[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of North Whitehall 12-6-1972 by Ord. No. 72-3. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The following words when used in this chapter shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning:
LESSOR
One who grants a lease or rents real estate to another for either business or dwelling purposes.
PERSON
Any natural person, partnership, association, firm or corporation. The singular shall include the plural, and the masculine shall include the feminine and the neuter.
PERSONAL PROPERTY
Any tangible property that is the subject of ownership and is possible to be moved and which is generally used in the operation of a business or for the maintenance of a household.
TOWNSHIP
The Township of North Whitehall.
TRANSPORTATION
The moving of personal property or household goods by way of public streets or highways.
[Amended 4-4-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-1]
It shall be unlawful for any individual 18 years of age or older to move into, out of or from one place to another within the Township without first giving notice to the Township of such moving. In the case of individuals moving into the Township, said notice shall be given within one week after moving into the Township. In the case of individuals moving out of the Township or from one place to another, notice shall be given at least 24 hours before said move is made. Included in each notice as given shall be the name of the moving person, the address from which the person is moving, and the address to which said person is moving to.
[Amended 4-4-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-1]
It shall be unlawful for any person to move or transport or cause to be moved or transported into the Township, out of the Township or from place to place within the Township any personal property in bulk without first securing from the Township a permit for such moving or transportation.
The application for a moving permit shall include the name and address of the applicant, the name of the owner or reputed owners of the personal property to be moved or transported, the address and location from which the personal property is to be moved or transported, and the new address or location to which the personal property is to be moved or transported.
[Amended 4-4-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-1; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
The Township shall, upon application, issue a permit for a charge as set from time to time by the Township Board of Supervisors. Said permit shall set forth the name of the permittee, as well as the name or names of the owners of the personal property to be moved or transported and the address from which the personal property or household goods are to be moved and the address to which the personal property or household goods are to be delivered. A copy of said permit shall be delivered to the Township.
[Amended 4-4-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-1]
Any lessor, leasing or renting any premise or part thereof within the Township to another person for the purpose of either a business or as a dwelling, shall give the Township notice within one week after the leasing of said property to a tenant and at least 24 hours' notice of the intention of the lessee or tenant to move or vacate the leased or rented premises.
Any person who is in the business of transporting or moving personal property in bulk from one location to another as herein before described shall be obligated to verify that the proper permit has been issued prior to the moving or transporting of any personal property, either within the Township or to a point outside of the Township.
[Amended 4-4-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-1]
The Township shall not issue any permit until after the applicant for a permit has paid all taxes and fees levied with the exception of real estate taxes.
The provisions of this chapter are severable and if any section, clause, sentence, part or provision hereof shall be held illegal, invalid or unconstitutional, the illegality, invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect or impair any of the remaining sections, clauses, sentences, parts or provisions hereof. It is hereby declared to be the intent of the Township of North Whitehall that this chapter would have been adopted as if such illegal, invalid or unconstitutional section, clause, sentence, part, or provision had not been included herein.