[Ord. 449, 3/19/1990]
1.
The Board of Supervisors may install fire hydrants along the streets (as defined in the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance [Chapter 22]), or portions thereof, within the Township in accordance with one of the three following procedures:
A.
A petition of the surface property owners of a majority of the lineal
feet frontage along any street, or portion thereof, within the Township
may request the installation of fire hydrants, by petition, on a form
provided by the Township, and the Board of Supervisors decides to
install fire hydrants in accordance with such petition.
B.
The Board of Supervisors may, by resolution, decide to install fire
hydrants along any street, or portion thereof, within the Township.
C.
A developer who includes fire hydrants in a subdivision or land development
plan shall install the fire hydrants and shall be responsible for
the expense of such installation.
[Ord. 449, 3/19/1990]
In the event that the fire hydrants are installed in accordance with § 7-201, Subsection 1A or B, above, each property owner whose property is within 780 feet of any fire hydrant within the Township shall be assessed, for installation, of an amount determined by the Board of Supervisors by resolution, which assessment shall be levied against all similarly situated property owners based upon a front foot basis. In the case of a lot fronting on more than one street which is subject to assessment, then the assessment shall be determined only on the longest side of the lot subject to assessment. No such assessment shall be levied against farm land or land used as an aviation field or against other property not benefitted thereby. Vacant lots between built up sections of the street, whether tilled or untilled, shall not be deemed to be farm lands.
[Ord. 449, 3/19/1990]
Each property owner whose property is within 780 feet of any
fire hydrant within the Township shall be assessed, for operation,
of an amount determined annually by the Board of Supervisors by resolution,
which assessment shall be levied against all similarly situated property
owners based upon a front foot basis. In the case of a lot fronting
on more than one street which is subject to assessment, then the assessment
shall be determined only on the longest side of the lot subject to
assessment. No such assessment shall be levied against farm land or
land used as an aviation field or against other property not benefitted
thereby. Vacant lots between built up sections of street, whether
tilled or untilled, shall not be deemed to be farm lands.
[Ord. 449, 3/19/1990]
1.
It shall be the duty of the Tax Administrator to collect and receive
the assessments imposed by this Part; it shall also be the duty of
the Tax Administrator to keep a record showing the amount received
from each property owner.
2.
The Tax Administrator is hereby charged with the administration and
enforcement of the provisions of this Part, and together with the
Board of Supervisors, or its duly qualified designee, is hereby empowered
to prescribe, adopt, promulgate, and enforce rules and regulations
relating to any manner pertaining to the administration and enforcement
of this Part. Any person aggrieved by any decision of the Tax Administrator
shall have the right of appeal to the Court of Common Pleas of Centre
County, as in any other case.
3.
In the event that any assessment under this Part remains due and
unpaid for 30 days after the due date, the Tax Administrator may sue
for recovery of any such assessment due and unpaid under this Part,
together with interest and penalty.
4.
If, for any reason, the assessment is not paid within 75 days of
the due date, interest thereon shall accrue from the date such assessments
were due. Further, the Township Solicitor may enter the amount due,
including all interest along with 5% attorney's commission, as
a municipal lien against the delinquent property owner in a like manner
as municipal liens are by law filed and collected.
5.
The Board of Supervisors may assign some or all of the duties of
the Tax Administrator, pursuant to this Part, to the entity which
collects any item of taxation for the Township.
