[Adopted 4-27-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-04 (Ch. 2.112, Art. IV, of the 1997 Code)]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
QUALIFIED PRIVATE COMMUNITY (QPC)
A residential condominium, cooperative, fee-simple community or horizontal property regime, comprised of a community trust, trust device, condominium association, or association of homeowners wherein the cost of snow removal within the community is paid for by a not-for-profit entity consisting exclusively of unit owners within the community, as defined and applied under N.J.S.A. 40:67-23.2.
ROADWAY WITHIN A QUALIFIED PRIVATE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
An undedicated, paved surface used to carry motor vehicle traffic within the community, but shall not include areas used exclusively for parking.
A. 
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:67-23.5, The Borough of Englishtown shall enter into a written agreement with each QPC annually for snow and ice removal reimbursement in an amount not to exceed the cost that would be incurred by the municipality in providing these services directly.
B. 
The Borough shall make a single payment to each QPC by July 1 of each year for reimbursement of ice and snow removal costs incurred by the QPC during the preceding twelve-month period. The amount of reimbursement will be calculated in accordance with the formula established in § 555-39.
C. 
The reimbursement payments will be made to the homeowners' association or other legal representative established under the bylaws of the QPC.
A. 
The maximum amount to be reimbursed to the QPC shall be the actual cost to the QPC for providing ice and snow removal during the applicable twelve-month period, but shall not exceed the per-mile reimbursement calculation established below.
B. 
The per-mile reimbursement calculation shall be established each year by the Borough Administrator by taking the total amount expended by the Borough for the plowing, salting and sanding of public streets during the applicable twelve-month period and dividing that amount by the number of miles of public streets within the Borough. The Borough shall then reimburse the QPC on a per-mile basis for each mile, or fraction thereof, of roadway within the community.
A. 
By June 1 of each year, each QPC shall provide to the Borough Administrator an accounting of the actual costs incurred by the QPC for the removal of snow and ice during the applicable period. The QPC shall make available to the Borough Administrator all invoices, vouchers and payment slips pertaining to ice and snow removal upon request by the Borough Administrator. Any QPC which fails to submit the required data in a timely fashion shall not receive the reimbursement payment until the following year.
B. 
The Borough Administrator/CFO shall submit the per-mile calculation to the Borough for distribution to each QPC at the time of the reimbursement process.
The Borough shall not be responsible for the performance of any snow or ice removal activity on roadways located within QPCs, but shall only be responsible to reimburse the QPCs for the costs thereof in the manner consistent with this article.