(a) (1) The sanitary commission shall connect the water system or sewerage system to any parcel:
(i) Whose owner requests the connection;
(ii) That does not abut a way in which a water pipe or sewer pipe is laid; and
(iii) That is not the subject of a benefit assessment levied under § 9–657 or § 9–658 of this subtitle.
(2) However, the Sanitary Commission of Worcester County may also construct or permit the construction of a connector to any parcel described under paragraph (1) at a time and in a manner that it determines to be appropriate.
(b) The sanitary commission shall classify the parcel and determine a front–foot charge on the parcel as if the parcel abutted on a way in which a water pipe or sewer pipe is laid.
(c) When a connection is made under this section, the owner of the parcel has the same rights and duties and the district has the same remedies as to the benefit assessment that apply to benefit assessments under §§ 9–657 and 9–658 of this subtitle.
(d) Payment of a benefit assessment made under this section:
(1) Is due when levied by the sanitary commission;
(2) Is in default 60 days after the payment is due; and
(3) When in default, bears interest from the date of default:
(i) In Allegany and Somerset counties, at the rate set by the respective Sanitary Commission; and
(ii) In all other counties, at the rate of 0.5 percent a month.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities
Subtitle 6 - Sanitary Commissions
Part VI - Operation of Districts
Section 9-655 - Construction of Facilities
Section 9-656 - Benefit Assessments and Connection Charges as to Property Owners
Section 9-657 - Classification and Assessment of Property
Section 9-658 - Levy and Collection of Benefit Assessments
Section 9-659 - Connections to Nonabutting Property
Section 9-660 - Disposition of Proceeds of Benefit Assessments
Section 9-661 - Connection to System
Section 9-662 - Service and Usage Charges for All Projects
Section 9-663 - Control of Water Use; Fire Hydrants
Section 9-664 - Building and Operation of Independent System
Section 9-665 - Acquiring Existing Systems
Section 9-666 - Extension of Project Beyond Service Area
Section 9-666.1 - Extension of Projects or Services to Noncontiguous Areas
Section 9-667 - Duplication of Unfit Private System
Section 9-668 - Purchase or Condemnation of Property Rights; Condemnation of Cemeteries
Section 9-669 - Removal of Obstructions to Projects
Section 9-670 - Disconnecting and Restoring Services by Sanitary Commission