[Adopted 10-17-2007 by Ord. No. 07-3]
All landowners owning real estate, whether or
not occupied, situate in Independence Township, Washington County,
Pennsylvania, that abuts any highway, street, road or alley that is
within 780 feet of any fire hydrant shall pay an assessment equal
to two mills of the assessed value of the subject real estate.
No assessment shall be made against any farmland,
but vacant lots between built up sections, either tilled or not tilled,
are not farmland.
All assessments shall be billed by the Township
Tax Collector in conjunction with the annual real estate taxes billing,
and all payments shall be paid over to the Township Treasurer.
Failure to make payment shall result in the
imposition of late fees, attorney's fees, and any and all costs associated
with the collection of the amount(s) due and therein any delinquency
shall be posted as a lien against the subject premises and/or landowners.
