[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of County Commissioners of
Worcester County 2-17-1998 by Bill No. 98-2.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
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Editor's Note: This bill also repealed former Title 3,
Elections, adopted 8-25-1981 by Bill No. 81-5 as Title 3 of the County
Government Article of the 1981 Code, as amended 5-18-1993 by Bill
No. 93-6.
Worcester County is divided into eight tax districts named and
numbered as follows: Pocomoke Tax District, No. 1; Snow Hill Tax District,
No. 2; Berlin Tax District, No. 3; Newark Tax District, No. 4; St.
Martins Tax District, No. 5; Atkinson's Tax District, No. 7;
Stockton Tax District, No. 8; and Ocean City Tax District, No. 10.
The First Tax District shall be known as Pocomoke and shall
have the following boundaries: Beginning at the southeasterly corner
of the district where Swans Gut Creek intersects the Maryland/Virginia
State line and thence bound on the south by the Maryland/Virginia
State line to its intersection with the Pocomoke River; bound on the
west by the Pocomoke River; bound on the north by the Pocomoke River
until its intersection with Bachelors Branch; thence following Bachelors
Branch in a southeasterly direction crossing U.S. Route 113 and continuing
along Bachelors Branch in a southeasterly direction to the Rayfield
Ditch; thence southeasterly following said Rayfield Ditch to Klej
Grange Road; thence for the easterly boundary thereof crossing Klej
Grange Road and following the Rayfield Ditch until its intersection
with the ditch cut by Marion Jones on his property; thence southeasterly
along the Marion Jones ditch, crossing the Stockton Road (MD Route
366) and continuing approximately 1,500 feet to the Goodwill Tax Ditch;
thence southwesterly along the Goodwill Tax Ditch for a distance of
approximately 6,500 feet to the Holly Swamp Road; thence southeasterly
following the Holly Swamp Road to the Steel Pond Road; thence southeasterly
along the Steel Pond Road to the bridge over Little Mill Run; thence
southerly along the Little Mill Run to Big Mill Pond and following
Big Mill Pond southward to the bridge on Big Mill Road at Welbourne;
thence southeasterly along Swans Gut Creek to the Maryland/Virginia
State line, and the point of beginning.
The Second Tax District shall be known as Snow Hill and shall
have the following boundaries: Beginning at the southeasterly corner
of the district where Taylor Landing Road intersects Johnsons Bay
at the County Boat Ramp lot; bound on the southwest by a line following
Taylor Landing Road in a northwesterly direction until its intersection
with the southwesterly property line of Parcel 81, Tax Map 79, CWN
15/272 in the village of Girdletree; thence by and with this property
line to a point at the easterly corner of Parcel 109, Tax Map 79,
RHO 2098/115; thence by and with the rear property lines of the parcels
abutting the northerly side of Boxiron Road in a westerly direction
to intersect MD Route 12 at a point on the southerly property line
of Parcel 58, Tax Map 79, FWH 436/202 and the northerly property line
of Parcel 14, Tax Map 79, WCL 1237/312; thence by and with MD Route
12 in a northerly direction to the bridge over Spring Hill Branch;
thence by and with Spring Hill Branch in a westerly direction to its
intersection with Corkers Creek; thence following Corkers Creek in
a northwesterly direction until its intersection with US Rt. 113;
thence crossing US Rt. 113 and following Corkers Creek in a northerly
direction until its intersection with the Pocomoke River (this being
the same boundary described as the northeasterly boundary of the Eighth
Tax District); bound on the northwest by a line running with the Pocomoke
River in a northeasterly direction until its intersection with Nassawango
Creek (this being part of the same boundary described as the southeasterly
boundary of the Seventh Tax District); bound on the west by a line
following Nassawango Creek in a northerly direction until its intersection
with the Wicomico County line (this being the same boundary described
as the easterly boundary of the Seventh Tax District); bound on the
north by the Worcester/Wicomico County line in an easterly direction
until its intersection with the Pocomoke River approximately 1,500
feet north of Whiton Crossing and near Whiton Ditch; bound on the
east and southeast by a line following the Pocomoke River from the
Worcester/Wicomico County line southerly to Porters Crossing Road;
thence bound on the northeast by a line running from Porters Crossing
Bridge by and with Porters Crossing Road to US Rt. 113; thence by
and with US Route 113 in a southerly direction to its intersection
with Cedartown Road; thence by and with Cedartown Road in an easterly
direction until its intersection with Robins Creek (approximately
1,500 feet east of Taylor Road); thence by and with Robins Creek in
a southeasterly direction to the Chincoteague Bay; thence bound on
the east by the shoreline of the Chincoteague Bay rounding Ricks Point
passing Snow Hill Landing (Public Landing), Figgs Landing, and rounding
Watermelon Point and Scott Hammocks to Rattlesnake Landing; thence
turning northwest by and with the shoreline to Brimer Landing; thence
southwest passing Truitt Landing along the shoreline of Brockatonorton
Bay through Bridge Creek along the northerly shoreline of Tizzard
Island and then by and with the shoreline of Johnsons Bay and Rowley
Cove around Hog Island Point to the intersection of Taylor Landing
Road and Johnson Bay at the County Boat Ramp lot, and the point of
beginning; and not including any of the islands in the Chincoteague
Bay, particularly Martin Point, Rattlesnake Island, Tizzard Island,
Shelldrake Island, Ready Cove Tump, Robins Tump, Big Bay Marsh, Big
Bay Point, and Mink Tump.
The Third Tax District shall be known as Berlin and shall have
the following boundaries: Beginning at the southeasterly corner of
the district where Bassett Creek enters the Newport Bay; bound on
the south by a line running by and with Bassett Creek in a northwesterly
direction until its intersection with Goody Hill Branch; thence following
Goody Hill Branch in a northwesterly direction crossing US Route 113
and continuing to follow Goody Hill Branch in a northwesterly direction
until its intersection with Downs Road; thence following a straight
line of approximately 65 degrees northwest for an approximate distance
of 12,700 feet to intersect Bethards Road at Bowens Branch; thence
following Bowens Branch northwesterly to its intersection with Ninepin
Branch (approximately 5,800 feet); thence following Ninepin Branch
westerly to Ninepin Branch Road (approximately 5,700 feet); thence
crossing Ninepin Branch Road and continuing along Ninepin Branch in
a northwesterly and westerly direction until its intersection with
Sandyfield Road; thence crossing Sandyfield Road and continuing along
Ninepin Branch in a westerly direction until its intersection with
the Pocomoke River (this being the same boundary described as the
northerly boundary of the Fourth Tax District); bound on the west
by the Pocomoke River running in a northerly direction from Ninepin
Branch until its intersection with Bellfield Ditch approximately three
miles north of US Route 50; thence bound on the north by a line following
the Bellfield Ditch in a northeasterly direction for approximately
2,250 feet to its intersection with Sheppards Crossing Road; thence
following Sheppards Crossing Road southeasterly until its intersection
with Shavox Church Road; thence by and with Shavox Church Road in
an easterly direction until its intersection with MD Route 610 and
Peerless Road; thence crossing MD Route 610 and thence by and with
Peerless Road to its intersection with Campbelltown Road; thence crossing
Campbelltown Road and continuing by and with Peerless Road in an easterly
and southeasterly direction until its intersection with US Route 113;
thence northward following US Route 113 for a distance of 225 feet
to the intersection of Shingle Landing Road; thence following the
centerline of Shingle Landing Road in an easterly direction to its
intersection with Shingle Landing Prong; thence by and with the centerline
of Shingle Landing Prong to the St. Martins River; thence by and with
the centerline of the St. Martins River generally in a southeasterly
direction passing around the northern shoreline of the Ocean Pines
Subdivision to a point at the center channel span on the MD Route
90 bridge over the St. Martins River; bound on the east by a line
beginning at the center channel span on the MD Route 90 bridge over
the St. Martins River; thence running in a southerly direction to
the intersection of the mouth of Turville Creek and the mouth of Herring
Creek; thence in a westerly direction by and with the centerline of
Turville Creek to the intersection of Perch Gut on the northerly shoreline
of the Riddle Farm; thence following Perch Gut in a southwesterly
direction for approximately 2,000 feet; thence running in a straight
line from the southerly end of Perch Gut in a southwesterly direction
of approximately 30 degrees, for approximately 3,300 feet to the intersection
of Holly Grove Road and US Route 50; thence crossing US Route 50 and
following the centerline of Holly Grove Road in a southerly direction
until its intersection with the abandoned Baltimore and Eastern railroad
right-of-way; thence running in a southerly direction from the intersection
of Holly Grove Road and the abandoned railroad right-of-way to a point
on the northwest corner of Parcel 364, Tax Map 26, FWH 218/212; thence
by and with the westerly property line of Parcel 364 southerly to
Sinepuxent Road at a point approximately 400 feet west of Lewis Road;
thence crossing Sinepuxent Road and following a ditch in a southerly
and southwesterly direction for approximately 750 feet to Ayer Creek;
thence by and with the centerline of Ayer Creek in a southerly and
southwesterly direction to the MD Route 376 bridge; thence continuing
in a southerly direction by and with the centerline of Ayer Creek
to the intersection of Trappe Creek; thence in a southerly direction
by and with the centerline of Trappe Creek passing along the easterly
shoreline of Ayer Island and passing on the easterly side of Buddy
Pond southward through Greys Inlet and into Newport Bay; thence by
and with the easterly shoreline of Wallops Neck and Peters Neck to
the mouth of Bassett Creek, and the point of beginning.
The Fourth Tax District shall be known as Newark and shall have
the following boundaries: Beginning at the southeasterly corner of
the district where Robins Creek enters the Chincoteague Bay; bound
on the south by a line running by and with Robins Creek in a northwesterly
direction following Robins Creek until its intersection with Cedartown
Road (approximately 1,500 feet east of Taylor Road); thence following
Cedartown Road in a northwesterly direction to the intersection of
Cedartown Road and Basketswitch Road; thence continuing to follow
Cedartown Road in a northwesterly direction to intersect US Route
113; thence by and with US Route 113 northerly to its intersection
with Porters Crossing Road; thence continuing along Porters Crossing
Road in a northwesterly direction until reaching the Pocomoke River
(this being the same boundary described as the northeasterly boundary
of the Second Tax District); bound on the west by the Pocomoke River
running in a northerly direction from Porters Crossing past Whitons
Crossing to Ninepin Branch; bound on the north by a line running from
the Pocomoke River by and with Ninepin Branch in an easterly direction
crossing Sandyfield Road and continuing to follow Ninepin Branch in
an easterly direction crossing Ninepin Branch Road; thence continuing
along Ninepin Branch in a northeasterly direction until its intersection
with Bowens Branch (approximately 5,700 feet); thence continuing along
Bowens Branch in a southeasterly direction until intersecting Bethards
Road (approximately 5,800 feet); thence continuing in a straight line
of approximately 65 degrees southeast direction for a distance of
12,700 feet to intersect a point on Downs Road at its intersection
with Goody Hill Branch; thence by and with Goody Hill Branch, continuing
in a southeasterly direction crossing US Route 113 and continuing
to follow Goody Hill Branch in a southeasterly direction to Bassett
Creek and thence continuing in a southerly direction by and with Bassett
Creek to the Newport Bay; thence bound on the east by the shoreline
of the Newport Bay in a southerly direction passing on the easterly
side of Cropper Island and rounding Outpoint, Logpoint, Handys Hammock,
Windmill Point and Kelly Point to the intersection of Robins Creek
and the Chincoteague Bay, and the point of beginning; and including
the islands known as Cropper Island and Kelly Point.
The Fifth Tax District shall be known as St. Martin's and
shall have the following boundaries: Beginning at the southeasterly
corner of the district at the center channel span of the MD Route
90 bridge over the St. Martins River; bound on the south by a line
running by and with the centerline of the St. Martins River in a northwesterly
direction until its intersection with the Shingle Landing Prong; thence
by and with the centerline of the Shingle Landing Prong in a westerly
direction until its intersection with Shingle Landing Road; thence
by and with Shingle Landing Road in a westerly direction until its
intersection with US Route 113; thence following US Route 113 in a
southerly direction for approximately 225 feet to the intersection
of Peerless Road; thence following Peerless Road in a northwesterly
direction crossing Campbelltown Road and continuing to follow Peerless
Road in a northwesterly direction to its intersection with MD Route
610 and Shavox Church Road; thence crossing MD Route 610 and following
Shavox Church Road in a northwesterly direction to its intersection
with Sheppards Crossing Road; thence following Sheppards Crossing
Road in a northwesterly direction to its intersection with the Bellfield
Ditch; thence following the Bellfield Ditch in a southwesterly direction
for a distance of approximately 2,250 feet to its intersection with
the Pocomoke River (this being the same boundary described as the
northerly boundary of the Third Tax District); bound on the west by
the Pocomoke River and following the Pocomoke River in a northerly
direction until its intersection with the Maryland/Delaware State
line (transpeninsular line); bound on the north by a line following
the Maryland/Delaware State line (transpeninsular line) in an easterly
direction to the mid-point of the Assawoman Bay east of Lone Cedar
Point; bound on the east by a line beginning at the Maryland/Delaware
State line (transpeninsular line) and the centerline of the Assawoman
Bay running due south to the center channel span of the MD Route 90
bridge over Assawoman Bay passing on the easterly side of Lone Cedar
Point, Johns Hammock, Big Island, Corn Hammock, South Hammock, Drum
Point and White Point; thence by a line departing the center channel
span on the MD Route 90 bridge over the Assawoman Bay in a southerly,
westerly and northwesterly direction rounding the southerly shoreline
of the Isle of Wight Wildlife Management Area and terminating at the
center channel span on the MD Route 90 bridge crossing the St. Martins
River, and the point of beginning.
The Seventh Tax District shall be known as Atkinson's and
shall have the following boundaries: Beginning at the southeasterly
corner of the district where Nassawango Creek intersects the Pocomoke
River and thence bound on the southeast by the Pocomoke River and
following the Pocomoke River in a southwesterly direction until its
intersection with Dividing Creek; bound on the west by Dividing Creek
and following Dividing Creek in a northerly direction until its intersection
with Meadowbridge Road; thence following Meadowbridge Road in a northerly
direction until its intersection with the Wicomico County line; bound
on the north by the Worcester/Wicomico County line and following the
Worcester/Wicomico County line in an easterly direction until its
intersection with Nassawango Creek; bound on the east by Nassawango
Creek and following Nassawango Creek in a southerly and southeasterly
direction until its intersection with the Pocomoke River, and the
point of beginning.
The Eighth Tax District shall be known as Stockton and shall
have the following boundaries: Beginning at the southeasterly corner
of the district where the Maryland/Virginia State line intersects
the Chincoteague Bay south of Goose Point and thence bound on the
south by the Maryland/Virginia State line following same in a westerly
direction until its intersection with Swans Gut Creek; bound on the
west by a line following Swans Gut Creek in a northwesterly direction
crossing Big Mill Road at Welbourne and continuing along Big Mill
Pond and Little Mill Run in a northerly direction until its intersection
with Steel Pond Road; thence following Steel Pond Road and Holly Swamp
Road in a northerly and northwesterly direction until the intersection
of Holly Swamp Road with the Goodwill Tax Ditch; thence continuing
along the Goodwill Tax Ditch in a northeasterly direction approximately
6,500 feet until its intersection with the northeasterly property
line of Parcel 50, Tax Map 85, WCL 1257/221; thence in a northwesterly
direction along the property line approximately 1,500 feet crossing
the Stockton Road (MD Rt. 366) and continuing northwesterly along
the Marion Jones Ditch until its intersection with the Rayfield Ditch;
thence following the Rayfield Ditch crossing Klej Grange Road and
continuing along the Rayfield Ditch until its intersection with Bachelors
Branch; thence continuing along Bachelors Branch in a northwesterly
direction crossing US Route 113 and continuing in a northwesterly
direction along Bachelors Branch until its intersection with the Pocomoke
River (this being the same boundary described as the easterly boundary
of the First Tax District); bound on the northwest by the Pocomoke
River until its intersection with Corkers Creek; bound on the northeast
by a line running in a southeasterly direction from the intersection
of the Pocomoke River and Corkers Creek by and with Corkers Creek
crossing US Route 113 and thence with Corkers Creek until forking
to the east at the intersection of Spring Hill Branch and Tarr Branch;
thence by and with Spring Hill Branch in an easterly direction to
its intersection with MD Route 12; thence by and with MD Route 12
south to a point in the village of Girdletree on the southerly property
line of Parcel 58, Tax Map 79, FWH 436/202 and the northerly property
line of Parcel 14, Tax Map 79, WCL 1237/312; thence in an easterly
direction by and with the rear property lines of the parcels abutting
the northerly side of Boxiron Road to a point at the easterly corner
of Parcel 109, Tax Map 79, RHO 2098/115; thence by and with the southwesterly
property line of Parcel 81, Tax Map 79, CWN 15/272, to Taylor Landing
Road; thence in a southeasterly direction by and with Taylor Landing
Road to its intersection with Johnson Bay at the County Boat Ramp
lot and bound on the east by Johnson Bay; thence by and with the shoreline
of Johnson Bay in a generally southerly direction around Sandy Point,
Hunting Point, Shell Point, by and with the shoreline of Parker Bay
to Purnell Point and by and with the shoreline of Purnell Bay around
Goose Point to the Maryland/Virginia State line, and the place of
beginning; and not including any of the islands in the Chincoteague
Bay, particularly Mills Island, Assacorkin Island, Clam Harbor Tumps
and Parker Bay Tumps.
The Tenth Tax District shall be known as Ocean City and shall
have the following boundaries: Beginning at the southeasterly corner
of the district where the Maryland/Virginia State line intersects
the Atlantic Ocean; bound on the south by a line running by and with
the Maryland/Virginia State line in a westerly direction to its intersection
with the mainland south of Goose Point (also being the beginning point
of Tax District No. 8); bound on the west by a line running along
the mainland shoreline in a northerly direction to the intersection
of Taylor Landing Road with Johnson Bay (this being the same boundary
described as the easterly boundary of the Eighth Tax District); thence
by a line following along the mainland shoreline in a northerly direction
until its intersection with Robins Creek (this being the same boundary
described as the easterly boundary of the Second Tax District); thence
by a line along the mainland shoreline in a northerly direction to
the intersection of Bassett Creek (this being the same boundary described
as the easterly boundary of the Fourth Tax District); thence by a
line running in a northerly direction following Trappe Creek to Ayer
Creek to Sinepuxent Road to Holly Grove Road and the intersection
of an abandoned railroad track; thence following Holly Grove Road
in a northerly direction to US Route 50; thence crossing US Route
50 in a straight line in a northerly direction to the head waters
of Perch Gut; thence following Perch Gut in a northerly direction
to its intersection with Turville Creek; thence by a line following
the centerline of Turville Creek easterly to the intersection of Herring
Creek and Turville Creek; thence by a line along the easterly shoreline
of the Ocean Pines Subdivision in a northerly direction to its intersection
with the center channel span of the MD Route 90 bridge over the St.
Martins River (this being the same boundary described as the easterly
line of the Third Tax District); thence bound by a line leaving the
center channel span of the MD Route 90/St. Martins River Bridge and
passing around the southerly shoreline of the Isle of Wight Wildlife
Management Area to intersect with the center channel span of the MD
Route 90 bridge over the Assawoman Bay; thence by a line from the
center channel span of the MD Route 90 bridge over the Assawoman Bay
in a northerly direction until its intersection with the Maryland/Delaware
State line at the mid-point of the Assawoman Bay east of Lone Cedar
Point (this being the same boundary described as the easterly boundary
of the Fifth Tax District); bound on the north by a line from the
mid-point of the Assawoman Bay on the Maryland/Delaware State line
east of Lone Cedar Point running in an easterly direction to the intersection
of the Maryland/Delaware State line with the Atlantic Ocean; bound
on the east by a line beginning at the intersection of the Maryland/Delaware
State line and the Atlantic Ocean following the Ocean City shoreline
in a southerly direction and thence following the Assateague Island
shoreline in a southerly direction until its intersection with the
Maryland/Virginia State line and the Atlantic Ocean, and the point
of beginning; and including those islands in the Chincoteague Bay,
particularly Robins Marsh, Martin Point, Rattlesnake Island, Shelldrake
Island, Ready Cove Tump, Big Bay Marsh, Robins Tump, Mink Tump, Tizzard
Island, Assacorkin Island, Mills Island, Parker Bay Tumps, and Clam
Harbor Tumps.
