HARRY HUGHES, Governor                               2305

THE SANITARY COMMISSION MAY SET BENEFIT ASSESSMENTS ON
ALL PROPERTY, IMPROVED OR UNIMPROVED, THAT ABUTS A WAY IN
WHICH A WATER MAIN OR SEWER HAS BEEN BUILT.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from the first
sentence of former Article 43, § 657(a).

In subsection (b) of this section, "water system
or sewerage system" is substituted for the former
reference to "water or sewerage system" because
"water system" and "sewerage system" are defined
terms.

9-657. CLASSIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT OF PROPERTY.

(A)  CLASSIFICATION REQUIRED.

THE SANITARY COMMISSION SHALL CLASSIFY EACH PARCEL OF
PROPERTY ON WHICH IT MAY MAKE A BENEFIT ASSESSMENT AS:

(1) AGRICULTURAL;

(2) BUSINESS OR INDUSTRIAL;

(3) SMALL ACREAGE;

(4) SUBDIVISION; OR

(5) A SUBCLASS OF ANY OF THOSE CLASSES.

(B)  CHANGE OF CLASSIFICATION.

THE SANITARY COMMISSION MAY CHANGE THE CLASSIFICATION
OF A PARCEL OF PROPERTY WHEN THE USE OF THAT PARCEL
JUSTIFIES ITS CLASSIFICATION IN ANOTHER CLASS OR SUBCLASS.

(C)  BASIS OF ASSESSMENT.

EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS SUBTITLE, THE
SANITARY COMMISSION SHALL ASSESS PROPERTY:

(1) ON A FRONT-FOOT BASIS; OR

(2) UNDER UNIFORM RULES AND REGULATIONS ADOPTED
FOR THE DISTRICT AND APPROVED BY THE MEMBER COUNTIES.

(D)  FRONT-FOOT ASSESSMENTS -- IN GENERAL.

(1) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS
SECTION, THE SANITARY COMMISSION SHALL MAKE FRONT-FOOT
ASSESSMENTS THAT, EACH YEAR, ARE AS UNIFORM AS IS REASONABLE
AND PRACTICAL FOR EACH CLASS OR SUBCLASS OF PROPERTY IN EACH

SERVICE AREA.