property multiplied by the cost per unit foot of assessable front, except

(that where two or more sides of a parcel of land in a residential zone

or upon which there is a dwelling house abut the project, the abutting

front feet for such parcel shall be computed as the total of (1) one-half

of the footage on the shorter of the several abutting sides or 32 feet

whichever is less, plus (2) the footage on the longer side or sides, or

where one side of a parcel in a residential zone or upon which there is a

dwelling house has already been assessed on a full footage basis for the

construction of an earlier projected and one or more sides of such parcel

abut a new project the abutting front feet for the parcel with respect to

the new project shall be computed as the footage abutting said project

less one half of the footage abutting the earlier constructed project or
32 foot, whichever figure is smaller, and the total assessable front feet

of the project shall reflect any such adjustment which may be made in

the specified situation.

THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER OF THE LAND AND IMPROVE-
MENTS ON A CORNER LOT OR LOTS SHALL PAY THE COST OF
CURB, GUTTER, STREET, AND/OR SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION
ASSESSMENT ON ONLY ONE SIDE OF THE PROPERTY, EITHER
FRONT OR SIDE, BUT NOT LESS THAN FORTY (40) FEET. IN THE
EVENT THAT THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY HAS PREVIOUSLY
PAID AN ASSESSMENT ON LESS THAN FORTY (40) FEET OF THE
SPECIFIC CORNER LOT, THE OWNER SHALL BE ASSESSED FOR
THE DIFFERENCE TO MAKE A TOTAL OF FORTY (40) FEET. IN
CASES OF PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY AREAS, AND UPON BRIDGES,
AND TOWN PUBLIC PROPERTY BEING INVOLVED IN NEW
STREET AND SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION THE MAYOR AND
COUNCIL, AT ITS DISCRETION MAY PARTICIPATE FINANCIALLY
TO SATISFY ANY REASONABLE DISPUTE WITH REGARDS TO
SETTLEMENT OF FRONT FOOT BENEFITS, AND ANY FINANCIAL
ADJUSTMENTS BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL THE AMOUNT
SHALL BE MADE A PART OF THE ASSESSMENT FOR CALCULA-
TION PURPOSES. Such assessment shall constitute a lien against the
abutting property and shall be payable in cash or in equal installments,
one installment to be paid every six months from the date of assessment,
together with interest, and the installments shall be collectable as town
taxes are collected, including penalties for late payment.

The assessment shall be made by an ordinance enacted at a public
meeting, after the property owners proposed to be assessed have been
notified by mailing a notice to the addresses listed on the assessment
records of the proposed assessment and the date of hearing.

Property owners so assessed shall have the right to appeal to the
Circuit Court for Prince George's County, Maryland, within thirty (30)
days after the date on which the assessment is made. The owner of any
property assessed or anyone in his behalf may anticipate the payment of an
installment or