Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-03-27
Special Assessments

Special Assessments
Sc. The town shall have the
power to levy and collect taxes
in the'form of special assessments
upon property in a limited and
determinable area for special
benefits conferred upon such
property by the installation or
construction, of water mains. san
itary sewer main, storm water
sewers, curbs. and cutters and by
the construction, and paving of
public ways and sidewalks or
parts thereof, and to provide for
the payment of all or any part
of the above projects out of the
proceeds of such special assess
ment. The cost of any project
to be paid in whole or in part by
special assessments may include
the direct cost thereof, the cost
of any land acquired for the prof.
ect, the interest on bonds, notes,
or other evidences of indebted
ness issued in anticipation of the
collection of special assessments,
a reasonable charge for the serv-
ices of the administrative staff of
the town, and any other item of
cost which may reasonably be at
tributed to the project.
81. The procedure for special
assessments, wherever authoriZ-
ed in this charter, shall be as
follows:
(a) The cost of the project be-
ing charged for shall be assessed
according to the front foot rule
of apDortionment or some other
equitable basis determined by the
council.
(b) The amount assess d
against any property for any prof.
ect or improvement shall not ex-
coed the value of the benefits ac-
cruing to the property therefrom,
nor shall any special assessment
be levied which shall cause the
total amount of special assess
ments levied by the town and
outstanding against any prop
erty at any time, exclusive of de-
liquent installments, to exceed
twenty-five per centum (258o) of
the assessed value of the property
after giving effect to the benefit
accruing thereto from the project
or Improvement for which
assessed.
(c) When desirable, the affect
ed property NAV be divided into
different classes to be charged
different rates. but, except for
this, any rate shall be uniform.
I'D All special assessment
charges shall be levied by the
council by ordinance. Before levy
| ing any special asse m n
charges. the council shall hold q
nublic hearing. The clerk-treas-
urer shall cause notice to be Civ
en- stating the nature and extent
Of the nronosed project. the kind
Of materials to be used. the esti-
mated cost of the project. the
norton of the cost TO he assessed.
the number of installments In
which the assessment NAV be
paid. the method to be used in
anportioning the cost and the
limits of the proposed area of
assessment. The notice shall also
state the time and place at which
all persons interested, or their
agents or attorneys, may aDDear
before the council and be heard
concerning the pronosed project
and special assessment. Such
notice shall be given bv sending
a coDy thereof bv mail to the
owner or record Of each parcel
If pronerty proposed to he assess
ed and to the persOns in whose
name the pronertv rs assessed for
taxation and by publication of
COPY of the notice at least once
in a newspaper of general circu-
1ation in the town. The clerk
treasurer shall present at the
hearing a certificate of publica-
ton and mailing OF COPIES Of the
notice, which certificate shall be
deemed proof of notice. but fail
ure of any owner to receive the
mailed copv shall not invaIidate
the proceedings. The date Of
hearing shall be set at least ten
and not more than thirty DAYS
after the clerk.treasurer shall
have completed publication and
service of notice as provided In
this section. Following the hear
ing the council, in its discretion,
may vote to proceed with the