As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
DETERIORATED PROPERTY (COMMERCIAL)
Any industrial, commercial or other business property owned
by an individual, association or corporation and located in a qualified
area, as hereinafter provided, or any such property which has been
the subject of an order by a government agency requiring the unit
to be vacated, condemned or demolished by reason of noncompliance
with laws, ordinances or regulations.
DETERIORATED PROPERTY (RESIDENTIAL)
A dwelling unit located in a qualified area, as hereinafter
provided, or a dwelling unit which has been or upon request is certified
by a health, housing or building inspection agency as unfit for human
habitation, for rent withholding or other health or welfare purposes
or has been the subject of an order by such an agency requiring the
unit to be vacated, condemned or demolished by reason of noncompliance
with laws, ordinances or regulations.
DWELLING UNIT
A house, double house or duplex, townhouse or row house,
apartment or any building intended for occupancy as living quarters
by an individual, a family or families or other groups of persons,
which living quarters contain a kitchen or other cooking equipment
for the exclusive use of the occupant or occupants.
IMPROVEMENT
Repair, construction or reconstruction, including alterations
and additions, having the effect of rehabilitating a deteriorated
structure, either commercial or residential, so that it becomes habitable
or attains higher standards of safety, health, economic use or amenity
or is brought into compliance with laws, ordinances or regulations
governing such standards. Ordinary upkeep and maintenance shall not
be deemed an "improvement."
QUALIFIED AREAS
The following areas within the City of Coatesville determined
by the City Council to be eligible for tax exemption under Act 76
of 1977, Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance Act, and Act
42 of 1977, Improvement of Deteriorating Real Property or Areas Tax
Exemption Act:
A.
Area No. 1, Central Business District Redevelopment
Area: Beginning at the point of intersection of the west right-of-way
line of First Avenue with the north right-of-way line extended of
Lumber Street; thence, east along the north right-of-way line and
extension thereof of Lumber Street to the point of intersection of
said right-of-way line with the west right-of-way line of Second Avenue;
thence, north along the west right-of-way line of Second Avenue to
the point of intersection of said right-of-way line with the north
right-of-way line of Fleetwood Street, which right-of-way line is
coincidental with the south right-of-way line formerly of the Penn-Central
Railroad Company (Conrail); thence, generally east following the irregular
right-of-way line of the Conrail to the point of intersection of said
Conrail property line with the east right-of-way line extended of
Fifth Avenue; thence, south along the east right-of-way line and extension
thereof of Fifth Avenue to the point of intersection of said right-of-way
line with the south right-of-way line extended of Park Alley; thence,
west along the south right-of-way line and extension thereof of Park
Alley to the point of intersection of said right-of-way line with
the east right-of-way line of Fourth Avenue; thence, north along the
east right-of-way line of Fourth Avenue to the point of intersection
of said right-of-way line with the south right-of-way line extended
of Kersey Street; thence, west along the south right-of-way line and
extension thereof of Kersey Street to the point of intersection of
said right-of-way line with the east right-of-way line of Third Avenue;
thence, south along the east right-of-way line of Third Avenue to
the point of intersection of said right-of-way line with the north
right-of-way line extended of Maple Street; thence, west along the
north right-of-way line of Maple Street to the point of intersection
of said right-of-way line extended with the west right-of-way line
of First Avenue; thence, north along the west right-of-way line of
First-Avenue to the point of intersection of said right-of-way line
with the north right-of-way line extended of Lumber Street, the point
and place of the beginning.
B.
Area No. 2, Merchant Street Urban Renewal Area:
Beginning at the point of intersection of the south right-of-way line
of East Chestnut Street with the west right-of-way line of North Eighth
Avenue; thence, north along the west right-of-way line of North Eighth
Avenue to the point of intersection of said right-of-way line extended
with the north right-of-way line of Merchant Street; thence, east
along the north right-of-way line of Merchant Street to the point
of intersection of said right-of-way line with the east right-of-way
line of North Tenth Avenue; thence, south along the east right-of-way
line of North Tenth Avenue to the point of intersection of said right-of-way
line with the extended south right-of-way line of Lumber Street; thence,
west along the south right-of-way line of Lumber Street to the point
of intersection of said right-of-way line with the east right-of-way
line of North Ninth Avenue; thence, south along the east right-of-way
line of North Ninth Avenue to the point of intersection of said right-of-way
line with the south right-of-way line of East Chestnut Street; thence,
west along the south right-of-way line of East Chestnut Street to
the point of intersection of said right-of-way line with the west
right-of-way line of North Eighth Avenue, the point of the beginning.
C.
Area No. 3, Coates Street Urban Renewal Area:
Beginning at the point of intersection of the north right-of-way line
of Poplar Street and the west right-of-way line of Glendale Avenue;
thence, east along the north right-of-way line of Poplar Street to
the east right-of-way line of Boundary Street; thence, south along
the east right-of-way line of Boundary Street to the point of intersection
of said right-of-way line with the south right-of-way line of Coates
Street; thence, west along the south right-of-way line of Coates Street
to the point of intersection of said right-of-way line with the west
right-of-way line of Glendale Avenue; thence, north along the west
right-of-way line of Glendale Avenue to the point of intersection
of said right-of-way line with the north right-of-way line of Poplar
Street the point of beginning.
RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION
The building or erection of dwelling units, as defined above,
upon vacant land or land specifically prepared to receive such structures.
The Article shall become effective upon adoption
by the Coatesville Area School District and by the County of Chester
of resolutions exempting from real property taxation properties in
accordance with the terms of this article.
No amendments to this article shall be effective
unless consented to by resolution or ordinance of each local taxing
authority who has consented to be bound by the terms of this article.
This Article shall automatically expire and
terminate three years following the effective date hereof; provided,
however, that any taxpayer who has received or applied for the exemption
granted by this article prior to the expiration date herein provided
shall, if said exemption is granted, be entitled to the full exemption
authorized herein.