[Ord. 758, 10/29/2012]
For the purposes of the interpretation and administration of
this Part, the following definitions shall apply:
The temporary exemption from real estate taxation of the
assessed value of certain improvements located on deteriorating property
(as defined below) or in a deteriorating area (as defined below) according
to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.
That portion of the property located within the geographical
boundaries of the Borough which the Council of the Borough determines
to be physically blighted on the basis of one or more of the following
standards:
The residential buildings, by reason of age, obsolescence, inadequate
or outmoded design or physical deterioration, have become economic
and/or social liabilities;
The residential buildings are substandard or unsanitary for
healthful and safe living purposes;
The residential buildings are overcrowded, poorly spaced or
are so lacking in light, space and air as to be conducive to unwholesome
living;
The residential buildings are faultily arranged, cover the land
to an excessive extent or show a deleterious use of land, or exhibit
any combination of the above which is detrimental to health, safety
or welfare;
A significant percentage of buildings used for residential purposes
is more than 20 years of age;
A substantial amount of unimproved, overgrown and unsightly
vacant land exists which has remained so for a period of five years
or more, indicating a growing or total lack of utilization of land
for residential purposes; or
A disproportionate number of tax-exempt or -delinquent properties
exist in the area.
A dwelling unit (as defined below) located in a deteriorating
area or a dwelling unit which has been or upon request is certified
by a health, housing or building inspection agency as unfit for human
habitation, for rent withholding, or other health or welfare purposes,
or has been the subject of an order by such an agency requiring the
unit to be vacated, condemned or demolished by reason of noncompliance
with laws, ordinances or regulations.
A house, apartment or group of rooms intended for occupancy
as separate living quarters by a family or other groups or a person
living alone, containing a kitchen or cooking equipment for the exclusive
use of the occupants.
Repair, construction or reconstruction, including alterations
and additions, having the effect of rehabilitating a structure so
that it becomes habitable or attains standards of housing safety,
health or amenity, or is brought into compliance with laws, ordinance
or regulations governing housing standards. Upkeep and maintenance
shall not be deemed an improvement.
[Ord. 758, 10/29/2012]
The Council has determined, after public hearing, that the property
on Park Avenue, as described by Exhibit A,[1] constitutes a deteriorating area, as defined herein, such
property consisting of the land comprised of 0.623 acre of property
designated as Lots 1 through 6 of the plan recorded on October 11,
2012, at Plan Book Volume 275, Page 71, in the Allegheny County Department
of Real Estate and named as the "AWK Development, Inc., Subdivision."
[1]
Editor's Note: Exhibit A is included as an attachment
to this chapter.
[Ord. 758, 10/29/2012]
1.
An abatement from real estate tax for such improvements to deteriorating
property or deteriorating area will be provided in accordance with
the following schedule:
|
Year
|
Abatement
| |
|---|---|---|
|
1
|
100% of the assessed value of the improvements
| |
|
2
|
90% of the assessed value of the improvements
| |
|
3
|
80% of the assessed value of the improvements
| |
|
4
|
70% of the assessed value of the improvements
| |
|
5
|
60% of the assessed value of the improvements
| |
|
6
|
50% of the assessed value of the improvements
| |
|
7
|
40% of the assessed value of the improvements
| |
|
8
|
30% of the assessed value of the improvements
| |
|
9
|
20% of the assessed value of the improvements
| |
|
10
|
10% of the assessed value of the improvements
|
2.
The schedule of abatement shall not be effective nor shall any property
qualify for abatement unless said property is improved with a single-family
dwelling and all of the buildings existing on the property described
in Exhibit A, as of the date of adoption of this Part, have been removed.
[Ord. 758, 10/29/2012]
1.
Any person desiring an abatement pursuant to this Part shall notify
the Ben Avon Borough Codes Officer in writing on an application prescribed
by the Borough. The applicant must submit the form at the time he
secures the building permit or, if no building permit or other notification
of improvement is required, at the time he commences construction.
A.
The application shall require the applicant to submit the following
information and any other information required by the Borough:
B.
The Borough Codes Officer shall immediately notify the Avonworth
School District and the Allegheny County Office of Property Assessment
of any approved abatement application by delivering a copy of the
application and approval to the district and the Office of Property
Assessment.
[Ord. 758, 10/29/2012]
The abatement from taxes authorized by this Part shall be upon
the property and shall not terminate upon the sale, conveyance, bequest
or other alienation of such property.
[Ord. 758, 10/29/2012]
The cost of improvements per dwelling unit to be exempted existing
at the time of the initial request for tax exemption shall be applicable
to the exemption request, and subsequent amendments to this Part,
if any, and shall not apply to requests initiated prior to their adoption.
[Ord. 758, 10/29/2012]
Any ordinance or part of an ordinance is hereby repealed insofar
as it is in conflict herewith.
[Ord. 758, 10/29/2012; as amended by Ord. 761, 3/19/2013]
This Part shall become effective once a resolution or ordinance
exempting the said property from real property taxation, in accordance
with the terms of this Part, has been adopted by the Avonworth School
District.
