Section 9-648 - Creation of service area by sanitary commission. - Maryland Statutes

§ 9-648. Creation of service area by sanitary commission.
 

(a)  Resolution.- Each sanitary commission may adopt a resolution that proposes to create a service area or to change the boundaries of an existing service area. The resolution shall refer to a plat of the member counties that clearly shows the boundary lines of the proposed service area. 

(b)  Submission to member counties; hearing and notice.-  

(1) The governing body of each member county shall hold a public hearing to consider the proposed service area or boundary change. 

(2) At least 10 days before the hearing required under this subsection, notice of the hearing shall be published in each member county in at least 1 newspaper of general circulation in the member county. 

(c)  Recording plat and resolution.- If the governing body of each member county approves the proposed creation of a service area or the proposed boundary change, a copy of the plat and the resolution required under subsection (a) of this section shall be recorded among the land records of each member county. 

(d)  Naming of service area.- The sanitary commission shall give each service area to be created under this section a distinctive name. 

(e)  Creation of service area.- A service area is created when the requirements of this section have been met. 

(f)  Taxing district.- Each service area created under this section is a separate taxing district. 

(g)  Bonds unaffected.- A change in the boundaries of an existing service area does not affect any outstanding bond issued with respect to the existing service area. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 43, § 652; 1982, ch. 240, § 2.]