Maryland Code, ENVIRONMENT 9-1111
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(b) (1) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, in Montgomery County, an on-site sewage disposal system or well located in a rural zone may only serve one additional lot or parcel that has been subdivided from a single property on which the on-site sewage disposal system or well is located under an on-site sewage disposal system easement or well easement, respectively, provided that:
(i) The property on which the on-site sewage disposal system or well is located does not have an existing on-site sewage disposal system easement or well easement;
(ii) The subdivision of the property was made in accordance with a State or county agricultural land conservation program if the property is subject to an agricultural land conservation easement; and
(iii) Only one on-site sewage disposal system easement may serve only one subdivided lot or parcel.
(2) An easement for an on-site sewage disposal system or well under paragraph (1) of this subsection may be granted from the original parcel to a new lot or parcel being created and the easement must not be granted to any lot or parcel that did not originate from the same original parcel.
(c) An on-site sewage disposal system or well under subsection (b)(1) of this section may not:
(1) Serve land that is designated by the State or the governing body of Montgomery County as a special protection area; or
(2) Decrease the land available for agricultural production by more than 4,000 square feet.