Source: https://www.ecode360.com/15932637
Timestamp: 2019-12-14 13:56:38
Document Index: 150254641

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 277', '§ 277', '§ 277', '§ 277', '§ 277', '§ 277', '§ 245']

Township of Little Egg Harbor, NJ Qualified Private Communities
§ 277-1 Applicability.
§ 277-3 Threshold requirements.
§ 277-4 Reimbursement agreement.
§ 277-5 Eligible reimbursable expenses.
§ 277-6 Designated representative.
§ 277-7 Reimbursement procedures.
Chapter 277 Qualified Private Communities
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Little Egg Harbor 5-13-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-09. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The entity responsible for the administration of a qualified private community, which entity may be incorporated or unincorporated.
That portion of the municipal tax rate levied in support of municipal purpose appropriations. Said rate is identified on Township tax bills as "municipal tax."
The Township of Little Egg Harbor, Ocean County, New Jersey.
The following requirements shall be determined prior to providing municipal services or entering into a reimbursement agreement.
The master deed for the qualified private community shall be provided to the Township Engineer to document the recorded intent of the owner to establish and develop the property as a qualified private community consistent with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 46:8B-1 et seq., or N.J.S.A. 46:8A-1 et seq., complete with improvements intended for the common use and enjoyment of the residents of the property.
The owner shall indicate its desire or intent to dedicate the public street areas to the Township or to retain same as private areas of the community. The Township shall have the sole discretion to determine whether to accept or reject street areas offered for acceptance by the Township. The condition precedent to consideration of street dedication shall be whether the streets and roads meet existing Township street standards as set forth in Chapter 212, Land Development, with the exception of width. The Township shall bear no responsibility for maintenance of streets that it does not own through dedication and acceptance.
The manner and conditions under which service shall be provided by the Township is based upon conveyance of a deed of dedication by the owner to the Township and acceptance thereof by the Planning Board and the Township Committee. Should the Township provide services to any private street, the qualified private community or association shall be required to produce an insurance policy naming the Township as the insured party. The insurance policy shall provide combined liability coverage in an amount not less than $1,000,000.
The Tax Assessor shall certify to the Township Engineer that a complex meets the definition of a qualified private community as established by N.J.S.A. 40:67-23.2, which definition is recited under § 245-2 of these regulations.
The Township shall be held harmless by the association and the qualified private community property owner, if applicable, from any lawsuit by virtue of providing services on dedicated streets or through the reimbursement procedure. An agreement entered into pursuant to this chapter shall provide for complete accounting of the amount expended by the qualified private community during the year for which reimbursement is anticipated by the Township, and said documentation must be submitted to the Director of Public Works and Township Attorney before reimbursement by the Township.
Removal of snow, ice and other obstructions from the roads and streets.
The qualified private community shall designate a coordinator for purposes of negotiating and implementing an agreement pursuant to this chapter.
The Township shall budget annually the reimbursement percentage required to compensate the qualified private community, said appropriation to be subject to a cap base budget adjustment as provided by the State of New Jersey Director of the Division of Local Government Services.