[Adopted 12-27-1995 by Ord. No. 1995-13]
An annual assessment is hereby levied for calendar year 1996 and subsequent years for the maintenance of electric streetlighting in lighting districts within Washington Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, as established from time to time by resolution of the Board of Supervisors, upon each property benefited within a designated lighting district.
The Board of Supervisors hereby affirms the prior creation of a lighting district for all lots within the Hillside Acres Subdivision. The Board of Supervisors also hereby creates a lighting district for all lots within the Perkiomen Creek Farms II Subdivision. The Board of Supervisors may also establish, from time to time, additional lighting districts by resolution.
A. 
The establishment of a lighting district for all lots within the Victoria Village Subdivision.
[Added 11-16-2000 by Res. No. 2000-13]
B. 
The establishment of a lighting district for all lots within the Cubbler Court Subdivision.
[Added 11-16-2000 by Res. No. 2000-13]
The amount of the assessment imposed hereby shall be established by resolution of the Board of Supervisors and shall be uniform for each lot that is benefited within a lighting district. For purposes of this article, each lot within a lighting district shall be deemed to be benefited by the streetlighting, whether or not there is a building erected on the lot. The amount of the assessment may be changed from time to time by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.
The Board of Supervisors may establish, by resolution, regulations for streetlights within designated lighting districts within Washington Township.
All annual assessments for electric streetlights shall be filed with the Township Tax Collector for collection in the same manner as other taxes imposed by Washington Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. The assessment shall be billed on the annual real estate tax bill for general Township purposes.
If any taxpayer fails to pay the assessment authorized by this article and the assessment remains uncollected, the assessment shall become a lien on the affected property and shall be collectible by Washington Township in the same manner as other municipal claims.
The Washington Township Tax Collector shall be entitled to the same commission for this assessment as he or she is entitled to for the collection of other Township taxes.
All assessments, when collected, shall be paid over to the Treasurer of Washington Township, who shall receive and keep them in a separate account and pay out the same only upon orders signed by the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors and attested by the Township Secretary. The Township Tax Collector and the Township Treasurer shall make a report to the Washington Township Board of Auditors annually.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances which are inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. Ordinance Nos. 92-5 and 93-8 are hereby specifically repealed.