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<section article="gen" article_name="Environment" number="9-676" title_number="9" title_name="Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Sanitary Commissions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Within 90 days from the date the complete petition is filed, the Sanitary Commission shall decide on the petition.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>In deciding on a petition, the Sanitary Commission may designate a shared facility area if the Sanitary Commission finds that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The proposed shared facility is necessary for the public health, safety, and welfare of the residents of Dorchester County who would be affected by the proposed shared facility; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>It is feasible:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>To construct the proposed shared facility; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>To establish the proposed shared facility area.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>If the Sanitary Commission denies the petition, the petitioners, within 30 days after the denial, may appeal to the Dorchester County Commissioners.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Dorchester County Commissioners:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Shall determine whether the proposed shared facility meets the applicable standards of this section; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>May affirm, modify, or reverse the decision of the Sanitary Commission.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>When a petition is approved by the Sanitary Commission or the Dorchester County Commissioners, the Sanitary Commission shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Adopt a resolution that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Provides for construction of the shared facility; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Designates the boundaries of the shared facility area; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>File the resolution among the Dorchester County land records.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
