58-16 Sidewalks and Streetlights in Unincorporated Townsite - North Dakota Statutes

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CHAPTER 58-16SIDEWALKS AND STREETLIGHTS IN UNINCORPORATED TOWNSITE58-16-01. Petition for construction of sidewalks or installation of streetlights inunincorporated townsites - Contents - Ordering construction or installation.When amajority of the lot owners on any street in any block within the platted limits of an unincorporated
townsite shall petition the board of supervisors of the township in which the unincorporated
townsite, or the greater portion thereof, is situated, praying that a sidewalk be constructed or
streetlights be installed along the side of a street or thoroughfare within the platted limits
described in the petition, the board, by resolution, shall order the construction of the sidewalk or a
portion thereof by the owner of the land along which the sidewalk is to be built, if it appears that
the sidewalk described and prayed for in the petition is necessary to connect sidewalks already
built or that public convenience and necessity require its construction, and shall order and make
all necessary contracts and arrangements for the installation of streetlights if the public
convenience or necessity require the installation.58-16-02.Notice to owner to construct sidewalk - Failure to construct.Twopublications of the resolution provided in section 58-16-01 in a paper printed or published in the
unincorporated townsite are sufficient notice to the owner of the land along which the sidewalk is
to be built to construct the same. If no newspaper is published in the unincorporated townsite,
the resolution must be published in a newspaper in the municipality nearest to the unincorporated
townsite. If the owner fails to construct a fully completed sidewalk within thirty days after the last
publication of the resolution, the board of township supervisors shall cause such portion of the
sidewalk as has not been built by the owners of the lands to be built at the expense of the owners
upon contract or in such manner as the board may determine.58-16-03.Assessment and levy upon property - Form.The board of townshipsupervisors shall assess and levy upon each lot or parcel of land along which the sidewalk has
been built by the township a sum sufficient to cover the cost of the construction thereof and shall
assess and levy against each lot or parcel of land benefited by the installation of streetlights by
the township. The assessment must be in substantially the following form:The board of supervisors of the township of ____________________ assesses upon and
levies against the several parcels of land hereinafter described the respective sums of
money set against each lot or parcel. This assessment is made to defray the cost of a
______________sidewalkorstreetlightsalongthe_____________sideof____________ to ______________ in accordance with the resolution of the board of
township supervisors passed on _____________, ______, and duly published in
_________________ on _______________, _______.The amount assessed againstand levied upon each lot or parcel being the amount that it cost to construct or reconstruct
the sidewalk along and fronting upon the same lot or parcel of land. When streetlights
are installed the cost of the installation must be assessed and levied against all lots or
parcels of land that benefit from the streetlights.______________________________________________________________________DescriptionName of Owner, if knownof landAmount______________________________________________________________________LotBlockDollars Cents________________________________________________________________________Done at a meeting of the board of supervisors of the township of ____________ on_____________, ______._________________________ChairmanAttest:
___________________________Township ClerkPage No. 158-16-04.Petition for repair or reconstruction of a sidewalk or streetlights -Procedure followed.If the petition described in section 58-16-01 prays for the repair orreconstruction of a sidewalk or streetlights, the same procedure must be had as is prescribed for
the construction of new sidewalks or streetlights.58-16-05. Township supervisors to prescribe material for construction or repair ofsidewalks or streetlights and the type of light fixture to be used. The board of township
supervisors shall prescribe the material of which the sidewalks must be constructed or with which
they must be repaired, or the type of light fixture or equipment used or with which they must be
prepared.Whenever a sidewalk to be constructed as provided in this chapter connectssidewalks already in existence, the new sidewalk must be constructed, as nearly as practicable,
of the same material as the sidewalks which it connects.Page No. 2Document Outlinechapter 58-16 sidewalks and streetlights in unincorporated townsite