The Township will construct sidewalks and curbs along certain portions of Northgate Drive as shown on the Northgate Drive Streetscape Plan attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit "A" (the "Improvements"). Prior to undertaking said construction, the Township will notify affected property owners in writing that they may construct sidewalks (but not curbs) in accordance with the Northgate Drive Streetscape Plan and Township specifications within a time period set forth in said notice.
[Adopted 5-2-2016 by Ord. No. 443[1]]
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Editor's Note: Exhibits A and B, attached to Ord. No. 443, may be viewed at the Marshall Township municipal office during normal business hours.
The cost of Improvements identified in Exhibit A shall be assessed against the affected property owners in accordance with their frontages as set forth in the Northgate Drive Assessed Property List attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit "B". In the event a property owner constructs the sidewalks as set forth in Section 168-24, the assessment for the cost of Improvements shall be limited to the curbs only. The cost assessed for each affected property shall not exceed 15% of the assessed valuation of that property as of the effective date of the ordinance from which this Article derives. Any cost of Improvements above the 15% maximum liability shall be paid by the Township.
After the Improvements identified on Exhibit A are complete, the Township Treasurer shall provide a statement to the affected property owners listed in Exhibit B for their proportional share via U.S. Certified Mail. The property owners shall pay to the Township the amount due and owing within 30 days of notice. If any assessment remains unpaid 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 in accordance with the Municipal Claim and Tax Lien Law, 53 P.S. § 7101. Interest at the rate of 3.5% per year shall be charged against the delinquent owner from the date the assessment was due.