[Ord. No. 2006-216, 11/2/2006]
Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following words or phrases shall, for the purposes of this Part, have the meaning herein indicated. Words or terms used but not defined in this Part shall have the meaning as defined in the Acts of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania relating to the same subject matter, so long as such Acts do not have definitions which are inconsistent with each other, in which case, as to any such Act, the definitions contained in the Borough Code,[1] if any, shall apply.
BUILDING
An independent structure having a roof supported by columns or walls or resting on its own foundation and intended for the shelter, housing or enclosure of any individual, animal, process, equipment, goods or materials of any kind.
DEVELOPMENT
Any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate, including, but not limited to, buildings or other structures, the placement of manufactured homes, streets and other paving, utilities, filling, grading, excavation, mining, dredging or drilling operations and the subdivision of land.
DWELLING
A building or portion thereof designed for and/or used for living quarters, exclusive of hotels, motels, transient accommodations or similar buildings or facilities. The following are types of dwellings:
1. 
DWELLING UNITOne or more rooms having cooking and facilities and access directly outdoors or through a common entrance hall.
2. 
SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED UNITA residential structure containing only one dwelling unit.
3. 
CONVERSION UNITExisting residential structure which has been modified structurally in such a way as to convert it from one dwelling unit to multiple dwelling units.
4. 
SEMIDETACHED UNITA residential structure containing two single-dwelling units having one common wall.
5. 
ATTACHED ROW OR TOWNHOUSEA residential structure containing three or more dwelling units which are separated from each other by two common walls, except for the end units.
6. 
MULTIPLE DWELLING OR APARTMENT UNITA residential structure of two or more stories containing three or more dwelling units (not attached, row or townhouse units).
7. 
CONDOMINIUMSA given set of dwelling units, each of which is owned by an individual person or persons in fee simple, and which is assigned a proportionate interest in all common elements, as set forth in the Unit Property Act of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.[2]
LAND DEVELOPMENT
Any of the following activities:
1. 
The improvement of one lot or two or more contiguous lots, tracts or parcels of land for any purpose involving:
A. 
A group of two or more residential or nonresidential buildings, whether proposed initially or cumulatively, or a single nonresidential building on a lot or lots regardless of the number of occupants or tenants; or
B. 
The division or allocation of land or space, whether initially or cumulatively, between or among two or more existing or prospective occupants by means of, or for the purpose of, streets, common areas, leasehold, condominium building groups or other features.
2. 
A subdivision of land.
3. 
Development other than those activities specified as exclusions.
LOT
A designated parcel, tract or area of land established by a plat or otherwise as permitted by law and to be used, developed or built upon as a unit.
PLANNED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
An area of land or real estate to be developed as a planned community in accordance to the Uniform Planned Community Act, being Act No. 180 of 1996,[3] or as same may be subsequently amended, and therein defined and again herein defined as real estate with respect to which a person, by virtue of ownership of an interest in a portion of the real estate, is or may become obligated by covenant, easement or agreement imposed on the owner's interest to pay any amount for real property taxes, insurance, maintenance, repair, improvement, management, administration or regulations of any part of the real estate other than the portion or interest owned solely by the person. The term excludes a cooperative and a condominium, but a condominium or cooperative may be part of a planned community. For the purpose of this definition, "ownership" includes holding a leasehold interest of more than 20 years, including renewal options, in real estate. The term includes nonresidential campground communities.
STREET
Includes a street, avenue, boulevard, highway, freeway, parkway, lane, alley, viaduct or any other ways used or intended to be used by vehicular traffic or pedestrians, whether public or private.
SUBDIVISION
The division or redivision of a lot, tract or parcel of land by any means into two or more lots, tracts, parcels or other divisions of land, including changes in existing lot lines for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of lease, partition by the court for distribution to heirs or devisees, transfer of ownership or building or lot development; provided, however, that the subdivision by lease of land for agricultural purposes into parcels of more than 10 acres, not involving any new street or easement of access or any residential dwelling, shall be exempted.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 8 Pa.C.S.A. § 101 et seq.
[2]
Editor's Note: See now the Uniform Condominium Act, 68 Pa.C.S.A. § 3101 et seq.
[3]
Editor's Note: See 68 Pa.C.S.A. § 5101 et seq.
[Ord. No. 2006-216, 11/2/2006]
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Any and all streets within the Borough shall be named and all dwellings, buildings or property located thereon shall be numbered if such street meets at least one of the following conditions:
A. 
If two or more dwellings or buildings exist or are proposed to be constructed, located or erected along the street or to be served by the street.
B. 
If the street is a Borough, county or commonwealth street.
[Ord. No. 2006-216, 11/2/2006]
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New streets shall be named during the subdivision and land development approval process or, in the case of an existing private street, at the time such private street is accepted by the Borough.
2. 
At the time of filing an application for approval of a subdivision and land development, or at the time of petitioning or otherwise requesting the Borough to accept a private street, the developer or property owner shall submit to the Borough a written request for the application of a street name or names for a street located in such subdivision or land development or on such private street. Upon receipt by the Borough, the requested street names and their locations shall be forwarded to the County of Westmoreland for review to avoid duplication or other characteristics which would prevent, hinder or delay the timely and efficient provision of services to the residents and others located on, served by, or to be located on or served by such street.
3. 
If the street is part of a preliminary plan which is approved by the Borough, then such street name shall be reserved for the time period provided in the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code,[1] currently five years.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq.
[Ord. No. 2006-216, 11/2/2006]
The Borough hereby approves and adopts, unless otherwise modified in this Part, or unless otherwise inconsistent with or in conflict with any Act of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Street Naming and Addressing Policy of the County of Westmoreland, as set forth in the document marked Appendix "A", attached hereto and expressly made a part hereof.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Street Naming and Addressing Policy of the County of Westmoreland is on file in the Borough offices.
[Ord. No. 2006-216, 11/2/2006]
The survey, plan and system for the naming of streets in the Borough, as currently existing, is hereby adopted and approved. A copy of said survey, plan and system, dated August 27, 2001, is hereby designated, approved and adopted as such survey, plan and system for existing street names.
[Ord. No. 2006-216, 11/2/2006]
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The names of the following streets situate in the Borough are hereby designated or changed and shall hereafter be known by the following:
A. 
The private lane serving the Assembly of God Church shall now be known as "Assembly of God Lane."
B. 
The private lane serving the Calvary Baptist Church shall now be known as "Calvary Lane."
C. 
The private lane serving the Eddington Mobile Home Park shall now be known as "Eddington Court."
D. 
Stanton Drive, from Florence Drive to Melrose Drive, is hereby renamed and shall now be known as "Florence Drive."
E. 
Fairfield Drive, from the intersection of Stanton Drive to Thermo Village Road, is hereby renamed and shall be known as "Melrose Drive."
F. 
The private lane serving New Stanton Manor shall now be known as "New Stanton Manor Court."
G. 
The private lane serving the Starlite Mobile Home Park shall now be known as "Starlite Lane."
H. 
The private lane serving the Suburban Mobile Home Park shall now be known as "Suburban Lane."
I. 
The private lane from Thermo Village Road into the Timber Ridge Apartment Complex shall now be known as "Timber Ridge Court."
J. 
The private lane from North Center Avenue into the United Parcel Service property shall now be known as "UPS Drive."
[Ord. No. 2006-216, 11/2/2006]
The survey, plan and system for the numbering of dwellings, buildings and properties in the Borough, as prepared by the Borough and currently existing, is hereby approved and adopted. Said survey, plan and system for the numbering of dwellings and buildings is dated August 27, 2001, and hereby approved and adopted.
[Ord. No. 2006-216, 11/2/2006]
On and after the passage and enactment of this Part, it shall be the duty of each and every owner, trustee, lessee, agent and/or occupant of each and every dwelling and building in the Borough to cause the same to be numbered in accordance with the provisions of this Part and the survey, plan and system hereby adopted and approved. The numbering system shall be in accord with the policy adopted herein and attached hereto as Appendix "A".[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix "A" is on file in the Borough offices.
[Ord. No. 2006-216, 11/2/2006]
The properties, buildings and locations as set forth on Exhibit "B", attached hereto,[1] which is adopted herein, titled "911 Address Changes for Ordinance," are hereby designated and shall have the address name and/or number as set forth on said Exhibit "B."
[1]
Editor's Note: Exhibit "B" is on file in the Borough offices.
[Ord. No. 2006-216, 11/2/2006]
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It shall be unlawful and a violation of this Part to fail to comply with the affirmative obligations, requirements and standards contained herein with regard to the naming, addressing and numbering of dwellings, buildings, properties and streets.
2. 
It shall be unlawful and a violation of this Part to deface, destroy, remove, obliterate, conceal, cover or obstruct any required signage and/or numbering as provided in this Part, with the exception of the required removal of old numbers and names when a new street name and/or number has been assigned and designated.
[Ord. No. 2006-216, 11/2/2006]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this Part shall, upon conviction thereof, be found to have committed a summary offense and be subject to and pay fines, not more than $600 or, in default of payment thereof, to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days. Each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense.
[Ord. No. 2006-216, 11/2/2006]
If any word, phrase, section, sentence, clause or part of this Part is for any reason found to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, such unconstitutionality, invalidity or illegality shall not affect or impair any of the remaining words, phrases, sections, sentences, clauses or parts of this Part. It is hereby declared to be the intent of the Borough Council that this Part would have been adopted had such unconstitutional, illegal or invalid word, phrase, section, sentence, clause or part thereof not been included therein.
[Ord. No. 2006-216, 11/2/2006]
Any ordinance or parts of ordinances in conflict with this Part are hereby specifically repealed.