"Municipal code" or "code." A building, housing, property
maintenance, fire, health or other public safety ordinance,
related to the use or maintenance of real property, enacted by a
municipality. The term does not include a subdivision and land
development ordinance or a zoning ordinance enacted by a
municipality.
"Municipality." A COUNTY, city, borough, incorporated town,
township or home rule, optional plan or optional charter
municipality or municipal authority within this Commonwealth or
any entity formed under Subchapter A of Chapter 23 (relating to
intergovernmental cooperation).
"PROGRAM." THE MUNICIPAL CODES ENFORCEMENT GRANT PROGRAM
ESTABLISHED UNDER SECTION 6123 (RELATING TO MUNICIPAL CODES
ENFORCEMENT GRANT PROGRAM).
"Serious violation." A violation of a code that poses an
imminent threat to the health and safety of a dwelling occupant,
occupants in surrounding structures or a passerby.
ยง 6124. Code enforcement grant program 6123. MUNICIPAL CODES
ENFORCEMENT GRANT PROGRAM .
(a) Establishment.--The department MUNICIPAL CODES
ENFORCEMENT GRANT PROGRAM IS ESTABLISHED IN THE DEPARTMENT. THE
PROGRAM shall issue grants to municipalities WITH NO CURRENT
CODES ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM for the purpose of reducing blighted
property conditions through THE ESTABLISHMENT OF :
(1) the establishment of special code enforcement
programs to address blighted property conditions, where a
municipal code enforcement program already exists; or
(2) the establishment of (1) code enforcement programs
and the hiring and training of code enforcement personnel in
those municipalities without an existing code enforcement
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