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Some builders scramble to be grandfathered under new septics law

May 25, 2012

By Len Lazarick
Len@MarylandReporter.com
Maryland Planning Secretary Richard Hall

Maryland Planning Secretary Richard Hall

In some counties, homebuilders and developers are scrambling to get percolation tests down by July 1 so they can be grandfathered in under the new law that restricts use of septic systems for major subdivisions in Maryland.

That’s a “natural” outcome of the bill that stirred intense controversy and opposition in the General Assembly, Planning Secretary Richard Hall told MarylandReporter.com. “We think we have a good grandfathering provision.”

How to interpret the grandfathering provisions was one of dozens of questions Hall and his staff handled at a roundtable discussion the department held Thursday that brought out scores of local planners from across Maryland trying to figure out how to implement the new law.

Read more: http://marylandreporter.com/2012/05/25/some-builders-scramble-to-be-grandfathered-under-new-septics-law/#ixzz1wI1VUUfh
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