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A resolution amending the New Home Construction/Improvement Program enacted May 23, 1996 by the Board of Commissioners of Allegheny County at Agenda No. 700-96, subsequently amended by Resolutions Nos. 22-00, 6-01, 61-02, 04-04-RE, 49-05-RE, 07-08-RE, 25-09-RE, 30-11-RE and 6-14-RE by providing for the continuation of the Allegheny County New Home Construction/Improvement Exemption Program.
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Whereas, the New Home Construction Local Tax Abatement Act, Pa. Stat. Ann. Tit. 72 §4754-1 et seq., otherwise known as Act 202, authorizes local taxing authorities to exempt new residential construction from real estate taxation for specific periods of time when the construction is located on unimproved residential property; and
Whereas, the Improvement of Deteriorating Real Property or Areas Tax Exemption Act, Pa. Stat. An. Tit. 72 §4711-101 et seq., otherwise known as Act 42, authorizes local taxing authorities to exempt the assessed valuation of improvement of deteriorated properties from real estate taxation for specified amount and periods of time when the property is located in a deteriorated neighborhood; and
Whereas, on May 23, 1996, the Board of Commissioners of Allegheny County exercised the legal authority granted by Act 202 and Act 42 by formally adopting a resolution establishing the “New Home Construction/Improvement Exemption Program,” an action which was confirmed through resolutions in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011 and amended by resolution 6-14-RE by Allegheny County Council; and
Whereas, the New Home Construction/Improvement Exemption Program currently benefits 2,010 parcels and would continue to contribute to the general welfare of the citizenry of Allegheny County by spurring economic activity and promoting improvement in the area's housing stock; and
Whereas, the number of parcels which are granted pursuant to the Act 202, New Home Construction Program, greatly exceed the amount of parcels seeking an improvement exempt...
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