Topton City Zoning Code
MISCELLANEOUS
§ 154.165 APPEALS.
Proceedings for securing review of any ordinance, decision, determination or order of the Borough Council, its agencies or officer adopted or issued pursuant to this ordinance shall be in accordance with the State Municipalities Planning Code, being 53 P.S. §§ 10101 et seq., as amended;
(Ord. passed 7-13-2015)
§ 154.166 CAUSES OF ACTION.
In case any building, structure, landscaping or land is, or is proposed to be, erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, converted, maintained or used in violation of any ordinance enacted under this act or prior enabling laws, the borough, with the approval of Council, an officer of the borough, or any aggrieved owner or tenant of real property who shows that his or her property or person will be substantially affected by the alleged violation, in addition to other remedies, may institute any appropriate action or proceeding to prevent, restrain, correct or abate such building, structure, landscaping or land, or to prevent, in or about such premises, any act, conduct, business or use constituting a violation. When any such action is instituted by a landowner or tenant, notice of that action shall be served upon the borough at least 30 days prior to the time the action is begun by serving a copy of the complaint on Council. No such action may be maintained until such notice has been given.
(Ord. passed 7-13-2015)
§ 154.167 PUBLIC UTILITIES CORPORATION EXEMPTED.
This chapter shall not apply to any existing or proposed buildings, or extension thereof, used or to be used by a public utility corporation, if, upon petition of the corporation, the State Public Utility Commission shall, after a public hearing, decide that the present or proposed situation of the building in question is reasonably necessary for the convenience or welfare of the public.
(Ord. passed 7-13-2015)
§ 154.168 SEVERABILITY.
Should any article, section, division, paragraph, clause, phrase or provision of this chapter be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect the validity of this chapter as a whole or any part or provision there, other than the part so decided to be invalid or unconstitutional.
(Ord. passed 7-13-2015)
§ 154.169 REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES.
All existing ordinances or parts of ordinances, including, inter alia, the existing zoning chapter of the borough, enacted on October 6, 1969, together with the amendments and supplements thereto, are hereby repealed to the extent necessary to give this chapter full force and effect.
(Ord. passed 7-13-2015)
§ 154.170 EFFECTIVE DATE.
This chapter shall become effective 30 days after the date of its enactment and such advertisement thereof as is required by law.
(Ord. passed 7-13-2015)