(a) No tax abatement shall be granted if the property owner does not obtain the necessary and proper permits prior to improving the property.
(b) No tax abatement shall be granted if property taxes or other lienable charges on any property covered by this article or if the property taxes or other lienable charges on any other property owned by one or more of the property owners are not paid by the due date as determined by the City Treasurer.
(c) The date of the issuance of the building permit shall be deemed to be the beginning date of the improvement period.
(d) If an eligible property is granted a tax abatement pursuant to this article, the improvement shall not, during the abatement period, be considered a factor in assessing other properties.
(e) The abatement from taxes granted under this article shall be upon the property and shall not terminate upon the sale or exchange of the property during the ten-year abatement period.
(f) The granting of a City real estate tax abatement is limited to an abatement of York City real estate taxes only. It does not assure that additional abatements will be granted by York County or the York City School. Different requirements and procedures may apply.
(Ord. 18-2017. Passed 7-18-17.)