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Timestamp: 2019-12-06 05:10:04
Document Index: 528610816

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 314', '§ 314', '§ 314', '§ 314', '§ 314', '§ 314', '§ 314', '§ 314', '§ 314', '§ 314', '§ 314', '§ 314', '§ 314', '§ 5505', '§ 5503', '§ 5502', '§ 6308', '§ 314', '§ 314', '§ 314', '§ 314', '§ 314']

Borough of Indiana, PA Police and Code Enforcement Services
Ch 314 Art I Disorderly Gatherings on Private Property
§ 314-1 Purpose and intent.
§ 314-3 Unlawful acts.
§ 314-4 Notice to owner of violation.
§ 314-5 Violations and penalties.
Ch 314 Art II Nuisance Properties
§ 314-6 Purpose and intent.
§ 314-7 Violations used to determine nuisance.
§ 314-8 Repeat violations.
§ 314-9 Violations and penalties; revocation of occupancy license.
§ 314-10 Notice of violation to property owner.
Chapter 314 Police and Code Enforcement Services
Littering — See Ch. 263.
Article I Disorderly Gatherings on Private Property
Article II Nuisance Properties
[Adopted 10-7-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-07]
The Borough Council of the Borough of Indiana determines as follows:
That certain private properties require a disproportionate amount of attention from the Police Department and/or Code Enforcement Department in order to properly protect the peace, health, safety, and general welfare of the public.
That the municipal services of Indiana Borough are being strained and the citizens of the Borough of Indiana are being unfairly burdened by the conduct or misconduct occurring on certain properties by the residents and/or visitors to those properties.
That the host of a disorderly party or other social event and those persons attending such party or event should be held criminally responsible for any public disturbances or other acts of disorderly conduct.
The intent of this article is to gain a cooperative effort among property owners in controlling adverse activities affecting the Borough citizens that occur or may occur on their properties. The owners of private properties are expected to minimize required police and code enforcement services to maintain order and public peace and safety and to stop public disturbances by diligent and strict management and regulation of their properties.
[Amended 9-2-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-02]
The owners of private properties are expected to minimize required police and code enforcement services to maintain order and public peace and safety and to stop public disturbances by diligent and strict management and regulation of their properties.
The Borough of Indiana desires to minimize threats to the peace, health, safety, and general welfare of the public.
Services rendered by the Code Enforcement Department of the Borough of Indiana in connection with inspections, violations of Borough ordinances, and/or violations of the Property Maintenance Code.[1]
A gathering at which any public disturbance occurs.
The person who is in possession or control of the private property where the gathering takes place by virtue of owning the property, having a lease on the property, or otherwise being in possession of the property and/or who organized, sponsored, conducted, hosted, or permitted such gathering, invited persons to attend such gathering, or was otherwise in charge of such gathering.
Any person, partnership, corporation, or similar entity that holds record title to the private property.
Police service rendered in responding to a call at a disorderly gathering or otherwise to maintain order, the public peace, or public safety, as well as stopping a public disturbance at a disorderly gathering.
Any land, building, or other structure not owned by a public entity.
Includes instances where police and/or code enforcement services are needed to respond to a public disturbance and/or to the effects of a public disturbance. Any act by a host or those persons attending a gathering, including, but not limited to, public drunkenness, violation of the open container ordinance, underage drinking, public urination or defecation, unlawful deposit of trash or litter on public or private property, damage to or destruction of public or private property, obstruction of public roads, highways, or sidewalks, interfering with emergency or police services, violation of Chapter 275, Noise, of the Code of the Borough of Indiana, indecent exposure, fighting, or violations of any other Borough ordinance. As used in this article, a public disturbance shall also include violations of the Property Maintenance Code[2] caused by any act by a host or those persons attending a gathering including, but not limited to, those acts referred to herein.
Editor's Note: See Ch. 327, Property Maintenance.
No host or person attending a gathering shall commit any act constituting a public disturbance. No host shall hold, conduct, or have a gathering where any act of public disturbance has occurred or is occurring.
No property owner shall permit a disorderly gathering to occur on his or her or its private property after being notified pursuant to § 314-4 of an offense of disorderly gathering on that property.
In an effort to inform the owners of private property of public disturbances on their property and to hold owners accountable for repeating violations of this article that occur on their property, whenever a person other than the property owner is cited under the provisions of this article the owner will be notified that a violation of this article occurred on their property.
Any host or person who violates § 314-3A of this article shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought before a Magisterial District Judge under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, be guilty of a summary offense and upon first conviction shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $300 and not more than $600 plus court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by the Borough in the enforcement proceedings. Upon conviction of any subsequent offense of disorderly gathering, the host or person shall be subject to a fine of not less than $600 and not more than $1,000 plus court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by the Borough in the enforcement proceedings. Upon judgment against any host or person by summary conviction, or by proceedings by summons on default of the payment of the fine or penalty imposed and the costs, the defendant may be sentenced and committed to the Borough lockup for a period not exceeding 10 days or to the county jail for a period not exceeding 30 days.
Any owner who after being notified of an offense of disorderly gathering pursuant to § 314-3B and on whose property occurs another offense within six months of a notification of disorderly gathering pursuant to § 314-3B, shall be subject to the fines of not less than $300 and not more than $1,000 plus court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by the Borough in the enforcement proceedings. Upon judgment against any host or person by summary conviction, or by proceedings by summons on default of the payment of the fine or penalty imposed and the costs, the defendant may be sentenced and committed to the Borough lockup for a period not exceeding 10 days or to the county jail for a period not exceeding 30 days. The six-month time period is calculated from the date of the violation looking back six months.
[Adopted 10-7-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-08]
The Council of the Borough of Indiana determines as follows:
That certain private properties require a disproportionate amount of attention from the Code Enforcement Department and Police Department in order to properly protect the Borough citizens' health, safety, sanitation, and general welfare.
That the municipal services of Indiana Borough are being strained and the citizens of the Borough of Indiana are being unfairly burdened by repeated violations of the Property Maintenance Code[1] and/or local and 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 Indiana Borough 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.
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 sections shall be utilized to determine whether a property is a nuisance property:
Indiana Borough Property Maintenance Code:[1]
PM-302.1
PM-302.3
PM-302.4
PM-302.9
PM-304.1
PM-305.1
PM-306.1
PM-306.2
Disposal of Rubbish and Garbage
PM-306.3
Rubbish and Garbage Storage Facilities
PM-307-1
PM-307.2
PM-307.2.1
PM-307.3
Chapters of the Code of the Borough of Indiana
Chapter 314, Article I
Disorderly Gatherings on Private Property
Title 18 Section 5505[2]
Title 18 Section 5503[3]
Title 18 Section 5502[4]
Title 18 Section 6308[5]
Editor's Note: See also Ch. 327, Property Maintenance.
Editor's Note: See 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5505.
Editor's Note: See 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5503.
Editor's Note: See 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5502.
Editor's Note: See 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 6308.
It shall be a violation of this article if a property owner has four or more violations listed in § 314-7, or a combination thereof, within a twelve-month period.
Any property owner who violates § 314-8 of this article shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought before a Magisterial District Judge under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, be guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 plus court costs and attorneys' fees incurred by the Borough in the enforcement proceedings. Upon judgment against any person by summary conviction, or by proceedings by summons on default of the payment of the fine or penalty imposed and the costs, the defendant may be sentenced and committed to the Borough lockup for a period not exceeding 10 days or to the county jail for a period not exceeding 30 days. Each day or portion thereof that such violation continues or is permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense, and each section of this chapter that is violated shall also constitute a separate offense.
Upon the third incident involving any of the violations enumerated under § 314-7, the property owner shall be notified, in writing, by the Borough Manager or his designee. Upon a subsequent incident involving a violation of any of the enumerated violations under § 314-7, the property owner shall be charged in accordance with § 314-8 of this article. The property owner shall also be notified of the penalties for subsequent violations, and shall be informed that no further notifications will be sent. The Chief of Police and Code Enforcement Office Director will provide information to the Manager pertaining to repeated responses to a property under the provisions of this article.