This article shall be known as the "Caernarvon Township Streetlighting Ordinance."
[Adopted 7-18-2000 by Ord. No. 169]
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
This article is adopted pursuant to the authority of Sections 2001 through 2003 of the Second Class Township Code, 53 P.S. §§ 67001 through 67003, in order to provide appropriate streetlighting within the Township and to charge the cost thereof to the benefitted landowners.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
A streetlighting district is hereby established pursuant to Sections 2001 through 2003 of the Second Class Township Code, 53 P.S. §§ 67001 through 67003, to be known as the "Caernarvon Township Streetlighting District." Said streetlighting district shall consist of the entire Township and shall include all areas within the Township where streetlighting is provided or at any time in the future may be provided. The Township reserves the right for equitable or other considerations to further divide the streetlighting district into separate districts in order to properly and fairly allocate the actual cost incurred to the properties benefitted.
There is hereby levied and imposed a uniform annual assessment consisting of the annual cost of streetlighting for the Caernarvon Township Streetlighting District.
A.
Such assessment shall consist of the actual cost of streetlighting charged by the applicable electric power company for the previous year.
B.
Said cost shall be assessed pro rata against the benefitted properties according to the front-foot method.
C.
For the current year and for future years until such time as the cost shall change substantially, the charge will be $0.50 per front foot for improved properties and $0.15 per front foot for unimproved properties.
D.
This assessment shall be charged against any property located within 250 feet of a streetlight.
The annual assessment for streetlighting shall be collected by the Tax Collector in the same manner as Township real estate taxes are collected and, if such assessment is uncollected, the same shall be a lien and shall be collectible in the same manner as other municipal claims. The assessment shall be billed on the annual real estate bill for general purposes.
If any provision of this article is found to be unconstitutional, illegal, or invalid, such unconstitutionality, illegality, or invalidity shall not affect or impair the remaining provisions of this article.
All ordinances, resolutions, or any part of any ordinance or resolution inconsistent with the provisions of this article are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.