All landowners owning real estate, whether or
not occupied, situate in Independence Township, Washington County,
Pennsylvania, that abuts any highway, street, road or alley that has
public streetlighting shall pay an annual assessment in proportion
to the number of feet that the subject property fronts on the street,
highway, road or alley for which public lighting has been supplied.
Said assessment shall be based on the pro rata cost based on all front
footage within the subject district.
No assessment shall be made against any farmland,
but vacant lots between built-up sections, either tilled or not tilled,
are not farmland. The assessment for each front foot against vacant
lots shall be in conformity with the Municipal Code.
All assessments shall be billed by the Township
Tax Collector in conjunction with the annual real estate taxes billing,
and all payments shall be paid over to the Township Treasurer.
Failure to make payment shall result in the
imposition of late fees, attorney's fees, and any and all costs associated
with the collection of the amount(s) due and therein any delinquency
shall be posted as a lien against the subject premises and/or landowners.