[Ord. 1822, 2/12/1996, § 1; as amended by Ord.
2050, 12/26/2007; and by Ord. 2060, 3/9/2009]
There is hereby created, effective immediately, a committee
pursuant to the Act providing for blighted property removal, consisting
of five members as specified by the Act,[1] and known as the “Blighted Property Review Committee.”
[1]
Editor’s Note: The “Act” refers to the Urban
Development Act, Act of May 24, P.L. 91, as amended.
[Ord. 1822, 2/12/1996, § 1; as amended by Ord.
2050, 12/26/2007]
The Committee shall be appointed by the Borough Council. At
least one member of the Committee shall be a member of the Borough
Council; at least one member of the Committee shall be a representative
of the Redevelopment Authority of Montgomery County; at least one
member shall be a representative of the Borough Planning Commission;
and at least one representative shall be designated by the Chief Executive
Officer or Officers of the executive branch of the government of the
municipality.
[Ord. 1822, 2/12/1996, § 1; as amended by Ord.
2050, 12/26/2007]
The members of the Blighted Property Review Committee shall
serve for annual terms beginning with the date of their appointment
and ending on December 31 of the year they were appointed. Appointments
to fill vacancies shall be only for the unexpired portion of a term
ending at the end of the calendar year.
[Ord. 1822, 2/12/1996, § 1; as amended by Ord.
2050, 12/26/2007]
The Blighted Property Review Committee shall have power and
authority to operate under the Act to provide for the designation,
certification and removal of blighted property as defined in the Act,
to operate in conjunction with and cooperate with the Redevelopment
Authority of Montgomery County in bringing about the acquisition,
by the exercise of eminent domain or otherwise, as authorized by the
Act, and elimination of blighted property within the Borough; and
to this end, said Committee shall have all power and authority to
do such acts and deeds as are necessary and appropriate to carry out
the goals of the Act and of this Part.
[Ord. 1822, 2/12/1996, § 1; as amended by Ord.
2050, 12/26/2007]
Notice of the determination by the Committee that a property
is blighted property within the meaning of the Act shall be given
to the owner of the property or his agent by the Committee's resolution
certifying the property to be blighted, together with or including
an order from the Committee to the owner directing the elimination
of the conditions, by personal service of the Committee's resolution
upon the owner or by certified mail, return receipt requested, or
by posting a copy of the Committee's resolution in a conspicuous place
on the property. The owner or his agent shall have the right to appeal
from the Committee's determination by filing a written notice of appeal
with the Committee within 15 days after giving such notice, in which
event a hearing before the Committee shall be scheduled.
