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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 911

COMMISSION [[FOR WHICH PROVISION IS MADE]] AS PROVIDED IN
THIS SUBTITLE FOR THE WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
TO BE CONSTRUCTED, PURCHASED, ESTABLISHED OR OTHERWISE
ACQUIRED UNDER THIS SUBTITLE, THE COMMISSION MAY FIX AN
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT ON ALL PROPERTIES, IMPROVED OR

UNIMPROVED, BINDING UPON A STREET, ROAD, LANE, ALLEY,
RIGHT-OF-WAY OR EASEMENT IN WHICH A WATER MAIN OR SEWER
HAS BEEN BUILT.

(B)         CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTIES; LEVY GENERALLY.
THE CONSTRUCTION OR ACQUISITION OF THE WATER MAINS OR
SEWERS IS HEREBY DECLARED TO BE A BENEFIT TO ALL PROPERTY
ABUTTING UPON [[IT]] THE SAME. THE COMMISSION FOR THE
PURPOSE OF ASSESSING BENEFITS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF
WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE SYSTEMS SHALL DIVIDE ALL
PROPERTIES BINDING UPON A STREET, ROAD, [[LAND]] LANE,
ALLEY, RIGHT-OF-WAY OR EASEMENT, IN WHICH A WATER PIPE OR
SANITARY SEWER IS TO BE LAID, INTO SEVEN CLASSES, NAMELY,
AGRICULTURAL, SMALL ACREAGE, INDUSTRIAL OR BUSINESS,
SUBDIVISION          RESIDENTIAL,           MULTI-UNIT          RESIDENTIAL,
MULTI-UNIT BUSINESS, AND INSTITUTIONAL. THE COMMISSION
MAY SUBDIVIDE EACH OF THE CLASSES IN ANY MANNER IT DEEMS
TO BE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST. IMMEDIATELY UPON THE
COMMENCEMENT OR WITHIN 12 MONTHS AFTER THE COMPLETION OR
ACQUISITION OF A WATER SUPPLY OR SEWERAGE PROJECT, THE
COMMISSION SHALL FIX AND LEVY A BENEFIT CHARGE UPON ALL
PROPERTY ABUTTING UPON THE WATER MAIN OR SEWER IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE CLASSIFICATION. IT SHALL IN WRITING
NOTIFY ALL OWNERS OF THE PROPERTIES INTO WHICH CLASS
THEIR RESPECTIVE PROPERTIES FALL AND THE CHARGE
DETERMINED UPON [[IT]] THE PROPERTY. IT SHALL NAME ALSO
IN THE NOTICE A TIME AND PLACE WHEN AND AT WHICH THE
OWNERS HILL BE HEARD. THE NOTICE MAY BE MAILED TO THE
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS OF THE OWNER, OR SERVED IN PERSON UPON
ANY ADULT OCCUPYING THE PREMISES, OR IN THE CASE OF
VACANT OR UNIMPROVED PROPERTY, POSTED UPON THE PREMISES.
THE CLASSIFICATION OF ANY PROPERTY MADE BY THE COMMISSION
IS FINAL, SUBJECT ONLY TO REVISION AT THE HEARING. THE
COMMISSION MAY CHANGE THE CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTIES
FROM TIME TO TIME AS THE PROPERTIES CHANGE IN THE USES TO
WHICH THEY ARE PUT. THE BENEFIT CHARGE SHALL BE LEVIED
FOR BOTH WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE FACILITIES (WHETHER
CONSTRUCTED, PURCHASED, ESTABLISHED OR OTHERWISE
ACQUIRED) AND SHALL BE BASED FOR EACH CLASS OF PROPERTY
UPON THE APPROXIMATE COST OF THE FACILITIES AS AN
INTEGRAL PART OF THE WHOLE SYSTEM, AND EITHER THE NUMBER
OF FRONT FEET ABUTTING UPON THE STREET, ROAD, LANE,
ALLEY, RIGHT-OF-WAY OR EASEMENT IN WHICH THE WATER PIPE
OR SEWER IS PLACED, OR WITH RESPECT TO MULTI-UNIT AND
INSTITUTIONAL CLASSES, THE NUMBER OF UNITS IN OR ON THE
PROPERTY ABUTTING THE WATER MAIN OR SEWER LINE.

(C)         PRIOR CHARGES CONFIRMED. ALL BENEFIT CHARGES
AND ASSESSMENTS PREVIOUSLY LEVIED BY THE COMMISSION,
WHETHER BY ORIGINAL LEVY OR SUBSEQUENT LEVY OR OTHERWISE
AND WHETHER DESIGNATED AS BENEFIT CHARGES, BENEFIT
ASSESSMENTS, DEBT SERVICE CHARGES OR DEBT SERVICE
ASSESSMENTS, AS THEY STOOD CHARGED BY THE COMMISSION