[Ord. 169, 10/20/1981; as amended by Ord. 271, -/-/—;
by Ord. 278, 9/18/1991; and at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. AO)]
1.
The Board
of Supervisors has contracted with the Richland Township Municipal
Authority of Allegheny County (or its successor) to place, replace,
operate, maintain and repair fire hydrants to water mains, and to
maintain pressure as approved by firefighting underwriters along highways,
streets, roads and allies within the township to provide a water supply
system equipped to supply sufficient water for the protection of property
from fire.
2.
The Board
of Supervisors determines that the way to acquire the money necessary
for providing these fire prevention services is through establishing
an annual assessment of the cost of fire protection by an equal assessment
on all property, whether or not exempt from taxation under existing
law, abutting upon highways, streets, roads and alleys within 780
feet of any fire hydrant on a water main. The assessment shall be
upon the assessed value established by Allegheny County for each property
within 780 feet of a fire hydrant.
3.
No assessment
shall be made under this section against any farmland or an airport
which is privately owned and which is not open nor intended to be
open to the public, but vacant lots between built-up sections, either
tilled or not tilled, are not farmland.
4.
All assessments
for fire protection shall be collected by the Tax Collector.
5.
The assessment
may be billed on the annual real estate tax bill for Township purposes
if authorized by the Board of Supervisors.
[Ord. 170, 10/20/1981; as amended by Ord. 278, 9/18/1991;
and at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. AO)]
1.
The Board
of Supervisors had made a contract for securing and maintaining electric
street lights and has established a street light district to light
and illuminate the highways, roads and public places in the vicinity
of Bakerstown and to alter and improve lighting as may be appropriate
in the best interest of the Township.
2.
The Board
of Supervisors determines that the way to pay for the cost of electric
street light service, with designated street light district, is through
a uniform annual assessment made upon benefitted properties on the
foot-front basis, whether or not the property is exempt from taxation
by existing law.
3.
The front-foot
assessment shall be an equal assessment on all properties in proportion
to the number of feet the property fronts on the street or highway
or portion thereof to be lighted.
4.
No assessment
shall be made against any farmland, but vacant lots between built-up
sections, whether tilled or not tilled, are not farmland.
5.
All annual
assessments for street lights shall be filed with the Township Tax
Collector.
6.
The assessment
may be billed on the annual real estate tax bill for general Township
purposes if authorized by the Board of Supervisors.
[Ord. 109, 3/15/1977, §§ 1, 2; as amended
by Ord. 189, 2/22/1983, § 1; by Ord. 211, 3/19/1985; by
Ord. 278, 9/18/1991; by Ord. 325, 7/3/1996; by Ord. 336, 2/5/1977;
and at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. AO)]
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this Part
shall, upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding
commenced by the Township before a Magisterial District Judge, pay
a fine of not more than $600, plus all court costs, including reasonable
attorneys' fees, incurred by the Township in the enforcement of this
Part. If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment,
the Township may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable Rules
of Civil Procedure. Each day a violation exists shall constitute a
separate offense. Further, the appropriate officers or agents of the
Township are hereby authorized to seek equitable relief, including
injunction, to enforce compliance herewith.
