{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-21-625","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Local Government § 21–625","heading":"","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, the City of Takoma Park\nmay impose an ad valorem tax on all property assessed for tax purposes in the city at\na rate required to produce the amount needed to pay for:\n(1) maintenance of stormwater management systems in the city that\nwere maintained by the Commission before July 1, 1990, and systems established by\nthe city on or after July 1, 1990;\n(2) the principal and interest that becomes due and owing to:\n(i) the bondholders during the following year and the\nproportionate part of the principal of all outstanding sinking fund bonds, as\ndetermined by the table of redemption of bonds for bonds issued by or on behalf of the\ncity on or after July 1, 1990, for stormwater management under this subtitle; and\n(ii) Prince George’s County with respect to the repayment of\nany loan made by the county to the City of Takoma Park under § 21–612(b) of this\nsubtitle; and\n(3) the cost of stormwater management activities and practices in the\ncity, as approved in the city’s annual stormwater management budget and\nappropriations resolution for the following fiscal year.\n(b) In lieu of the ad valorem taxes authorized by subsection (a) of this\nsection, the City of Takoma Park may adopt a stormwater management utility fee\nsystem or user charges to pay the costs of stormwater management activities and\nprojects based on factors such as land use, amount of runoff, conservation, and\nenvironmental and other considerations.\n(c) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the taxes\nauthorized by this section shall be imposed and collected in the same manner, have\nthe same priority, bear the same interest, and be treated in all respects as other taxes\nimposed by the City of Takoma Park.\n(2) (i) Notwithstanding any provision of the charter, laws, or\nordinances of the City of Takoma Park, the taxes may not be subject to a limitation\non the tax rate or tax revenues of the city.\n(ii) The tax revenues, user charges, and utility fees shall be\ndeposited and maintained in a separate stormwater management fund established\nunder § 21–628 of this subtitle.","path":["Article - Local Government"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=glg\u0026section=21-625","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:58Z","sha256":"7d40d2bc105c08ee534b090c26189415a8e03f8e9bddbce83cded0532b258f61","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-21-624","next":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-21-626"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}