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 Baltimore County
 Code of Ordinances
 Article 20. METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
 Title 1. IN GENERAL

  § 20-1-120. WATER LINE EXTENSIONS—SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF BALTIMORE CITY; INSTALLATION OF SERVICE; COST BASIS.  

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  • Plans for extensions of water supply lines by the county in the metropolitan district shall be submitted to the Director of Public Works of Baltimore City for approval. The work shall be subject to inspection by a representative of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore. The proper authorities of Baltimore City are hereby empowered, authorized, and directed to make installations of water supply service pipes from the water mains to the curbline or, lacking such limit at the time of installation, to a corresponding appropriate location within the public way whenever and wherever requested in writing by the Chief Engineer of the metropolitan district. Before a request for the installations of such water supply service pipes shall be submitted by the Chief Engineer of the metropolitan district to the proper authorities of Baltimore City, the person desiring the installation of a water supply service pipe of a diameter of one (1) inch or less shall make application for the same to the metropolitan district and shall pay to it such amount or comply with such terms as shall be fixed and established from time to time by the county as the reasonable cost of or the terms upon which such installation shall be made, including the cost of a meter of a make and design approved by the Water Engineer of Baltimore City. Any person desiring the installation of a water supply service of a greater diameter than one (1) inch shall make application for the same to the metropolitan district but shall not be required to make any advance payment therefor. The installation of such larger water supply services shall be made on a time-and-material basis, including the cost of a water meter of a make and design approved by the Water Engineer of Baltimore City, plus a reasonable percentage for the cost of overhead, which total cost shall be paid by such person to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore.

    (1988 Code, § 35-145) (Bill No. 30-03, § 1, 7-1-2004)

    Annotation:
      A statutory precursor to this section, as it existed prior to amendment, is discussed in Dinneen v. Rider, 152 Md. 343, 136 A. 754 (1927).