[Adopted 7-27-2012 by Ord. No. 187]
Words and phrases defined by the Blight Act[1] shall have the same meaning in this article unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Neighborhood Blight Reclamation and Revitalization Act. See 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 6101 et seq.
A. 
Unless otherwise required by law, the Township, including any Township board, commission, committee, officer or employee, shall deny issuing to an applicant a municipal permit if the applicant owns real property in any municipality for which there exists on the real property:
(1) 
A final and unappealable tax, water, sewer or refuse collection delinquency on account of the actions of the owner; or
(2) 
A serious violation of state law or a code and the owner has taken no substantial steps to correct the violation within six months following notification of the violation and for which a fine or other penalties or a judgment to abate or correct were imposed by a magisterial district judge or municipal court, or a judgment at law or in equity was imposed by a court of common pleas.
B. 
A municipal permit shall be denied to an applicant other than an owner if:
(1) 
The applicant is acting under the direction or with the permission of the owner; and
(2) 
The owner owns real property satisfying the conditions of Subsection A of this § 136-11.
C. 
No permit shall be denied under Subsection A(2) where the judgment, order or decree is subject to a stay or supersedeas by an order of court or automatically allowed by statute or rule of court. Where a stay or supersedeas is in effect, it is the obligation of the property owner to so inform the Township.
D. 
No permit shall be denied under this section if the permit is necessary to correct a violation of state law or a code.
E. 
The Township permit denial shall not apply to an applicant's delinquency on taxes, water, sewer or refuse collection charges that are under appeal or otherwise contested through a court or administrative process.
F. 
Each denial issued under this section shall comply in all respects with 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 6131, as it may be amended from time to time, and all other applicable laws and regulations.
The Board authorizes the institution of an action under § 6111 of the Blight Act against any owner of any real property that is in serious violation of a code or for failure to correct a condition which causes the property to be regarded as a public nuisance, and the placement of a lien against the assets of the owner after a judgment, decree or order is entered by a court of competent jurisdiction against the owner for an adjudication under § 6111, subject to the requirements and procedures of the Blight Act.
This article is intended to implement the Blight Act on a municipal level. This article shall be construed consistent with the Blight Act. Nothing in this article shall be construed to abridge or alter the remedies now existing at common law or by statute or ordinance. The provisions of this article are in addition to such remedies.