the owner of premises shall neglect,
fail or refuse to comply with any notice from the Borough or its Code
Enforcement Officer to correct a violation relating to maintenance
and repair of the premises under any code within the period of time
stated in such notice, the Borough may cause the violation to be corrected.
There shall be imposed upon the owner a charge of the actual costs
involved for each time the Borough shall cause a violation to be corrected;
and the owner of the premises shall be billed after the same has been
completed. Any such bill which remains unpaid and outstanding after
the time specified therein for payment shall be grounds for the imposition
of a municipal lien upon the premises as provided by law. Such a lien
may be reduced to a judgment and enforced and collected as provided
by law, together with interest at the legal rate and court costs.
The remedies provided by this subsection are not exclusive, and the
Borough and its Code Enforcement Officer may invoke such other remedies
available under this article or other applicable codes, ordinances
or statutes, including, where appropriate, condemnation proceedings
or declaration of the premises as unfit for habitation; or suspension,
revocation, or nonrenewal of the license issued hereunder.
K.Â
The owner shall permit inspections of any premises by the Code Enforcement
Officer at reasonable times upon reasonable notice.
A.Â
General. The occupant shall comply with all obligations imposed upon
occupants by this article, all applicable codes and ordinances of
the Borough and all applicable provisions of state law.
B.Â
Health and safety regulations.
(1)Â
The maximum number of persons permitted in any regulated rental unit
at any one time shall not exceed the standards outlined in Borough
Ordinance IBC Basic Property Maintenance Code Section PM 405.0[1] concerning occupant load. The maximum number of persons
permitted in the common areas of any multiple-unit dwelling at any
one time shall not exceed one persons for each 15 square feet of common
area on the premises.
(2)Â
The occupant shall dispose from his or her regulated rental unit all rubbish, garbage and other waste in a clean and safe manner in compliance with Chapter 144, Solid Waste, of the Code of the Borough of Canonsburg and separate and place for collection all recyclable materials in compliance with the Recycling Plan of Chapter 144, Solid Waste.
C.Â
Peaceful enjoyment. The occupant shall conduct himself or herself
and require other persons, including, but not limited to, guests,
on the premises and within his or her regulated rental unit with his
or her consent, to conduct themselves in a manner that will not disturb
the peaceful enjoyment of the premises by others, and that will not
disturb the peaceful enjoyment of adjacent or nearby dwellings by
the persons occupying the same.
D.Â
Residential use. The occupant shall, unless otherwise permitted by
applicable law or ordinance, occupy or use his or her regulated rental
unit for no other purpose than as a residence.
E.Â
Illegal activities. The occupant shall not engage in, nor tolerate,
nor permit others on the premises to engage in, any conduct declared
illegal under the Pennsylvania Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.A. § 101
et. seq.) or Liquor Code (47 P.S. § 1-101 et. seq.) or the
Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act (35 P.S. § 780-101
et. seq.).
F.Â
Disruptive conduct.
(1)Â
The occupant shall not engage in, nor tolerate or permit others on
the premises to engage in, disruptive conduct or other violations
of this article.
(2)Â
When police investigate an alleged incident of disruptive conduct,
he or she shall complete a disruptive conduct report upon a finding
that the reported incident did, in his or her judgment, constitute
"disruptive conduct" as defined herein. The information filed in on
said report shall include, if possible, the identity or identities
of the alleged perpetrator(s) of the disruptive conduct and all other
obtainable information, including the factual basis for the disruptive
conduct, requested on the prescribed form. Where the police make such
investigation, said police officer shall then submit the completed
disruptive conduct report to the Code Enforcement Officer. In all
cases, the Code Enforcement Officer shall mail a copy of the disruptive
conduct report to the owner or manager within 10 working days of the
occurrence of the alleged disruptive conduct.
G.Â
Compliance with rental agreement. The occupant shall comply with
all lawful provisions of the rental agreement entered into between
owner and occupant. Failure to comply may result in the eviction of
the occupant by the owner.
H.Â
Damage to premises. The occupant shall not intentionally cause, permit
nor tolerate others to cause damage to premises. Conduct which results
in damages in excess of $500 shall be considered a violation of this
article.
I.Â
Inspection of premises. The occupant shall permit inspections by
the Code Enforcement Officer or his designated representative of the
premises at reasonable times, upon reasonable notice.
A.Â
Registration requirements. The owners of each dwelling listed herein
will be subject to the following registration requirements and fees:
(1)Â
Each person who allows a dwelling to be occupied by a person or persons
other than the owner of the dwelling, and where this action by the
owner has occurred for a period in excess of one year, shall be required
to annually file with the Code Official rental unit registration.
B.Â
Inspection: periodic inspection. The Code Enforcement Officer or
designated representative shall inspect each dwelling unit once every
two years following the filing and payment of the registration fee,
at the time of sale of the premises, and upon a change in tenant in
the regulated rental unit. These periodic inspections shall occur
notwithstanding more frequent inspections which may be required in
the investigation of complaints regarding the dwelling.
(1)Â
Inspection issuance. The Code Enforcement Officer or designated representative
shall, upon receipt of an application for a license, inspect the rental
dwelling and, in the event that such rental dwelling is in compliance
with this code, the license applied for shall be issued.
(2)Â
Noncompliance. In the event the rental dwelling is not in compliance
with this property maintenance code, the Code Enforcement Officer
shall notify the applicant in writing and shall specify the noncompliance
with this property maintenance code. Upon completion of the changes,
the Code Enforcement Officer shall issue the license applied for.
C.Â
Multifamily dwelling display of license. Every license shall be displayed
in a conspicuous place within the multifamily dwelling.
(1)Â
License duration. Every rental unit dwelling license shall remain
in force for one year from the date of issuance.
(2)Â
License transfers. No license required by this article shall be transferable
unless the new operator shall give notice, in writing, to the Code
Enforcement Officer within 10 days after the transfer in any manner
of ownership or control of the interest in such multifamily dwelling.
Such notice shall include the name and address of the person succeeding
to the ownership or control.
D.Â
Violation; license revocation; notice.
(1)Â
Whenever the Code Enforcement Officer determines that there exists
a violation of the property maintenance code, it shall serve written
notice upon the owner or agent and may notify the owner or agent,
in writing, that unless the notice of violation is complied with,
the rental dwelling license may be revoked.
(2)Â
Upon receiving a notice of violation the owner or agent may appeal
the notice within 30 days to the Council.
(3)Â
After the expiration of the time for compliance as stated on the
notice of violation, a reinspection shall be made to determine compliance.
If the violation has not been corrected and no appeal is pending,
the Code Enforcement Officer may revoke the multifamily dwelling license
and in such event shall serve written notice upon the owner or manager
of such action.
(4)Â
Appeal. Any person whose rental dwelling license has been revoked,
or whose application for license to operate a multifamily dwelling
has been denied, may appeal to the Council within the 30 days of receipt
of the revocation or license denial notification.
E.Â
Licensing of rooming houses, dormitories and hotels. No person shall
operate a rooming house, dormitory or hotel unless he has first obtained
from the Code Enforcement Officer a license to operate such rooming
house, dormitory or hotel.
(1)Â
Compliance with code. The Code Enforcement Officer shall not issue
a license unless the rooming house, dormitory or hotel for which the
license is required is in compliance with the property maintenance
code.
(2)Â
Number of occupants specified. Every license shall specify the maximum
number of occupants allowed to occupy the rooming house, dormitory
or hotel. Every license shall be displayed in a conspicuous place
within the rooming house, dormitory or hotel.
A.Â
Basis for violation. It shall be unlawful for any person, as either
owner or manager of a regulated rental unit for which a license is
required, to operate without a valid, current license issued by the
Borough, authorizing such operation. It shall also be unlawful for
any person, either owner or manager, to allow the number of occupants
of a regulated rental unit to exceed the maximum limit as set forth
on the license or to violate any other provision of this article.
It shall be unlawful for any occupant to violate this article.
B.Â
Penalties. Any violation of this article shall constitute a summary
offense punishable, upon conviction thereof by a Magisterial District
Judge, by a fine not to exceed $1,000, plus costs, or by a term of
imprisonment not to exceed 30 days. Each day of violation shall constitute
a separate and distinct offense.
C.Â
Nonexclusive remedies. The penalty provisions of this article and
the license nonrenewal, suspension and revocation procedures provided
in this article shall be independent, nonmutually exclusive separate
remedies, all of which shall be available to the Borough as may be
deemed appropriate for carrying out the purposes of this article.
The remedies and procedures provided in this article for violations
hereof are not intended to supplant or replace, to any degree, the
remedies and procedures available to the Borough in the case of a
violation of any other code or ordinance of the Borough, whether or
not such other code or ordinance is referenced in this article and
whether or not an ongoing violation of such other code or ordinance
is cited as the underlying ground for a finding of a violation of
this article.
D.Â
Applicability of article against a victim of abuse, victim of a crime,
or individual in an emergency. As provided by Act 200 of 2014,[1] this article shall not be used to penalize a resident,
tenant or landlord for a contact made for police or emergency assistance
by or on behalf of a victim of abuse as defined in 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 6102,
a victim of a crime pursuant to 18 Pa.C.S.A. (related to crimes and
offenses) or an individual in an emergency pursuant to 35 Pa.C.S.A.
§ 8103, if the contact was made based upon the reasonable
belief of the person making the contact that intervention or emergency
assistance was necessary to prevent the perpetration or escalation
of the abuse, crime or emergency or if the intervention or emergency
assistance was actually needed in response to the abuse, crime or
emergency. The term "penalize" includes the actual or threatened revocation,
suspension or nonrenewal of a rental license, the actual or threatened
assessment of fines or actual or threatened eviction, or causing actual
or threatened eviction, from leased premises.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 304.
A.Â
Notices.
(1)Â
For purposes of this article, any notice required hereunder to be
given to a manager shall be deemed as notice given to the owner.
(2)Â
There shall be a rebuttable presumption that any notice required
to be given to the owner under this article shall be received by such
owner if the notice was given to the owner in the manner provided
by this article.
(3)Â
A claimed lack of knowledge by the owner of any violation hereunder
cited shall be no defense to license nonrenewal, suspension or revocation
proceedings as long as all notices prerequisite to institution of
such proceedings have been given and deemed received in accordance
with the applicable provisions of this article.
B.Â
Changes in ownership occupancy. It shall be the duty of each owner
of a regulated rental unit to notify the Code Enforcement Officer,
in writing, of any change in ownership of the premises or of the number
of regulated rental units on the premises. It shall be the duty of
the owner to notify the Code Enforcement Officer, in writing, of any
increase in the number of occupants in any regulated rental unit or
of the changing of a dwelling unit from owner-occupied to non-owner-occupied,
which thereby transforms the dwelling into a regulated rental unit
for the purposes of this article.
C.Â
Owners severally responsible. If any regulated rental unit is owned
by more than one person, in any form of joint tenancy, as a partnership,
or otherwise, each person shall be jointly and severally responsible
for the duties imposed under the terms of this article, and shall
be severally subject to prosecution for the violation of this article.
If any provision of this article or the application thereof
to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such holding shall
not affect the other provisions or applications of this article which
can be given effect without the invalid provision or application,
and to this end, the provisions of this article are declared severable.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances which are inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
This article shall become effective on the 11th day of October,
2021.
