TITLE
A Resolution of the Council of the County of Allegheny providing certification that comparable replacement housing is not physically available and not available within the normal supplemental limits: $22,500.00 for owners and $5,250.00 for tenants, for the S.R. 0079, Section A23, in the
Township of Robinson.
BODY
Whereas, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation intends to acquire property
(ies) for the improvement of S.R. 0079, Section A23, in the Township of Robinson; and
Whereas, under the Pennsylvania Housing Replacement Authorization Act, 35 P.S. §1525, et seq., and Article VI-A of the Eminent Domain Code, Act of 1964, as amended, 26 P.S. §1-601A, et seq.,, if comparable replacement housing exceeds the statutory replacement limit of Twenty-Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($22,500.00) for residential owners and Five Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($5,250.00) for tenants, the Board of Commissioners, of the appropriate County, must approve housing of last resort; and
Whereas, at the election held on May 19, 1998, the voters of Allegheny County approved the Home Rule Charter of Allegheny County, in which Article III, Section 1 states, "The government of Allegheny County shall include an elected County Council, an elected Chief
Executive and an appointed professional Manager" and Section 2 states, "The office of County
Commissioner is abolished upon the swearing in of the County Council Members and the Chief
Executive"; and
Whereas, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has investigated the availability of comparable replacement housing in the subject municipality and has determined that comparable housing exceeds the statutory limits; and
Whereas, it is necessary that the Council and Chief Executive of Allegheny County
approve last resort housing so that the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will be
permitted to make payments to affected property owners that will exceed the statutory limits set forth above; and
Whereas, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will assume total responsibility
for the funding of the last resort housing supplements.
The Council of the County of Allegheny hereby resolves as follows:
Section 1. Incorporation of Preamble.
The provisions set forth in the preamble to this Resolution are incorporated by reference in their
entity herein.
Section 2 . Approval of Housing of Last Resort.
The Council of the County of Allegheny, after receiving advice that the Department of
Public Works has reviewed and approved the research by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to determine whether comparable replacement housing exceeds the statutory supplemental limits allowed by law, hereby approves housing of last resort, according to applicable laws, for the improvement of S.R. 0079, Section A23, in the Township of Robinson.
Section 3. Severability. If any provision of this Resolution shall be determined to be
unlawful, invalid, void or unenforceable, then that provision shall be considered
severable from the remaining provisions of this Resolution which shall be in full
force and effect.
Section 4. Repealer. Any resolution or ordinance or part thereof conflicting with
the provisions of this Resolution is hereby repealed so far as the same affects
this Resolution.
SUMMARY
The attached resolution of housing of last resort permits property owners and tenants to receive the maximum supplemental payment permitted under the Pennsylvania Eminent Domain Code in connection with the highway project identified herein.