[Adopted 12-20-2010 by Ord. No. 1289]
This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Sewickley
Borough Fire Insurance Escrow Ordinance."
Nothing in this article shall be construed to render an insurer
liable for any amount in excess of proceeds payable under applicable
insurance policies or for any other act performed pursuant to this
article or to make the Borough or any public official of the Borough
an insured under a policy of insurance or to create an obligation
to pay municipal claims or municipal expenses other than as provided
by this article.
An insurer making payment of policy proceeds under this article
for municipal claims or municipal expenses incurred by the Borough
shall have the full benefit of such payments, including all rights
of subrogation and of assignment.
This article shall be liberally constructed to accomplish its
purpose to deter the commission of arson and related crimes, to discourage
the abandonment of property, and to prevent blight and deterioration.
Promptly upon enactment, the Borough officer shall transmit
a certified copy of this article to the Pennsylvania Department of
Community and Economic Development (DCED).
Any owner of property, any named insured, and any insurer who
violates the provisions of this article or who shall fail to comply
with any of the requirements hereof, upon summary conviction thereof
before a Magisterial District Judge, shall be sentenced to pay a fine
of not greater than $1,000 plus costs (including reasonable attorneys'
fees and expenses) and, in default of payment of said fines and costs,
to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30 days. Each day on which
an offense continues shall be deemed a separate offense.