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2424 LAWS OF MARYLAND Ch. 406
FOR the purpose of prohibiting the Secretary of Health and Mental
Hygiene, from denying certain property owners the right to
install all certain septic waste disposal systems on the
property; requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental
Hygiene to allow the installation of certain septic waste
disposal systems on certain property; and generally relating
to alternatives to; the denial of installation of certain
septic waste disposal systems in this State.
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Health - Environmental
Section 9-219
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1982 Volume and 1983 Supplement)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article - Health - Environmental
9-219.
(a) (1) If a system of water supply or sewerage, serving
the public, is directly available to any property on which there
is a spring, well, cesspool, privy, sink drain, or private sewage
disposal plant that is or may become prejudicial to health, the
Secretary may order the property to be connected with the water
supply or sewerage system, and the spring, well, cesspool, privy,
sink drain, or private sewage disposal plant to be abandoned, and
left in such a way that it cannot be again used nor become
injurious to health.
(2) The Secretary may prevent the construction of any
proposed well, cesspool, privy, sink drain, or private sewage
disposal plant if the Secretary believes that the proposed
construction would be prejudicial to health.
(3) (I) THIS PARAGRAPH DOES NOT APPLY TO NEW
CONSTRUCTION OR ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION OR RENOVATION TO AN
EXISTING DWELLING.
(3) (II) UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THIS SECTION, FOR AN
EXISTING OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSE OR OTHER OWNER-OCCUPIED DWELLING
UNIT THAT IS SITUATED LEGALLY ON A PROPERTY AND MAY BE IS
OCCUPIED LEGALLY, THE SECRETARY:
(I) 1. MAY NOT DENY THE OWNER OF A HOUSE OF
OTHER DWELLING UNIT THAT IS LEGALLY SITUATED ON PROPERTY THE
RIGHT TO INSTALL A SEPTIC OR SEWERAGE SYSTEM ON THE PROPERTY A
WASTE DISPOSAL SYSTEM ON THE PROPERTY, INCLUDING A HOLDING TANK
OR AN INNOVATIVE ALTERNATIVE WASTE DISPOSAL SYSTEM; BUT
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