[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Charleroi 11-8-2001 by Ord. No. 934. Amendments noted where applicable.]
On and after the effective date of this chapter, no person,
owner, operator, real estate agent, firm or corporation who shall
own, occupy, and/or possess real property, shall move into the Borough,
or from place to place within the Borough, or remove from the Borough
of Charleroi, or cause his personal property to be, so moved or removed,
from any house, dwelling, structure of any kind, appurtenance or vacant
realty within the Borough of Charleroi, Washington County, Pennsylvania,
to any site or location either inside or outside the Borough of Charleroi,
without the legal and equitable owner of said property having first
obtained a permit therefor from the Secretary of the Borough of Charleroi.
Every person, owner, operator or real estate agent of real property
seeking a permit to allow any person, firm or corporation to occupy
any premises owned by said property owner shall file an application
with the Secretary of the Borough of Charleroi setting forth the occupant's
or proposed occupant's name(s), telephone number(s), the location
of the premises, the owner's name, address and telephone number, and
a description of the nature of the proposed use of the house, dwelling,
structure of any kind, building, appurtenance or vacant realty, and,
if for any residence purposes, the names and ages of the occupants.
Upon completion of the application, the Borough Code Enforcement Officer
or Health Inspector is authorized and empowered to inspect said premises
(subject to an inspection fee in an amount as set from time to time
by resolution of the Borough Council), and should said premises and
application comply with all ordinances of the Borough of Charleroi
and all other laws, then, and in that event, the aforesaid Secretary
shall forthwith issue a permit of occupancy upon payment of a permit
fee in an amount as set from time to time by resolution of the Borough
Council.
Every person, owner, operator or real estate agent of real property
seeking a permit authorizing an occupant of the said premises to remove
from or cause his personal property to be so moved or removed from
any house, dwelling, structure of any kind, building, appurtenance
or vacant realty within the Borough of Charleroi shall file an application
with the secretary of the Borough of Charleroi at least five days
prior to such expected time of departure. Should the occupant depart
without prior notification to or the knowledge of the owner of said
real property, the owner shall be required to file said application
with the Secretary of the Borough within five days subsequent to the
date of movement or departure of the occupant and in said application
said owner shall set forth the information outlined above as well
as the reason for not filing said application five days prior to the
expected time of departure.
Upon receipt of such application, it shall be the duty of the
Secretary of the Borough of Charleroi to issue the requested permit,
if the indicated use does not violate any of the ordinances of the
Borough of Charleroi, and if there are no outstanding obligations
due the Borough of Charleroi.
It shall be unlawful for any person, owner, operator or real
estate agent of real property within the Borough of Charleroi to transport
or remove or allow to be transported or removed the personal property
of any person moving into, or out of, or moving from place to place
within the Borough, or being removed from a house, dwelling, structure
of any kind, building, appurtenance or vacant realty owned by said
property owner within the Borough of Charleroi unless such property
owner shall have first obtained a permit as hereinbefore provided.
It shall be the duty of such person, property owner, operator or real
estate agent to secure the required permit prior to the moving or
removal of any personal property of the property owner/operator or
another from any house, dwelling, structure of any kind, building,
appurtenance or vacant realty as hereinbefore required.
