[Adopted 11-7-1979 by Ord. No. 1979-1]
A. 
Abutting property owners shall be charged for all costs of the water main installation. Assessments shall be on a front foot basis for properties abutting a main.
B. 
Corner properties with mains on both sides shall be assessed the full length of the long side or the short side plus 1/3 the long side, whichever is least.
C. 
Corner properties with mains on one side only shall be assessed on a front foot basis for the side abutting the main.
D. 
Properties in which a main does not extend the full length of the property shall be assessed on a benefit basis, the charge to be equal to the cost per front foot multiplied by the length of the property.
E. 
Corner properties with mains on three sides shall be assessed the full length of the longest side, or the short side plus 1/3 the longest side, whichever is least.
F. 
Properties abutting mains front and back shall be assessed the full length of the side connecting to the main.
G. 
Cul-de-sac properties shall be assessed using half the length of the front property line plus half the length of the rear property line as the distance to be assessed. For irregularly shaped lots, the rear property line for assessment purposes shall be defined as a line connecting the sides of the lot at a distance from the front equal to the shorter side.
H. 
Property which has been used primarily for agricultural purposes for at least three years immediately preceding the installation of the water main shall not be assessed unless the owner of the property makes use of the services provided by the main. The Township shall file notice in the Lehigh County Recorder of Deeds Office that the lines have been installed and that, if the present or any subsequent owner of the land makes use of the services provided by the main, or if the use of the land is changed, such owner shall be liable for the assessment cost of installation of such main as per originally assessed.
I. 
Corner properties in which a main does not extend the full length of one or both sides shall be assessed as under Subsection B with the benefit rule of Subsection D.
J. 
Properties which have no street frontage and are served with mains through alleys will be assessed for frontage along alley.
On the completion of the project, the Township shall assess the costs chargeable to abutting property owners as set forth under § 407-27.
A connection fee shall be charged for each water main connection. Connection fees shall be as follows:
Size of Connection Pipe
(inches)
Connection Fee
3/4
$550
1
$550
1 1/4
$575
1 1/2
$750
2
$1,500
3
$3,000
4
$4,000
6
$6,000
8
$8,000
A. 
Connection fee. The connection fee is due at the time the connection permit is issued. The connection fee is as set forth above in § 407-29. A discount of $50 will be granted to any owner paying the connection fee within 60 days of the date of the notice to connect. All owners paying connection after the expiration of 120 days from the date of issuance of such notice shall pay an additional $50.
B. 
Assessment.
(1) 
The net amount of the assessment is due 60 days from the date of notification. Owners may elect to pay the assessment in five equal installments, the first 20% due within 60 days of notification and subsequent installments due on the anniversaries of the due date. A charge of 8% per year will be levied on the unpaid balance.
(2) 
Owners electing to pay installments shall enter into an agreement with the Township regarding the form of payment of the assessment. In addition, a lien will be filed by the Township against the property, the cost of such lien to be paid by the owner with the first payment. Any owner electing to enter into such an agreement shall notify the Township within 30 days of receipt of notification, so the agreement can be prepared by the Township Solicitor.
[Amended 5-21-1997 by Ord. No. 1997-1]
Violations of this article shall be punishable as a summary offense as set forth in § 1-16A of this Code.
If any sentence, clause, section or part of this article is for any reason found to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, such unconstitutionality, illegality or invalidity shall not affect or impair any of the remaining sentences, clauses, sections, provisions or parts of this article, it being the intent of the Township of North Whitehall that this article would have been adopted had such unconstitutional, illegal or invalid sentence, clause, section or part thereof not been included herein.
All ordinances, or parts of ordinances, inconsistent with this article shall be and the same are expressly repealed.
This article shall become effective five days after adoption, as provided by law.