This Article XI of this Part 2 applies only to County owned and operated water systems within the Kent Narrows/ Stevensville/ Grasonville Water Subdistrict and the Chesapeake Bay Business Park Water Subdistrict.
Division into user classes. Properties abutting on
a street, road, lane, alley, or right-of-way in which a water distribution
line is to be laid in a subdistrict shall be classified as follows:
Fixing and levying benefit assessment. The Sanitary
Commission shall fix and levy benefit assessments on all properties
in each subdistrict in accordance with the classification or subdivision
of a classification.
Debt service charge. To pay the principal of and interest
on indebtedness incurred by the County to finance the planning, design,
and construction of distribution systems, the Sanitary Commission
shall assess a debt service charge on each property in a subdistrict
abutting on a street, road, lane, alley, or right-of-way in which
a water distribution line has been built, whether improved or unimproved.
In the case of any unsubdivided, irregularly shaped
lot or parcel abutting on a road, street, lane, alley, or right-of-way
in which there is or is being constructed a water distribution line
at any point, the lot or parcel shall be assessed for the front footage
that the Director may determine to be reasonable and fair.
Industrial or business classification. All lots and
parcels in the industrial or business classification shall be assessed
their full front footage even though a water distribution line may
not extend along the full length of any boundary.
Debt service charge. To pay the principal and interest
on indebtedness incurred by the County to finance the planning, design,
and construction of water storage facilities, water treatment facilities,
and water supply systems, the Sanitary Commission shall assess a debt
service charge on each property in a subdistrict abutting on a street,
road, lane, alley, or right-of-way in which a water distribution line
has been built, whether improved or unimproved.
Basis for charge. The debt service charge for a property
shall be based on the Director's measurement or estimate of the volume
of the water flow to that property.
Notwithstanding Subsection C(1) of this section, the Sanitary Commission may not assess land classified as agricultural until the water connection is made.
The Sanitary Commission may prescribe that the minimum
charge for a property classified as industrial or business and occupied
solely by a single dwelling unit, shall be the equivalent charge for
a single dwelling unit in the single-family detached classification.
Assessment of user charge. To provide funds for operating,
maintaining, repairing, and administering a water system and to provide
funds for an operating/replacement reserve, the Sanitary Commission
shall assess a user charge on each property in a subdistrict benefited
by the system.
Notwithstanding Subsection C(1) of this section, the Sanitary Commission may not assess land classified as agricultural until the water connection is made.
The Sanitary Commission may prescribe that the minimum
charge for a property classified as industrial or business and occupied
solely by a single dwelling unit, shall be the equivalent charge for
a single dwelling unit in the single-family detached classification.
Assessing connection charge. To provide funds for
extending, enlarging, expanding, upgrading and modifying a water system,
the Sanitary Commission shall assess a connection charge:
Charge for single dwelling unit in industrial or business
classification. The Sanitary Commission may prescribe that the connection
charge for a property classified as industrial or business and occupied
solely by a single dwelling unit shall be the equivalent charge for
a single dwelling unit in the single-family detached classification.
Notwithstanding Subsection D(1) of this section, if a Public Works Agreement provides other funding arrangements for the construction of new facilities, the property may be exempted from the normal debt service charges for a subdistrict as provided in the public works agreement.