HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(D)  [Such] THE notice may be:

(1)  [mailed] MAILED to the last known address of
the owner[, or];

(2)  [served] GIVEN in person [upon] TO any adult
occupying the premises[,]; or

(3)  [in the case of vacant or unimproved] IF THE
property IS VACANT OR UNIMPROVED, posted [upon] ON the
premises.

[The classification of any property as made by the
commission shall be 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.]

(E)  The benefit charge shall be levied for both water
supply and sewerage construction and shall be based for each
class of property [upon] ON:

(1)  [the] THE approximate cost of the
construction as an integral part of the whole system[,]; and

(2) (I) [either the] THE number of front feet
abutting [upon] ON the street, lane, road, alley, right of
way, or easement in which the water [pipe] MAIN or sewer is
placed[,]; or

(II) [with respect to] FOR multi-unit
classes, the number of units in or on the property
[abutting] THAT ABUTS the water main or sewer line.

(F)  THE BENEFIT CHARGE:

(1)  UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED, SHALL BE UNIFORM
FOR EACH CLASS OF PROPERTY IN THE SANITARY DISTRICT FOR ANY
1 YEAR;

(2)  SHALL BE LEVIED ONCE A YEAR TO BEGIN ON
JANUARY 1 OR JULY 1, AFTER THE DATE OF THE LEVY;

(3)  SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE WSSC AS COSTS AND
CONDITIONS REQUIRE; AND

(4)  ONCE LEVIED FOR A CLASS IN A YEAR, MAY NOT
BE INCREASED.

5-102. Assessments; exemptions; suspensions; termination of
suspension.

[(d) In classifying property and levying the front
foot benefit charge, any irregularly shaped lot abutting
upon a road, street, lane, alley, right of way or easement