[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Tarentum 8-4-2020 by Ord. No. 20-02. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates
a different meaning, a word shall have the meaning set forth below:
Any structure located within the Borough of Tarentum, whether
occupied or unoccupied.
Any person who alone, or jointly or severally with others,
shall have legal title to any building, structure, or property, with
or without accompanying actual possession thereof.
Includes a corporation, firm, partnership, association, organization
and any other group acting as a unit, as well as individuals, and
shall also include an executor, administrator, trustee, receiver or
other representative appointed according to law. Whenever the word
"person" is used in any section prescribing a penalty or fine, as
to partnerships or associations, the word shall include the partners
or members thereof; as to corporations, it shall include the officers,
agents or members thereof who are responsible for any violation of
such section.
Any lot located within the Borough of Tarentum, whether the
lot is vacant or has a structure erected thereon.
A.
It is hereby deemed that in the event three like service calls are
dispatched to a particular property and/or building within a consecutive
thirty-day period or less, each and every call in excess of three
is hereby deemed to be excessive. This provision shall apply to calls
that are responded to by either the Tarentum Borough Police, police
of a neighboring municipality, Pennsylvania State Police, County Police,
Sheriff, Code Enforcement Officer or Fire Department.
B.
Upon the occurrence of a third excessive call occurring within a
consecutive thirty-day period or less, the Borough Police Department
shall notify the owner or the tenant that the next call will result
in imposition of a fine. Notice may be served by hand delivery or
certified mail, return receipt requested, to either the owner's residence
or owner's address under the real estate tax records or the tenant's
address.
C.
A citation may not be issued to any person unless they have been
provided notice pursuant to this chapter.
It shall be unlawful for any person to violate the provisions
of this chapter. Any person violating the provisions of this chapter
shall be guilty of a summary offense and, upon conviction before a
Magisterial District Judge having jurisdiction over same, be sentenced
of a fine of not less than $300 nor more than $1,000 and, in default
of payment thereof, be sentenced to the maximum punishment provided
for summary offenses under Pennsylvania law.
In the event any section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase
of this chapter would be declared unconstitutional or invalid for
any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of
such chapter shall not be invalidated by such action.
Any ordinance or part of any ordinance conflicting with the
provisions of this chapter shall be repealed to the extent that such
ordinance or provision is in conflict with this chapter.
