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ORDINANCE NUMBER 89-1
THE COMMISSIONERS OF BELLEFONTE
AN ADDITION TO THE BUILDING AND PLUMBING
RULES AND REGULATIONS ORDINANCE OF THE
TOWN OF BELLEFONTE
Be it ordained by the Commissioners of the Town of Bellefonte that the
Building and Plumbing Rules and Regulations ordinance for the Town of
Bellefonte is hereby amended by substituting the following language in the
title of the ordinance:
"An Ordinance providing for Building, Plumbing and
Drainage Regulations for the Commissioners of Bellefonte"
and adding the following language including subtitle at the conclusion
of the Building Code and Regulations Section.:
"DRAINAGE CODE AND REGULATIONS
No structure shall be erected in the Town of Bellefonte unless its
yard(s) shall have been graded to carry water away from that structure and
dispose of all water without ponding.
No improvement, change or use shall be made to any land within the Town
of Bellefonte unless such land is graded to dispose of surface water without
ponding of water on that land or any adjoining land.
Prior to the commencement of the erection of any new structure, the
improvement of real property or the change in existing use of real property
which may cause a change in drainage, the Building Inspector must receive and
approve plans which demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed grading and
its compliance with this Ordinance.
No certificate of occupancy shall be issued for a structure of any sort
whose yard(s) have not been graded to comply with this Ordinance.
The Town of Bellefonte as well as any aggrieved landowner shall have the
right to enforce this Ordinance in any Court of competent jurisdiction by way
of money damages or injunctive relief. Any judgment obtained under this
Ordinance shall include an award for reasonable attorney's fees in addition to
the costs normally awarded a prevailing party. The entirety of such judgment,
including an award for attorney's fees shall constitute a lien upon the real
estate where the violation occurs as well as any other real estate owned by
the offending party within the Town of Bellefonte. This remedy shall be in
addition to any other remedy available at law or equity.
FIRST READING: 12/11/89
SECOND READING: 12/11/89
THIRD READING: 1/8/90
PASSED BY THE COMMISSIONERS: 1/8/90