[Adopted 6-27-1994 by Ord. No. 855 (Ch. 131, Art. IV, of the 1998 Township
Code)]
Assessments made against properties as a result of the construction
of sanitary sewer projects, whether assessed according to the foot-front
rule or by Board of View, shall be due and payable in four equal quarterly
installments, the first installment due and payable on the 60th day
after the amount of assessment is set by ordinance or by Board of
View. No interest shall be applied to the assessment.
Property owners qualifying as low- and moderate-income households
may elect to pay assessments in 12 equal quarterly installments, the
first installment due and payable on the 60th day after the amount
of assessment is set by ordinance or Board of View. No interest shall
be applied to the assessment.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Income reported as total income on the United States individual
tax returns for the household members in the year immediately preceding
the year the assessment is levied.
A household with income as follows:
|
Number of Persons
|
Income
|
|---|---|
|
1
|
$20,550
|
|
2
|
$23,500
|
|
3
|
$26,400
|
|
4
|
$29,350
|
|
5
|
$31,700
|
|
6
|
$34,050
|
|
7
|
$36,400
|
|
8
|
$38,750
|
Qualifications to establish low and moderate income shall be
in substantially the following form:
A.
The property owner shall reside on the subject property.
B.
All members of the owner's household shall be identified.
C.
All members of the property owner's household for the subject tax
year shall file with the Township copies of United States individual
income tax returns, which copies shall not be shown to any person
not required to administer this article.
In the event that any property owner electing to pay an assessment
under either of the installment plans herein provided shall fail to
pay an installment in fall when due, the entire balance shall become
due, with interest, at 12% per annum and penalty as provided by law.
The Township Manager shall give notice of assessments due together
with a copy of this article by mailing the same to the last known
address of the owner as shown in the real estate tax duplicate issued
for the current year; said notice to be mailed forthwith when the
assessment is set.
It shall be the duty of the Township Solicitor to file municipal
liens as required by law in time to prevent loss of the assessment
by conveyance prior to collection of the assessment and upon nonpayment
to collect the assessment penalty and interest in the manner provided
by law for the collection of municipal liens.
