[Adopted 12-5-1984 by Ord. No. 1313[1] (Ch. 111, Art. III, of the 1972 Code)]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance superseded former Art. III,
General Revenue Tax, adopted 2-13-1980 by Ord. No. 1201, as amended.
[Amended 12-18-1985 by Ord. No. 1328; 12-17-1986 by Ord. No. 1353; 12-16-1987 by Ord. No. 1374; 11-30-1988 by Ord. No. 1394; 11-29-1989 by Ord. No.
1413; 12-5-1990 by Ord. No. 1434; 12-4-1991 by Ord. No. 1462; 12-16-1992 by Ord. No. 1493]
A.
In accordance with the authority granted by Section 1302 of the Pennsylvania
Borough Code, 8 Pa.C.S.A. § 46302,[1] there is hereby levied, for the calendar year commencing
January 1, 2022, and each subsequent calendar year thereafter until
further amended, a tax of 6.25 mills on each dollar of assessed valuation
of real property subject to taxation within the Borough of Lansdale,
to be used as follows:
[Last amended 12-21-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-1962]
|
Purpose
|
Tax on Each Dollar of Assessed Valuation
(mills)
|
|---|---|
|
For general Borough purposes
|
4.22
|
|
For debt service
|
1.85
|
|
For firesafety
|
0.4500
|
|
For library purposes
|
0.7300
|
|
Total
|
7.25
|
[1]
Editor's Note: See now 8 Pa.C.S.A. § 1302.
B.
Collection of tax. The Lansdale Borough Tax Collector is hereby authorized
and directed to collect the tax on real property as adopted from time
to time by the Borough Council of the Borough of Lansdale in accordance
with the taxing ordinances and resolutions authorizing collection
thereof, and said monies are to be returned to the Borough Council
of the Borough of Lansdale for the purpose of implementing the annual
budget, as adopted, and this section shall constitute the Lansdale
Borough Tax Collector's warrant to so act.
[Last amended 12-15-2010 by Ord. No. 1802]
C.
There shall be a fee for preparing and providing by mail or otherwise
a real estate tax certification for any single tax parcel within the
Borough of Lansdale, which fee shall be established from time to time
by resolution of the Borough Council of the Borough of Lansdale, but
not less than $15, and which fee shall be assessed and collected by
the Borough Tax Collector and retained by the Tax Collector for providing
such services.
[Added 4-4-1993 by Ord. No. 1497]
D.
There shall be a fee for furnishing and providing, by mail or otherwise,
information pertaining to real estate tax data, including, but not
limited to, tax duplicates, for any single tax parcel within the Borough
of Lansdale. The fee may be changed from time to time by resolution
of the Borough Council of the Borough of Lansdale. The fee shall be
assessed, collected and retained by the Borough Tax Collector for
providing such service.
[Added 6-17-1998 by Ord. No. 1627[2]]
