Ch. 759                                    1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

2. THE AREA IS SERVED BY A PUBLIC OR COMMUNITY SEWER
SYSTEM

(II) THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT MAY PROVIDE
FUNDING FOR A SEWER SYSTEM IN AN EXISTING COMMUNITY BEYOND THE PERIPHERY
OF THE DEVELOPED PORTION OF THE COMMUNITY IF THE EXPANSION HAS A
PERMITTED AVERAGE DENSITY OF AT LEAST 3,5 UNITS PER ACRE.

(D) (E) AN AREA, OTHER THAN AN EXISTING COMMUNITY UNDER
SUBSECTION (C) (D) OF THIS SECTION, MAY BE DESIGNATED AS A PRIORITY
FUNDING AREA IF.-

(1) THE AREA:

(1) (I) IS WITHIN A LOCALLY DESIGNATED GROWTH AREA OF THE
COUNTY; AND

(2) (II) IS PLANNED TO BE SERVED UNDER THE APPROVED 10-YEAR
WATER AND SEWER PLAN;

(3) (2) THE DESIGNATION REPRESENTS A LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT
POLICY FOR PROMOTING AN ORDERLY EXPANSION OF GROWTH AND AN EFFICIENT
USE OF LAND AND PUBLIC SERVICES; AND

(4) (3) IN THAT PART OF THE AREA DESIGNATED BY THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT FOR RESIDENTIAL USE OR DEVELOPMENT. THERE IS PERMITTED AN
AVERAGE DENSITY OF NOT LESS THAN 3.5 UNITS PER ACRE.

(E) (F) (1) A RURAL VILLAGE MAY BE DESIGNATED AS A PRIORITY
FUNDING AREA UNDER THIS SECTION IF:

(1) (I) THE VILLAGE IS DESIGNATED IN THE COUNTY
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS OF JULY 1, 1998; AND

(2) (II) THE BOUNDARY OF THE PRIORITY FUNDING AREA SHALL BE
IS THE PERIPHERY OF THE DEVELOPED PORTION OF THE VILLAGE AS OF JULY 1,
1998; AND.

(3) (2) FUNDING FOR A GROWTH-RELATED PROJECT UNDER THIS
SUBTITLE IS TO BE PROVIDED ONLY IF THE PROJECT SERVES TO MAINTAIN THE
CHARACTER OF THE COMMUNITY AND DOES NOT SERVE TO INCREASE THE
GROWTH CAPACITY OF THE VILLAGE EXCEPT FOR LIMITED SECONDARY
PERIPHERAL OR IN-FILL DEVELOPMENT.

(F) (G) THE DESIGNATION BY A COUNTY OF A PRIORITY FUNDING AREA
UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE BASED ON:

(1) AN ANALYSIS OF THE CAPACITY OF LAND AREAS AVAILABLE FOR
DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING IN-FILL AND REDEVELOPMENT; AND

(2) AN ANALYSIS OF THE LAND AREA NEEDED TO SATISFY DEMAND FOR
DEVELOPMENT AT DENSITIES DESIGNED TO ACHIEVE COMPACT DEVELOPMENT
CONSISTENT WITH THE MASTER PLAN.

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