§ 21-801. Street lighting districts
West's Annotated Code of MarylandLocal GovernmentEffective: October 1, 2013
Effective: October 1, 2013
MD Code, Local Government, § 21-801
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 25, § 2B
§ 21-801. Street lighting districts
(b) The governing body of a county may:
(c) Except as provided in subsections (g) and (h) of this section, a county shall pay the costs of street lighting provided for under this section by an ad valorem tax imposed on each property in the district served by the street lighting.
(d)(1) Except as provided in subsections (e) and (f) of this section, the governing body of a county may create a street lighting district only on receipt of a petition signed by 60% of the owners of property located in the proposed district.
(e)(1) In addition to the process set forth under subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section, the County Commissioners of Frederick County may create, on their own initiative, a street lighting district for undeveloped land in the county if:
(f) The County Commissioners of St. Mary's County may create a street lighting district on receipt of a petition signed by a majority of the owners of property located in the proposed district.
(g) Somerset County may pay the cost of street lighting provided in accordance with this section by a tax imposed equally only on improved property in the district.
(h)(1) To cover the costs of street lighting, the County Commissioners of Washington County may impose either:
Credits
Added by Acts 2013, c. 119, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2013.
MD Code, Local Government, § 21-801, MD LOCAL GOVT § 21-801
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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