[Adopted by Ord. No. 79-148 (Sec. 19-2 of the 1996 Revised
General Ordinances)]
A.
The Township Council may by resolution authorize or
direct the construction of the following:
(1)
The construction of streets, roads, avenues, alleys,
or other public highways, or portions thereof, or widening, straightening,
extending, altering, or changing in any manner the location of a street,
road, avenue, alley or other public highway, or portion thereof together
with sidewalks and/or curbs within the Township of Manchester;
(2)
The grading or alteration of the grade of a street,
alley, or other public highway, or portion thereof;
(3)
The paving, repaving, or otherwise improving or reimproving
a street, alley or other public highway, or portion thereof;
(4)
The curbing or recurbing, guttering or reguttering
of a sidewalk in, upon, or along a street, alley, or other public
highway, or portion thereof;
(5)
The installation, construction, reconstruction, enlargement
or extension of storm sewer systems or storm drains under or along
a street, alley or public highway, or portion thereof, or in, under,
or along any public or private lands; the construction, reconstruction,
enlargement or extension of a storm sewer system or storm drains or
both combined.
[Amended by Ord. No. 87-337]
A.
When the resolution above mentioned is adopted, the
Township Administrator, or other person delegated by him, shall give
notice of the improvement and that the cost of the construction shall
be paid by the owner or owners of the real estate in front of which
the improvements are made, except that the Township shall pay the
entire cost of streets, roads, avenues, alleys, or other public highways
or portions thereof together with sidewalks and/or curbs lying in
the angles of intersection of streets.
B.
A property owner requesting the Township to furnish
grades on a public street which has been accepted for maintenance
shall pay for the cost of the engineering to establish grades for
the street, road, avenue, alley or other public highways or portions
thereof together with sidewalks and/or curb.
C.
Following the adoption of a resolution and notice of proposed construction as aforesaid and upon completion of the construction, the costs of improvement shall be determined by the Township Engineer and shall be delivered to the Township Clerk, who shall give notice to the owner or owners of any real estate affected thereby of their pro rata share of the costs of improvement, to include construction and engineering fees to be paid by the property owner. The notice shall contain the statement that the assessment shall immediately paid, otherwise it shall become a lien upon the property in accordance with Subsection D below.
D.
When proceedings have been commenced under this section for the improvements as set forth in § 372-1, such proceedings shall be determined to be local improvements and assessments for benefits may be made immediately therefor and the Tax Assessor shall make assessment of the benefits conferred upon any real estate by reason of such improvements in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:56-1 etc. and N.J.S.A. 40:56-42. Such assessment shall immediately be paid by the owner of any such real estate benefited therefrom upon receipt from the Tax Collector, and upon failure to pay the same within 10 days of receipt of the notice of the assessment, it shall be added to the assessment for real estate and collected in like manner.[1]
