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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 149

AND DECLARED READY FOR SERVICE, THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
SHALL FIX AND LEVY AN ASSESSMENT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE
FISCAL YEAR ON A PRO RATA BASIS UPON ALL PROPERTY IN SUCH
DISTRICT ABUTTING UPON THE WATER MAIN OR SEWER, IN
ACCORDANCE        WITH THE CLASSIFICATION OR SUBDIVISION

THEREOF; AND THEY SHALL IN WRITING NOTIFY ALL OWNERS OF
SAID PROPERTIES INTO WHICH CLASS AND SUBDIVISION THEIR
RESPECTIVE PROPERTIES FALL AND THE CHARGE DETERMINED
UPON, NAMING ALSO IN THE NOTICE A TIME AND PLACE WHEN AND
AT WHICH THE OWNER WILL BE HEARD. SUCH NOTICE MAY BE
SAILED TO THE LAST KNOWN ADDRESS OF THE OWNER, OR SERVED
IN PERSON UPON ANY ADULT OCCUPYING THE PREMISES OR, IN
THE CASE OF A VACANT OR UNIMPROVED PROPERTY, POSTED UPON
THE PREMISES.

(3)          LEVY OF ASSESSMENT. THE CLASSIFICATION
OF AN THE BENEFIT ASSESSMENT MADE AGAINST ANY PROPERTY BY
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SHALL BE FINAL, SUBJECT ONLY TO
REVISION AT THE HEARING AS HEREINBEFORE PROVIDED.        THE
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY CHANGE THE CLASSIFICATION OF
PROPERTIES FROM TIME TO TIME AS THE PROPERTIES CHANGE IN
THE USES TO WHICH THEY ARE PUT. THE BENEFIT ASSESSMENT
SHALL BE LEVIED FOR BOTH WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE
CONSTRUCTION, AND SHALL BE BASED FOR EACH CLASS OF
PROPERTY UPON THE NUMBER OF FRONT-FEET ABUTTING UPON THE
STREET, ROAD, LANE, ALLEY, OR RIGHT-OF-WAY IN WHICH THE
WATER PIPE OR SEWER IS PLACED; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IN
THE CASE OF ANY IRREGULAR SHAPED LOT ABUTTING UPON A
STREET, ROAD, LANE, ALLEY, OR RIGHT-OF-WAY IN WHICH THERE
IS OR IS BEING CONSTRUCTED A WATER MAIN OR SEWER AT ANY
POINT, THE LOT SHALL BE ASSESSED FOR SUCH FRONTAGE AS THE
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY DETERMINE TO BE REASONABLE AND
FAIR; AND PROVIDED FURTHER, THAT NO LOT IN A SUBDIVISION
PROPERTY MAY BE ASSESSED ON MORE THAN ONE SIDE UNLESS IT
ABUTS UPON TWO PARALLEL STREETS, THAT CORNER LOTS MAY BE
AVERAGED AND ASSESSED UPON SUCH FRONTAGE AS THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS MAY DEEM REASONABLE AND FAIR, AND THAT ALL
LOTS IN THE SUBDIVISION PROPERTY CLASSIFICATION SHALL BE
ASSESSED EVEN THROUGH A WATER MAIN OR SEWER MAY NOT
EXTEND ALONG THE FULL LENGTH OF ANY BOUNDARY; AND
PROVIDED FURTHER, THAT NO LAND CLASSIFIED AS
AGRICULTURAL BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SHALL BE
ASSESSED A FRONT-FOOT BENEFIT WHEN IT HAS CONSTRUCTED
THROUGH IT OR IN FRONT OF IT A SEWER OR WATER MAIN UNTIL
SUCH TIME AS THE WATER OR SEWER CONNECTION IS MADE, AND
WHEN SO MADE AND FOR EVERY CONNECTION SUCH LAND SHALL
BECOME LIABLE TO A FRONT-FOOT ASSESSMENT FOR SUCH
REASONABLE FRONTAGE NOT EXCEEDING 300 FEET, AS MAY BE
DETERMINED BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, AND SHALL BE
IMMEDIATELY ASSESSED AT THE RATE OF ASSESSMENT DETERMINED
BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR AGRICULTURAL LAND.

(4)          UNIFORMITY OF ASSESSMENTS.        FRONT-FOOT
BENEFIT ASSESSMENTS FOR WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE
CONSTRUCTION SHALL BE AS NEARLY UNIFORM AS IS REASONABLE
AND PRACTICABLE FOR EACH CLASS OR SUBCLASS OF PROPERTY
THROUGHOUT EACH SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICT FOR ANY ONE YEAR;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT WHENEVER THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS