The Council of the City of Chester (the "City") hereby declares a need for a Redevelopment Authority (the "Authority") to be organized and to function within the territorial limits of the City under the Urban Redevelopment Law (1945, May 24, P.L. 991), as amended.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Chester as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.[1]]
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Editor's Note: Chester Municipal Authority was formed and organized by an ordinance passed June 26, 1939, pursuant to an Act of June 28, 1935 (P.L. 463), as amended. Name was changed to Chester Water Authority and its existence increased to 50 years by Ordinance 3-1965, passed February 23, 1965.
Chester Marine Terminal Authority was formed and organized by Ordinance 41-1966, passed June 16, 1966, pursuant to an Act of May 2, 1945 (P.L. 382) as amended.
Chester Sewer Authority was formed and organized by Ordinance 75-1967, passed October 10, 1967, pursuant to an Act of May 2, 1945 (P.L. 382), as amended. Subsequently by Ordinance 39-1973, passed October 17, 1973, the City sewage collection, conveyance and treatment system was sold to the Delaware County Regional Water Quality Control Authority. (DELCORA).
Chester Redevelopment Authority was formed and organized pursuant to the Urban Redevelopment Law, Act of May 24, 1945 (P.L. 991), as amended (53 P.S. § 1701 et seq.).
Chester Parking Authority was formed and organized by Ordinance 29-1966, passed May 31, 1966, pursuant to an Act of June 5, 1947 (P.L. 458), as amended. Ordinance 95-1968, passed November 4, 1968, approved proposed action of the Parking Authority to acquire and construct parking lots.
Chester Economic Development Authority was formed and organized by Ordinance 5-1995, passed February 9, 1995, pursuant to the Municipality Authorities Act of May 2, 1945 (P.L. 382).
[Adopted 2-10-2000 by Ord. No. 5-2000 (Sec. 137.01 of the 1979 Codified Ordinances)]
The Authority shall be known as the "Redevelopment Authority of the City of Chester."
The Authority shall have all the powers allowed by law.
Pursuant to 35 P.S. § 1706, the Mayor shall appoint five persons as members of the Authority, each of whom shall serve for a term commencing on the date of their appointment and expiring on staggered dates as shall be specified at the time of their appointment. A member shall receive no compensation for his/her services, except reasonable costs and expenses incurred in the discharge of his/her duties.
The proper City officials are authorized to file a certified copy of this chapter with the Department of State and a duplicate thereof with the Department of Community Affairs and to pay the required filing fees.