[Ord. No. 133, 3/7/2007]
This part shall be known as the "London Grove Township Street Lighting District Ordinance."
[Ord. No. 133, 3/7/2007]
This part is adopted pursuant to the authority of Article XX of the Second Class Township Code, 53 P.S. § 67001 et seq. The purpose of this part is to provide lighting to the Chatham Street Lighting District and to charge the cost thereof to the benefitted landowners as requested by the petitioning landowners.
[Ord. No. 133, 3/7/2007]
1.
On January 4, 1949, and May 2, 1949, a petition was presented to the board of supervisors of the township by residents and landowners requesting the township provide streetlights on the roads located within Chatham, the portion of the township that is adjacent to Avondale Borough and West Grove Borough between Chester County Tax Map Parcels 59-5-35 on the west and 59-522 on the east. The petitions were signed by landowners owning more than a majority of the front footage along said portion to be illuminated. The petition further stated:
A.
The undersigned petitioners further request that the cost of providing street lighting shall be paid through a uniform annual assessment made upon benefitted properties on the front-foot basis, as provided by § 2003(a) of the Second Class Township Code, 53 P.S. § 67003(a).
B.
The petition was accepted and on January 4, 1949, and May 2, 1949, the board of supervisors adopted Res. 10 authorizing the board of supervisors to enter into an agreement with Philadelphia Electric Company for the provision of street lights in Chatham. The lighting was installed and billing by the tax collector for costs commenced January 1, 1950.
[Ord. No. 133, 3/7/2007]
There is hereby established a street lighting district pursuant to § 2002 [of the Second Class Township Code], 53 P.S. § 67002, to be known as the "Chatham Street Lighting District." Said street lighting district shall consist of the Chester County tax map parcels listed in subsection 21-405.D of this part.
[Ord. No. 133, 3/7/2007]
1.
There is hereby levied and imposed a uniform annual assessment on all properties in the Chatham Street lighting district:
A.
Such assessment shall consist of an amount per front foot specified annually in the township's tax levy resolution.
B.
Said cost shall be assessed against the benefitted properties according to the front foot method. Paragraph D below identifies the front footage (column 2) of each tax map parcel (column 1) in the Chatham Street lighting district.
C.
The annual cost for the street lighting shall be assessed against each tax map parcel in the district by multiplying the amount per front foot levied annually by the township times the foot frontage for the parcel.
D.
The following chart shows:
(1)
Column 1, each tax map parcel in the Chatham Street lighting district; and
(2)
Column 2, the front footage of each tax map parcel as shown on the Chester County tax maps.
Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
Tax Map Parcel | Foot Frontage |
59-5-7 | 201 |
59-5-8 | 225 |
59-5-9 | 163 |
59-5-9.3 | 0 |
59-5-9.4 | 263 |
59-5-21.2 | 85 |
59-5-22 | 178 |
59-5-35 | 75 |
59-5-53.3 | 160 |
59-5A-1 | 60 |
59-5A-2 | 143 |
59-5A-3 | 233 |
59-5A-4 | 142 |
59-5A-5 | 150 |
59-5A-6 | 50 |
59-5A-7 | 50 |
59-5A-8 | 50 |
59-5A-9 | 150 |
59-5A-9.1 | 50 |
59-5A-10 | 50 |
59-5A-11 | 100 |
59-5A-12 | 50 |
59-5A-13 | 210 |
59-5A-14 | 120 |
59-5A-15 | 110 |
59-5A-16 | 85 |
59-5A-17 | 54 |
59-5A-18 | 53 |
59-5A-18.1 | 153 |
59-5A-19 | 110 |
59-5A-20 | 68 |
59-5A-21 | 86 |
59-5A-22 | 184 |
59-5A-23 | 150 |
59-5B-1 | 142 |
59-5B-2 | 50 |
59-5B-3 | 0 |
59-5B-4 | 162 |
59-5B-5 | 87 |
59-5B-6 | 50 |
59-5B-7 | 62 |
59-5B-9 | 200 |
59-5B-10 | 133 |
59-5B-11 | 111 |
59-5E-1 | 288 |
59-5E-2 | 91 |
59-5E-4 | 150 |
59-5E-5 | 50 |
59-5E-6 | 170 |
59-5E-7 | 196 |
59-5F-1 | 196 |
59-5F-2 | 145 |
59-5F-3 | 83 |
59-5F-4 | 46 |
59-5F-5 | 80 |
59-5F-6 | 66 |
59-5F-7 | 50 |
59-5F-8 | 66 |
59-5F-9 | 66 |
59-5F-11 | 164 |
59-5F-12 | 115 |
59-5F-13 | 146 |
59-5F-14 | 135 |
59-5F-15 | 65 |
59-5F-16 | 100 |
[Ord. No. 133, 3/7/2007]
The annual assessment for street lighting shall be collected by the tax collector in the same manner as township real estate taxes are collected. If such assessment remains uncollected 90 days after the due date, it shall be turned over to the township solicitor for collection by means of an action in assumpsit for recovery or a municipal lien filed against the property of the delinquent owner for the amount of the unpaid assessment, plus interest at the rate of 6% per year from the date the assessment was due, costs, charges, expenses and fees, including attorney fees. The assessment shall be billed on the annual real estate bill for general purposes.