[Adopted 1-9-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-02;
amended in its entirety 1-9-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-02 (Ch.
24, Part 5, of the 2003 Code)]
This article shall be known and may be cited
as the "Petitioned Streetlight Tax."
An annual tax as provided for in the Second Class Township Code (Article XX, 53 P.S. § 67003) is hereby levied to pay the cost and expense of the maintenance of streetlights in Springettsbury Township as the Supervisors shall, from time to time, designate by ordinance or resolution.
A.
The annual cost and expense of maintenance of said
streetlights shall be borne by the owners of the real estate within
250 feet of such lighting facility in proportion to the number of
feet their property fronts on the street or highway or portion thereof
to be lighted.
B.
There shall be no assessment made against any farmlands,
but vacant lots between built-up sections, whether tilled or untilled,
shall not be deemed to be farmlands.
In the event that an assessment would be inequitable
because of the peculiar or pointed shapes of lots or at intersections,
the Supervisors may, in their discretion, provide for an equitable
reduction from the frontage of said lots.
If the assessment for the annual cost and expense
of the maintenance of said streetlights remain unpaid after December
31 of each succeeding year, the Solicitor of Springettsbury Township
shall collect the same together with 5% as attorney's commission and
interest from the date such assessments were due, by a municipal claim
filed against the property of the delinquent owner in like manner
as municipal claims are by law filed and collected.
