Showing ordinances that apply to Village Shires, PA
Village Shires is an unincorporated community (population 3,946) in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Because Village Shires is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Bucks County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The property blight rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Bucks County municipalities enforce property maintenance through the IPMC and local codes. PA Act 90 of 2010 and Act 33 of 2014 give municipalities enhanced blight enforcement tools including denial of building permits to blight owners.
Bucks County property maintenance enforcement operates at the municipal level under the International Property Maintenance Code adopted by most townships. Common violations include peeling or deteriorating paint, broken windows, accumulated debris, overgrown vegetation, damaged roofing, and rodent harborage. Pennsylvania's Neighborhood Blight Reclamation and Revitalization Act (Act 90 of 2010, 53 P.S. §6101 et seq.) allows municipalities to deny building permits to owners with serious code violations on any property statewide (in rem and in personam jurisdiction). Act 152 of 2016 further enabled municipal property demolition liens. Owners receive written notice with 10 to 30 days to comply. Bucks County Redevelopment Authority operates a blight remediation program under Act 135 of 2008 (Conservatorship) allowing court-appointed conservators for abandoned properties.
Notice to comply: 10 to 30 days typical. Fines: $100 to $1,000 per day per violation under IPMC. Act 90 denial of permits anywhere in PA for serious violations. Municipal abatement with cost liened against property (may exceed $5,000).
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