Baltimore City Council
File #: 11-0740    Version: 0 Name: Commercial Vehicles - Parking, Standing, and Stopping
Type: Ordinance Status: Enacted
File created: 7/18/2011 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action: 10/26/2011
Enactment #: 11-506
Title: Commercial Vehicles - Parking, Standing, and Stopping FOR the purpose of modifying the definition of "commercial vehicle", as that term relates to certain parking, standing, and stopping regulations.
Sponsors: Rochelle Spector, William "Pete" Welch
Indexes: Commercial Vehicles, Parking, Standing, Stopping
Attachments: 1. 11-0740 - 1st Reader.pdf, 2. Fire - 11-0740.pdf, 3. Law - 11-0740.pdf, 4. Transportation - 11-0740.pdf, 5. 11-0740 - 3rd Reader.pdf
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:  Councilmember Spector                                                                                            
 
 
      A BILL ENTITLED
 
AN ORDINANCE concerning
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Commercial Vehicles - Parking, Standing, and Stopping
 
FOR the purpose of modifying the definition of "commercial vehicle", as that term relates to certain parking, standing, and stopping regulations.
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BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
  Article 31 - Transit and Traffic
  Section(s) 6-26
  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 31.  Transit and Traffic
 
      Subtitle 6.  Parking, Standing, and Stopping Regulations
 
§ 626.  Commercial vehicles.
 
  (a)  "Commercial vehicle" limited.
 
In this section, "commercial vehicle" does not include a vehicle that:
 
(1)      has a maximum gross vehicle weight of less than 7,000 pounds or a manufacturer's rated capacity of ¾ ton;
 
(2)      has no commercial advertising on the exterior of the body or on any attached equipment compartments, or apparatus;
 
(3)      is not visibly loaded with supplies or equipment; and
 
 
 
(4)      is designed to carry [10] 15 or fewer passengers.
 
  (b) Stopping by residence.
 
(1)      Except as otherwise specified in this section, no vehicle that exceeds 20,000 pounds gross vehicle weight and no commercial vehicle may park, stand, or stop longer than 1 hour continuously on any street, lane, or alley in front of or adjacent to any property used or intended to be used as a residence.
 
(2)      This subsection does not apply to a commercial vehicle that is parked for the purpose of doing any public or private work for or on behalf of any person located within a radius of 1 block from the property used or intended to be used as a residence.
 
  (c)  Nighttime hours.
 
Except as otherwise specified in this section, no vehicle that exceeds 20,000 pounds gross vehicle weight and no commercial vehicle may park, stand, or stop longer than 1 hour continuously between the hours of 1 a.m. and 7 a.m. on any street, lane, or alley of the City.
 
  (d)  Exceptions.
 
This section does not apply to:
 
(1)      vehicles of the Police Department or the Fire Department; or
 
(2)      emergency vehicles belonging to the City or to any public utility.
 
  SECTION 2.  AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That the catchlines contained in this Ordinance are not law and may not be considered to have been enacted as a part of this or any prior Ordinance.
 
  SECTION 3.  AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That this Ordinance takes effect on the 30th day after the date it is enacted.
 
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