[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Fallowfield 3-25-2015 by Ord. No. 218. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fire Department — See Ch. 33.
Fire insurance claims — See Ch. 224, Art. I.
Property maintenance — See Ch. 278.
Taxation — See Ch. 359.
Fire apparatus tax — See Ch. 359, Art. II.
A. 
The Township hereby declares its intention and reasonable expectation to seek reimbursement via assessment from the owners of any properties receiving the benefit of fire hydrant services ("benefitted properties"). Benefitted properties are those within the boundaries of the Township where a fire hydrant presently exists or is installed within 780 feet of the property.
B. 
The list of benefitted properties will be determined by the Board of Supervisors in its sole discretion.
A. 
The amount of the assessment imposed hereby shall be based upon a uniform annual assessment upon each property benefitted which has been determined as an equitable means of assessment by the Township Supervisors. The formula for the imposed assessment shall be the total amount charged by the respective water company plus an administration and collection fee divided by the number of benefitted properties.
B. 
All assessments will be due by August 30 in the respective calendar year of assessment.
C. 
A late fee of $3 will be added to the assessment for payments received after August 30.
D. 
After April 1 of the following calendar year, unpaid prior assessments and any additional fees due thereon will be turned over to the Township Solicitor for filing a municipal lien.
The Board of Supervisors hereby authorizes the Township Tax Collector to prepare billing statements for the assessment and to collect the same from all benefitted properties.
Upon enactment of this chapter, the Township Tax Collector or appropriate Township official will prepare a summary of the benefitted properties within the Township. Said list is to be updated on at least an annual basis.
The written and/or oral contracts between the Township and the Authority of the Borough of Charleroi and the Township and Pennsylvania American Water, respectively, are hereby expressly consented to, approved of, and ratified by this chapter.
Any and all prior ordinances and/or any and all portions of prior ordinances that are in conflict with this chapter are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. The remaining prior ordinances and/or portions of prior ordinances, not modified herein, shall remain the same. Ordinance No. 71 of 1967 is hereby repealed in its entirety.