Baltimore City Council
File #: 22-0205    Version: 0 Name: Vacant Structures - Emergency Response Fee
Type: Ordinance Status: In Committee
File created: 3/21/2022 In control: Economic and Community Development
On agenda: Final action:
Enactment #:
Title: Vacant Structures - Emergency Response Fee For the purpose of establishing a fee structure for City emergency response services provided or rendered at vacant structures; defining certain terms; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to emergency response fees for vacant structures.
Sponsors: President Nicholas J. Mosby, Sharon Green Middleton
Indexes: Emergency, Vacant Structures
Attachments: 1. 22-0205~1st Reader, 2. LAW 22-0205, 3. BCIT 22-0205, 4. Finance 22-0205, 5. BCFD 22-0205, 6. HCD Amendments 1 22-0205, 7. 22-0205 Hearing Packet, 8. HCD Amendments 2 22-0205, 9. Law Amendments 22-0205, 10. DHCD 22-0205, 11. cc22-0205(1)~1st (DHCD), 12. 22-0205 Hearing Packet, 13. ECD Notes - Vacant Structures - 22-0225, 22-0206, 22-0205
Explanation: Capitals indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

* Warning: This is an unofficial, introductory copy of the bill.
The official copy considered by the City Council is the first reader copy.
Introductory*

City of Baltimore
Council Bill

Introduced by: President Mosby


A Bill Entitled

An Ordinance concerning
title
Vacant Structures - Emergency Response Fee
For the purpose of establishing a fee structure for City emergency response services provided or rendered at vacant structures; defining certain terms; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to emergency response fees for vacant structures.
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By adding
Article 9 - Fire Suppression and Prevention
Section(s) 7-1 through 7-2 to be under the new subtitle designation,
“Subtitle 7. Vacant Structures”
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:

Baltimore City Code

Article 9. Fire Suppression and Prevention

Subtitle 7. Vacant Structures

§ 7-1. Definitions.

(a) In general.

In this subtitle, the following terms have the meanings indicated.

(b) Department.

“Department” means the Baltimore City Fire Department.

(c) Collateral services.

“Collateral services” means follow-up services delivered by the Department after the initial response to an incident.

(d) Fire investigation.

(1) In general.

“Fire investigation” means the services rendered when a fire investigator or investigation team responds to an incident.

(2) Inclusions.

“Fire investigation” includes:

(i) measures ta...

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