Subtitle 16 – House Connections

such person:

notice to any such person by the Commissioner of Housing and Community Development, as hereinabove prescribed, shall be deemed and taken to be as good and sufficient notice as if such person were actually the owner of such property.

shall be left with the owner or occupier, or agent of the owner of the property mentioned in said notice; and

if there be no owner or occupier, or agent of the owner of said property, upon which said notice can be served, notice shall be deemed in all respects sufficient if exposed, in some open way, upon the property to which it refers.

After receiving the notice provided for in § 16-5, and within the time stated therein, the owner of all such property:

Provided, however, that upon application within said 15 days by and such owners to the Commissioner for an extension of time within which to complete said connection and other work by the section directed to be done, the said Commissioner shall grant a further time of not less than 15 days for the doing of all said work.

Before the work provided for in § 16-6 shall be covered up or put in operation, the said work must be approved by the Commissioner of Housing and Community Development or the Commissioner’s representative.

Any violation of the provision of this section shall subject the offender to a penalty of not less than $5 or no more than $1,000 to be collected as other fines are collected.

Should any owner of any such property refuse, neglect, or fail to comply with any of the terms or requirements of their said notice within the time therein stated or the extension thereof, if extended as provided in § 16-6 hereof, then upon the expiration of the time limited in said notice, if no application has been made for an extension, or upon the expiration of the extended time, if any extension has been granted as hereinabove provided, the Commissioner of Housing and Community Development is hereby empowered and directed to make written request upon the Director of Public Works of Baltimore City to make the necessary connection and do the other work hereinabove required to be done in and upon such property.

Thereupon, the said Director is hereby directed to:

Upon the completion of the work, the said Director shall make a written report stating, as to each property separately:

Thereupon the Director shall:

Any person thus charged with the expense of such connection, as hereinabove provided, shall have the same right of appeal to the Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals and within the same time and by the same procedure, as is now provided by law.

Should it appear at any time as to any connection made with any portion of the said sewage system, as provided for in § 16-6 hereof, that ground water passes through said connection, then upon notice to that effect, which may be given in the same manner as that pointed out by § 16-2 hereof, the offending owner shall within 30 days relay said connection so that said ground water will cease to enter said sewerage system.

Should any such owner refuse, neglect, or fail to relay said connection in said manner within the time specified, then upon the expiration of the time specified the Commissioner of Housing and Community Development is hereby empowered and directed to proceed in the same way as that set forth in § 16-8 hereof, and there shall be the same lien and the same right to charge and add to the tax bill and the same liability to punishment, and the same consequences in every respect as are provided for in § 16-8 hereof.

The owners of all improvements on lots adjacent to any highway, where sewers have been or may be laid, and where the Director of Public Works is directed by <cite data-path="|25|§16-3">§ 16-3 of this article</cite> to carry the pipes to the inside of the walls of such improvements, are hereby directed not to interfere with the Director, his agents or servants, in any manner in the performance of the duties put upon him by <cite data-path="|25|§16-3">§ 16-3 of this article</cite>; and any property owner who interferes with the Director, his agents or servants, in the performance of said duty shall be subject to a fine, imprisonment, or both, as provided in <cite data-path="|25|§23-3">§ 23-3 of this article</cite>.

Any person interfering with the Commissioner of Housing and Community Development or the Director of Public Works or their agents or servants in the performance of any of the duties by §§ 16-5 through 16-9 required of them shall be subject to a penalty of not less than $10 or more than $1,000, to be collected as other penalties due the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore are collected.