Section 25-201 – “Sewer” Defined

    In this subtitle, “sewer” means a sanitary sewer.

Section 25-202 – Declaration of Benefit

    The construction, acquisition, replacement, or enlargement of, or the installation of a service connection to, a water main or sewer benefits each property that abuts on, is connected to, or is served by the water main or sewer.

Section 25-203 – Classification of Property

    (a)    To impose a benefit charge for the construction of a water supply or sewer system, the Commission shall classify each property that abuts on a street, road, lane, alley, right–of–way, or easement in which a water main or sewer line is to be laid as:         (1)    agricultural;         (2)    industrial or business;         (3)    institutional;         (4)    multiunit business;         (5)    multiunit residential;         (6)    residential […]

Section 25-204 – Benefit Charge

    (a)    (1)    When construction begins or within 12 months after completion of a water supply or sewer project, the Commission shall:             (i)    in accordance with a classification established under § 25–203 of this subtitle, impose a benefit charge on each property that abuts on the water main or sewer; and             (ii)    notify each property owner in writing of:                 1.    the […]

Section 25-205 – Exemption or Suspension of Benefit Charge

    (a)    (1)    The Commission may not impose a front foot benefit charge on:             (i)    property owned by the State, a county, or a municipality;             (ii)    property in the sanitary district that is connected to or authorized by the Commission to be connected to a water or sewer system operated by:                 1.    a municipality; or                 2.    a water or sewer company under […]

Section 25-206 – Connection to Nonabutting Water Main or Sewer

    (a)    This section applies only to a property owner:         (1)    whose property does not abut a water main or sewer; and         (2)    who has not previously paid a benefit charge for the construction of the water main or sewer.     (b)    The Commission:         (1)    shall allow a property owner to connect to a nonabutting water main or sewer;         (2)    shall classify the […]

Section 25-207 – Remote Area Connection

    (a)    In this section, “cost of construction” includes the cost of connecting a water main or sewer to the Commission system.     (b)    If a property owner applies for a water main or sewer in an area in which the Commission determines service is not economically feasible unless the applicant makes a substantial contribution to the cost of […]

Section 25-208 – Acquisition of System

    When the Commission acquires an existing water or sewer system other than a municipal system, the Commission may impose a front foot benefit charge less than the uniform front foot benefit charge required in § 25–204 of this subtitle if:         (1)    the construction cost of the system has been added, wholly or partly, to the purchase […]

Section 25-209 – Connection Benefit Charge

    (a)    A water or sewer connection benefit charge imposed by the Commission under this section is in addition to a benefit charge imposed under any other section of this subtitle.     (b)    (1)    (i)    When a benefit charge or portion of a benefit charge for a water main or sewer connection is made payable on an installment basis as provided […]

Section 25-210 – Replacement or Enlargement of Water Main or Sewer

    (a)    (1)    When the Commission replaces or enlarges a water main or sewer to provide increased water or sewer service capability for abutting or connected property because of a change in the use or zoning classification of the property, a benefit charge for the construction of the replacement or enlarged system shall be:             (i)    imposed as provided in […]

Section 25-211 – Extinguishment or Redemption

    (a)    (1)    For purposes of this section, the annual benefit charge for a property shall be calculated at a sum:             (i)    equal to the base rate applied to the classification for the property as it is used, disregarding any allowance for excess; but             (ii)    not less than the base rate applied to property in the residential subdivision classification.         (2)    At […]

Section 25-212 – Property Acquired for Public Use

    (a)    Except as provided for the Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County under § 25–204(d)(2) of this subtitle, when the State or a county or municipality, or a unit of the State or a county, acquires property for public use that is subject to a benefit charge imposed under this subtitle, the benefit charge shall be […]

Section 25-213 – Omissions and Mistakes

    (a)    This section applies to:         (1)    an omission or mistake previously made by the Commission; or         (2)    a judgment or decree previously rendered on a property if front foot benefit charge payments have not been made on the property.     (b)    (1)    When the Commission discovers an omission or mistake or within a reasonable time after a court renders a judgment […]

Section 25-214 – Collection of Benefit Charge

    (a)    This section applies to the collection of benefit charges for the Commission by the directors of finance of Prince George’s County and Montgomery County or by other tax collecting authorities in those counties.     (b)    Each year, for 30 days before the collection of taxes begins in Montgomery County and Prince George’s County, the Commission shall have […]