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* 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: The Council President
At the request of: The Administration (Department of Housing and Community Development)
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Non-Owner-Occupied Dwellings - Registration Fees - Repeal of Sunset"
FOR the purpose of abrogating the automatic termination of Ordinance 01-191, as amended by Ordinance 03-526; continuing the fees and per-owner maximums set by Ordinance 01-191 for the annual registration of non-owner-occupied dwelling units; clarifying, correcting, and conforming certain language; defining a certain term; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the registration and regulation of non-owner-occupied dwellings.
Body
BY renaming
Article 13 - Housing and Urban Renewal
Division II. Rental Properties; Condominiums
Subtitle 4. Registration of Rental Properties
to be
Division II. Non-Owner-Occupied Dwellings; Condominiums
Subtitle 4. Non-Owner-Occupied Dwellings
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)
BY adding
Article 13 - Housing and Urban Renewal
Section(s) 4-1(c-1)
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)
BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 13 - Housing and Urban Renewal
Section(s) 4-5(a)
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)
BY repealing and reordaining, without amendments
Article 13 - Housing and Urban Renewal
Section(s) 4-8
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)
BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Ordinance 01-191
Section 3
(As amended by Ordinance 03-526)
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 13. Housing and Urban Renewal
Division II. [Rental Properties] NON-OWNER-OCCUPIED DWELLINGS; Condominiums
Subtitle 4. [Registration of Rental Properties] NON-OWNER-OCCUPIED DWELLINGS
§ 4-1. Definitions.
(C-1) NON-OWNER-OCCUPIED DWELLING UNIT.
"NON-OWNER-OCCUPIED DWELLING UNIT" MEANS ANY DWELLING UNIT THAT IS:
(1) UNOCCUPIED; OR
(2) OCCUPIED, BUT NOT BY AN OWNER OF THE DWELLING.
§ 4-5. Registration [statement -] required.
(a) In general.
[Each] THE owner of a non-owner-occupied dwelling unit must file [a] AN ANNUAL registration statement for that unit with the Commissioner.
§ 4-8. Registration fees.
(a) In general.
(1) Except as otherwise specified in this section, an annual registration fee must be paid at the rate of $30 for each dwelling unit, with a maximum of $5,000 for each owner of record.
(2) This fee must be paid at the time of registration.
(b) Exceptions.
No fee is charged for any dwelling unit that is:
(1) part of a multi-unit rental property licensed under subtitle 5 of this article;
(2) an unoccupied, habitable dwelling unit last occupied by its current owner as his or her residence;
(3) owned by a nonprofit religious, charitable, or educational institution or organization; or
(4) owned by a governmental entity or an instrumentality or unit of a governmental entity.
(c) Fees to support inspections.
(1) All registration fees paid under this section must be accounted for in a special fund entitled "Housing Inspection Services".
(2) Revenues credited to the fund must be available for the purpose of supporting the inspection of housing.
(3) The Director of Finance must submit a quarterly accounting of this fund to the chair of the City Council's Budget and Appropriations Committee.
Ordinance 01-191
(As amended by Ordinance 03-526)
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That this Ordinance takes effect on the 30th day after the date it is enacted. [This Ordinance and the new fees set by it will remain effective through June 30, 2005. At the end of that period, with no further action by the Mayor and City Council, this Ordinance will be abrogated and of no further effect.]
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That this Ordinance takes effect on the date it is enacted, retroactive to June 30, 2005.
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