[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:
One who grants a lease or rents real estate to another for
either business or dwelling purposes.
Any natural person, partnership, association, firm or corporation.
The singular shall include the plural, and the masculine shall include
the feminine and the neuter.
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.
The Township of North Whitehall.
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.
[Amended 5-21-1997 by Ord. No. 1997-1]
Violations of this chapter shall be punishable as a civil offense as set forth in § 1-16B of this Code.
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.
