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An Ordinance of the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, amending Article 207, § 207.09 of the Administrative Code, entitled “Catastrophic loss,” by providing for procedures when a Declaration of Disaster Emergency is made by the County or State government, followed by a declaration of a Major Disaster by the Federal government.
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WHEREAS, Article 207, § 207.09 of the Administrative Code provides that property owners who have suffered catastrophic loss to their property may request a reduction in value from the Office of Property Assessment; and
WHEREAS, the term “catastrophic loss” is defined as any loss due to mine subsidence, fire, flood or other disaster which affects the physical state of the real property and which exceeds 50% of the market value of the real property prior to the loss; and
WHEREAS, the provisions within the Administrative Code have never been applied in an event such as the disaster that occurred on September 17, 2004, when adverse weather conditions caused the persons and property of Allegheny County to suffer injury, damage, and suffering; and
WHEREAS, the extent of damage in Allegheny County and other Pennsylvania counties led the President of the United States to declare a major disaster for Pennsylvania opening the way for the use of federal disaster funds to help people recover; and
WHEREAS, expediting the requests for catastrophic loss relief is necessary to further assist those property owners who were affected by the damage from the September 17, 2004 flood, warranting special procedures in the event of a large-scale event such as this.
The Council of the County of Allegheny hereby enacts as follows:
SECTION 1.
Article 207, § 207.09 of the Administrative Code, “Catastrophic loss,” is hereby amended by adding a new subsection “C” as follows:
C. Property owners who have suffered catastrophic loss to their real property as a result of a major disaster, as declared by the Pres...
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