Borough of Crafton, PA Nuisance Properties

The Council of the Borough of Crafton determines as follows:

That certain private properties require a disproportionate amount of attention from the code enforcement personnel and Police Department in order to properly protect the Borough citizens' health, safety, sanitation, and general welfare.

That the municipal services of the Borough of Crafton are being strained and the citizens of the Borough of Crafton are being unfairly burdened by repeated violations of the Property Maintenance Code, other Borough ordinances, or state criminal statutes occurring on certain properties.

That the owners of private properties have the responsibility to minimize required code enforcement and police services and to reduce the burden on the citizens of the Borough of Crafton of the nuisances created by Property Maintenance Code violations and/or public disturbances originating from their properties.

"Property," as it pertains herein, shall include a specific address regardless of the number of living units within the property.

§ 146-8 Violations used to determine nuisance.

Violations of certain sections of the Property Maintenance Code and local ordinances and state criminal statutes directly affect the safety, welfare, and quality of life of the citizenry. Violations of the following ordinances or statutes, as amended from time to time, shall be utilized to determine whether a property is a nuisance property:

Any Borough of Crafton Property Maintenance Code.

Article I, II, III, or IV of this chapter.

Any of the following statutes:

Title 18, Section 5501, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5501	Riot
Title 18, Section 5502, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5502	Failure to disperse
Title 18, Section 5503, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5503	Disorderly conduct
Title 18, Section 5505, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5505	Public drunkenness
Title 18, Section 5507, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5507	Obstructing highways and other public passages
Title 18, Section 5511, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5511	Cruelty to animals
Title 18, Section 6301, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 6301	Corruption of minors
Title 18, Section 6308, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 6308	Underage drinking
Title 18, Section 6310.1, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 6310.1	Selling and furnishing liquor, malt or brewed beverages to minors
Title 18, Section 6314, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 6314	Trafficking drugs to minors
Title 18, Section 6315, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 6315	Selling or furnishing butane to minors
Title 18, Section 6316, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 6316	Selling or furnishing certain stimulants to minors
Title 18, Section 6318, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 6318	Unlawful contact or communication with minors

§ 146-9 Repeat violations.

It shall be a violation of this article if a property owner owns a property at which three or more violations or any statute or ordinance listed in § 146-8, or any combination thereof, occurred within a twelve-month period after the effective date of this chapter.

§ 146-10 Violations and penalties; revocation of occupancy license.

Any property owner who violates § 146-9 of this article shall be determined to be guilty of a summary offense as a repeat offender and, upon conviction of a repeat violation, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000. If another violation of § 146-8 occurs within 12 months after the date of a conviction for a repeat violation, the owner shall be subject to an additional fine of not more than $1,000 for that violation. In the event that a second violation of § 146-8 occurs within such twelve-month period after the date of a conviction for a repeat violation, the property owner's occupancy license for that property shall be revoked for a period of 12 months commencing on the date of the conviction for such violation.

§ 146-11 Notice of violation to property owner.

Upon the second incident involving any of the violations enumerated under § 146-8, the property owner shall be notified, in writing, by the Borough. Upon a subsequent incident involving a violation of any of the enumerated violations under § 146-8, the property owner shall be charged in accordance with § 146-9 of this article. The property owner shall also be notified of the penalties for subsequent violations, including revocation of the property occupancy permit for the period outlined, and shall be informed that no further notification will be sent. The Chief of Police and Code Enforcement Officer will provide information to the Borough pertaining to repeated responses to a property under the provisions of this article.