Ch 478 LAWS OF MARYLAND
67-18 SANITARY SUBDISTRICTS

IN ANY AREA WHERE THE COUNTY DETERMINES THAT PUBLIC
SEWER, WATER OR DRAINAGE FACILITIES ARE NEEDED AND CAN BE
SUPPLIED BY THE COUNTY ON A SELF-SUPPORTING BASIS, THE COUNTY
MAY PRESCRIBE BOUNDARY LINES TO ENCOMPASS THE AREA AND IT
MAY REFER TO THE AREA AS A SANITARY SUBDISTRICT JN THAT
SUBDISTRICT, IN LIEU OF FRONT FOOT BENEFIT ASSESSMENTS, THE
COUNTY MAY IMPOSE AN EQUAL BENEFIT ASSESSMENT ON EACH OF
THE PROPERTIES, OR A BENEFIT ASSESSMENT ON EACH OF THE
PROPERTIES CALCULATED BY A SQUARE FOOTAGE BENEFIT STANDARD
THE ASSESSMENT SHALL BE IN WHATEVER AMOUNT IS REQUIRED TO
PAY THE TOTAL COST OF PROVIDING AND INSTALLING PUBLIC
UTILITIES FOR THE SANITARY SUBDISTRICT PROCEDURES AS TO
PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ASSSSMENTS SHALL B.E CONDUCTED AS
PROVIDED IN § 67-18 IF ANY LOT OWNER JN THAT SANITARY
SUBDISTRICT DIVIDES HIS LOT, THEN WATER, SEWER OR DRAINAGE
SERVICES SHALL BE PROVIDED THEREFOR, AND THE SAME ASSESSMENT
SHALL BE IMPOSED ON THE DIVIDED LOTS AS ON OTHER PROPERTIES

67-19 CONNECTION CHARGES

FOR THE PURPOSE OF CARRYING OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
CHAPTER THE COUNTY MAY MAKE A CHARGE FOR EVERY DRAINAGE
SEWER AND WATER CONNECTION THE FUNDS DERIVED FROM SUCH
CHARGES MAY BE USED FOR PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON
BONDS, ACCUMULATING FUNDS FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, FOR
ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION OF WATER, AND DRAINAGE SEWER
SYSTEMS AND THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE THEREOF AND FOR
THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES NECESSARY TO THE
OPERATION OF THE COUNTY CONNECTION CHARGES SHALL BE
ESTABLISHED FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE COUNTY SUCH. CHARGES
MAY BE BASED UPON SUCH REASONABLE CLASSIFICATIONS AS THE
COUNTY MAY DETERMINE AND SUCH CLASSIFICATIONS MAY VARY
WITHIN ANY WATER, SEWERAGE AND DRAINAGE SYSTEM AND AMONG
ANY SUCH SYSTEMS DEPENDING ON ANY SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
WHICH THE COUNTY FINDS EXISTS THE CHARGES HEREIN PROVIDED
SHALL NOT BE LIMITED TO THE COSTS TO THE COUNTY FOR MAKING
SUCH CONNECTIONS THE COUNTY IS EMPOWERED TO DETERMINE THE
MANNER IN WHICH SUCH CHARGES SHALL BE PAYABLE

67-20 SERVICE AND UPKEEP CHARGES

FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS FOR MAINTAINING,
REPAIRING AND OPERATING ITS WATER SUPPLY, SEWERAGE, OR
DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, AND FOR ITS OPERATION AND OTHER EXPENSES,
INCLUDING PROPERTY DEPRECIATION ALLOWANCES, AND FOR
INTEREST ON AND THE RETIREMENTS OF BONDS AS SPECIFIED IN THIS
SUBTITLE, THE COUNTY MAY MAKE THE FOLLOWING CHARGES

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