[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township
of White as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Assessment permits — See Ch. 92.
[Adopted 4-23-2003 by Res. No. R-4-03]
A.
It should be understood that the purpose of a street light is to
illuminate the roadway and not an individual's property.
B.
All property owners whose front and/or side property boundary lines,
or portions thereof, are located within 250 feet radius of a public
street light are considered to benefit from the street light, and
such property owners shall be assessed by the Township for the cost
of providing street light service.
C.
The Township shall assess benefiting property owners on a foot-front
basis. The assessment shall be by equal assessment on all properties
within the subject lighting district in proportion to the number of
feet the property fronts on the street, or portion thereof, being
lighted.
D.
The assessment for each foot front against vacant lots shall be only
25% of the assessment for each foot-front against property with improvements.
E.
Where a property is located at an intersection of two streets, a
full foot-front assessment as well as 25% of the side yard will be
assessed, provided the side yard fronting the street is within the
two-hundred-fifty-foot distance.
F.
Regarding irregularly shaped lots, only the portion of the lot that
is within the two-hundred-fifty-foot distance will be assessed.
G.
Where, for taxing purposes, property owners have had two or more
adjoining properties in common ownership "tied" together in order
to facilitate real estate tax billing procedures, the Township shall
consider the properties individual and separate until such time that
the properties are legally joined through the land subdivision procedure.
A.
All property owners having buildings located within 780 feet, radius,
of a public fire hydrant are considered to benefit from the fire hydrant
and shall be assessed by the Township for the cost of providing fire
hydrant service.
B.
The Township shall assess benefiting property owners on a flat-rate,
per-lot basis. The assessment shall be by equal assessment on all
properties containing buildings within the subject hydrant district.
Where multiple buildings are located on one property (for example,
two or more multifamily or commercial buildings on one property),
the Township, at their sole discretion, may assign an equal assessment
to each individual building on the property.
C.
There shall be no assessment against vacant lots. Where, for taxing
purposes, property owners have had two or more adjoining properties
in common ownership "tied" together in order to facilitate real estate
tax billing procedures, the Township shall consider the properties
individual and separate until such time that the properties are legally
joined through the land subdivision procedure.
D.
Property owner(s) may elect to install hydrants for their benefit
without seeking a petition from neighboring property owners provided
they agree to pay the full cost of the hydrant(s) being requested
and provided the hydrant is situated within a public road right-of-way.
In this case, neighboring property owners will not be assessed for
the benefit of the hydrant, although the installed hydrant will be
available for their emergency use if needed. The location of the hydrant
within the public road right-of-way shall be at the sole discretion
of the Township, the Fire Chief, and the water utility.
E.
An assessment on a property may be removed where a property owner
has obtained a building permit to remove all buildings on the property
and has, in fact, completed the removal of the buildings.
