The Council of the Borough of Crafton determines as follows:
A. That certain private properties require a disproportionate amount
of attention from the code enforcement personnel and Police Department
in order to properly protect the Borough citizens' health, safety,
sanitation, and general welfare.
B. That the municipal services of the Borough of Crafton are being strained
and the citizens of the Borough of Crafton are being unfairly burdened
by repeated violations of the Property Maintenance Code, other Borough
ordinances, or state criminal statutes occurring on certain properties.
C. That the owners of private properties have the responsibility to
minimize required code enforcement and police services and to reduce
the burden on the citizens of the Borough of Crafton of the nuisances
created by Property Maintenance Code violations and/or public disturbances
originating from their properties.
D. "Property," as it pertains herein, shall include a specific address
regardless of the number of living units within the property.
Violations of certain sections of the Property Maintenance Code
and local ordinances and state criminal statutes directly affect the
safety, welfare, and quality of life of the citizenry. Violations
of the following ordinances or statutes, as amended from time to time,
shall be utilized to determine whether a property is a nuisance property:
A. Any Borough of Crafton Property Maintenance Code.
C. Any of the following statutes:
Title 18, Section 5501, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5501
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Riot
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Title 18, Section 5502, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5502
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Failure to disperse
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Title 18, Section 5503, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5503
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Disorderly conduct
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Title 18, Section 5505, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5505
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Public drunkenness
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Title 18, Section 5507, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5507
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Obstructing highways and other public passages
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Title 18, Section 5511, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5511
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Cruelty to animals
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Title 18, Section 6301, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 6301
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Corruption of minors
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Title 18, Section 6308, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 6308
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Underage drinking
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Title 18, Section 6310.1, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 6310.1
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Selling and furnishing liquor, malt or brewed beverages to minors
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Title 18, Section 6314, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 6314
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Trafficking drugs to minors
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Title 18, Section 6315, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 6315
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Selling or furnishing butane to minors
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Title 18, Section 6316, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 6316
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Selling or furnishing certain stimulants to minors
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Title 18, Section 6318, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 6318
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Unlawful contact or communication with minors
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It shall be a violation of this article if a property owner owns a property at which three or more violations or any statute or ordinance listed in §
146-8, or any combination thereof, occurred within a twelve-month period after the effective date of this chapter.
Any property owner who violates §
146-9 of this article shall be determined to be guilty of a summary offense as a repeat offender and, upon conviction of a repeat violation, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000. If another violation of §
146-8 occurs within 12 months after the date of a conviction for a repeat violation, the owner shall be subject to an additional fine of not more than $1,000 for that violation. In the event that a second violation of §
146-8 occurs within such twelve-month period after the date of a conviction for a repeat violation, the property owner's occupancy license for that property shall be revoked for a period of 12 months commencing on the date of the conviction for such violation.
Upon the second incident involving any of the violations enumerated under §
146-8, the property owner shall be notified, in writing, by the Borough. Upon a subsequent incident involving a violation of any of the enumerated violations under §
146-8, the property owner shall be charged in accordance with §
146-9 of this article. The property owner shall also be notified of the penalties for subsequent violations, including revocation of the property occupancy permit for the period outlined, and shall be informed that no further notification will be sent. The Chief of Police and Code Enforcement Officer will provide information to the Borough pertaining to repeated responses to a property under the provisions of this article.