Leslie Rossi voted Nay (Passage) on this Legislation.
Title: Authorizes Penalties to be Imposed for "Blighted" Properties
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes penalties to be imposed for "blighted" properties in the state of Pennsylvania.
Establishes the The Municipal Codes Enforcement Grant for the purpose of reducing blighted property (Sec. 1).
Specifies that it shall do this through the following methods (Sec. 1):
Code enforcement and hiring of relevant personnel;
County property maintenance code enforcement programs.
Specifies that the grants will be awarded on a competitive basis according to the following criteria (Sec. 1).
Whether there is financial need;
Overall condition of the property;
Whether there is an intergovernmental cooperation agreement with another jurisdiction.
Specifies that in order to be eligible, a municipality must fill out a grant application (Sec. 1).
Specifies that the municipality who wishes to receive the grant funds must provide matching funds (Sec. 1).
Specifies that for municipalities that already have a code enforcement program, they may enact new ordinances against blighted property with a municipal neighborhood mitigation fund (Sec. 1).
Establishes the code enforcement programs may use money collected from penalties to use for the mitigation fund (Sec. 1).
Specifies that the fund will be used for demolition, cleanup, sealing and repairs to the blighted property and the surrounding area (Sec. 1).
Specifies the following amounts for penalties against the municipal code regarding blighted properties (Sec. 1):
First violation will result in a fine from anywhere between $25 to $250;
Second violation will result in a fine from $250 to $500;
Third violation will result in a fine from $500 to $1000
Specifies that this penalty shall be paid out to the municipality (Sec. 1).
Requires that a report be made to the general assembly regarding the implementation of the previous measures (Sec. 1).
Specifies that counties may enact a property maintenance ordinance or code that is nationally recognized (Sec. 2).
Specifies that an ordinance need not be advertised after its adoption but can be advertised in a public forum or widely seen venue prior to enaction (Sec. 2).
Title: Authorizes Penalties to be Imposed for "Blighted" Properties