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§ 9-659. Connections to nonabutting property

West's Annotated Code of MarylandEnvironment

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Environment
Title 9. Water, Ice, & Sanitary Facilities (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 6. Sanitary Commissions
Part VI. Operation of Districts
MD Code, Environment, § 9-659
§ 9-659. Connections to nonabutting property
Currentness
Connection permitted
(a)(1) The sanitary commission shall connect the water system or sewerage system to any parcel:
(i) Whose owner requests the connection;
(ii) That does not abut a way in which a water pipe or sewer pipe is laid; and
(iii) That is not the subject of a benefit assessment levied under § 9-657 or § 9-658 of this subtitle.
(2) However, the Sanitary Commission of Worcester County may also construct or permit the construction of a connector to any parcel described under paragraph (1) at a time and in a manner that it determines to be appropriate.
Levy of benefit assessment
(b) The sanitary commission shall classify the parcel and determine a front-foot charge on the parcel as if the parcel abutted on a way in which a water pipe or sewer pipe is laid.
Rights and duties of parcel owner
(c) When a connection is made under this section, the owner of the parcel has the same rights and duties and the district has the same remedies as to the benefit assessment that apply to benefit assessments under §§ 9-657 and 9-658 of this subtitle.
Payment of benefit assessment
(d) Payment of a benefit assessment made under this section:
(1) Is due when levied by the sanitary commission;
(2) Is in default 60 days after the payment is due; and
(3) When in default, bears interest from the date of default:
(i) In Allegany and Somerset counties, at the rate set by the respective Sanitary Commission; and
(ii) In all other counties, at the rate of 0.5 percent a month.

Credits

Added by Acts 1982, c. 240, § 2. Amended by Acts 1986, c. 236; Acts 1986, c. 814; Acts 1988, c. 6, § 1; Acts 1988, c. 186.
Formerly Art. 43, § 657.
MD Code, Environment, § 9-659, MD ENVIR § 9-659
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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