City of Altoona, PA
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2023-09-11
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The Charter
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Chapter C Home Rule Charter
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Article II Powers of the City
- The Charter
- Ch C Home Rule Charter
- Ch C Art II Powers of the City
- § C-2.1 General powers.
- § C-2.2 Construction.
- § C-2.3 Intergovernmental relations.
- § C-2.4 Residual powers in the City Council.
- § C-2.5 Eminent domain.
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 7 Administration of Government
- Ch 11 (Reserved)
- Ch 15 Authorities, Boards and Commissions
- Ch 22 Electrical and Engineering Civil Service
- Ch 44 Fire Civil Service Commission
- Ch 94 Pensions
- Ch 98 Personnel Policies
- Ch 105 Police Civil Service Commission
- Ch 112 Records
- Ch 117 Refunds Policy
- Ch 134 (Reserved)
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 170 Alarm Systems, Fire
- Ch 171 Alarm Systems
- Ch 175 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 184 Animals
- Ch 237 Business Privilege License
- Ch 256 Checks, Returned
- Ch 262 Condemnation Orders
- Ch 270 Construction Standards
- Ch 281 Curfew
- Ch 289 Demolition or Partial Demolition of Buildings and Other Structures
- Ch 291 Disorderly Houses
- Ch 295 Disposition of Surplus Real and Personal Property
- Ch 300 Driveways
- Ch 314 Electricians
- Ch 335 Fees
- Ch 346 Fire Cost Recovery
- Ch 347 Firearms and Fireworks
- Ch 352 Fire Insurance Proceeds
- Ch 358 Fire Prevention
- Ch 362 Floodplain Regulations
- Ch 390 Grass, Weeds and Other Vegetation
- Ch 397 Hazardous Materials Cleanup
- Ch 405 Lease and/or Conveyance of City-Owned Lands
- Ch 440 Littering and Dumping
- Ch 453 Mercantile Licenses
- Ch 470 Noise
- Ch 474 Nuisances
- Ch 510 Parks and Recreational Facilities
- Ch 515 Pawnbrokers, Junk Dealers and Secondhand Dealers
- Ch 535 Planning
- Ch 542 Plumbers
- Ch 550 Property Maintenance
- Ch 553 Public Gatherings
- Ch 555 Public Property, Protection of
- Ch 557 Purchasing of Real Estate, Materials, Supplies and Services
- Ch 558 Redevelopment Authority Designated as Land Bank
- Ch 560 Registration of Properties in Default of Mortgage
- Ch 563 Registration of Vacant Buildings
- Ch 570 Residential Rental Inspection
- Ch 580 Sewage Facilities
- Ch 584 Sexually Oriented Businesses
- Ch 593 Signs
- Ch 595 Small Wireless Facilities
- Ch 597 Skateboards, Roller Skates and Scooters
- Ch 615 Solid Waste
- Ch 620 Stormwater Management, Erosion and Sedimentation Control
- Ch 633 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 640 Subdivision of Land and Land Developments
- Ch 646 Taxation
- Ch 647 Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance
- Ch 662 Towing
- Ch 673 Transient Retail Businesses
- Ch 679 Trees
- Ch 690 Utilities
- Ch 700 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 711 Vehicles, Storage of
- Ch 800 Zoning
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
The City has, and may exercise, any power, and may perform any
function not denied by the Constitution of the United States, the
Constitution of Pennsylvania, by the General Assembly, or by this
Charter at any time.
The powers of the City under this Charter shall be construed broadly in favor of the City, and the specific mention of particular powers in this Charter shall not be construed as limiting in any way the general power stated in this article. All possible powers of the City, except as limited in § 2.1 above, are to be considered as if specifically and individually set forth in this Article, whether such powers are presently available to the City or may hereafter from time to time become available.
The City may exercise any of its powers or perform any of its
functions and may participate in the financing thereof, jointly or
in cooperation, by contract or otherwise, with any one or more states
or civil divisions or agencies thereof, or the United States or any
agency thereof.
All powers of the City, including any such power which may hereafter
be conferred on the City by amendment of the Constitution of the United
States or of the Constitution of Pennsylvania or by act of the General
Assembly or of this Charter unless otherwise specifically set forth
in this Charter, shall be vested in the City Council. The Council
shall be elected, shall organize, and shall function as provided in
this Charter.
The City shall have no authority to grant to others, by franchise,
contract, or otherwise, its power and right of eminent domain.
