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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL
Introduced by: Councilmember Mitchell
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Street Entertainers - Licensing
FOR the purpose of modifying the number and composition of members on the Board of License for Street Entertainers; adding additional examples to the list of entertainers subject to the law; abolishing the requirement for an annual license fee; correcting certain typographical errors; and generally relating to the licensing and regulation of street entertainers.
Body
BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 15 - Licensing and Regulation
Section(s) 15-1(g), 15-4(b), 15-12(b), 15-13, and 15-14(b) and (d)
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)
BY repealing
Article 15 - Licensing and Regulation
Section(s) 15-1(c)
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 15. Licensing and Regulation
Subtitle 15. Street Entertainers
§ 15-1. Definitions.
[(c) Downtown area.
"Downtown area" means:
the area beginning at a point of intersection at the northwest corner of W. Pratt Street and Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard; binding on the west side of Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard and running in a northerly direction to a point of intersection with the north side of W. Franklin Street; then running easterly along W. Franklin Street to the northeast corner of W. Franklin and N. Paca Streets; binding on the west side of N. Paca Street running northerly to the northwest corner of Druid Hill Avenue and N. Paca Street; then binding on the northern right-of-way line of Druid Hill Avenue running easterly crossing N. Eutaw Street in a straight line and continuing along the northern right-of-way line of Centre Street easterly to intersect the eastern right-of-way line of the Fallsway; then binding on the eastern right-of-way line of the Fallsway running southerly to intersect the southern curbline of E. Fayette Street following the southern right-of-way of E. Fayette Street to the westerly right-of-way line of the Jones Falls Boulevard to intersect the southern right-of-way line of Pratt Street; then westerly to the point of beginning.]
(g) Street entertainer.
(1) In general.
"Street entertainer" means any person who, either alone or as part of a group:
(i) performs on the streets of this City; and
(ii) solicits, encourages, or accepts donations before, during, or after the performance.
(2) Illustrations.
"Street entertainer" includes a:
(i) musician;
(ii) juggler;
(iii) mime;
(iv) puppeteer;
(v) unicyclist;
(vi) clown;
(vii) magician
(viii) sword swallower;
(ix) dancer;
(X) POET;
(XII) PERFORMANCE ARTIST; or
(XIII) [(x)] comedian.
§ 15-4. Board of Licenses established.
(b) Composition.
The Board comprises the following [9] 7 members:
(1) [4] 5 members appointed by the Mayor in accordance with City Charter Article IV, §6; AND
(2) 2 members appointed by the President of the City Council[; and
(3) the following or their respective designees:
(i) the Director of the Community Relations Commission;
(ii) the Director of Finance; and
(iii) the Commissioner of Housing and Community Development].
§ 15-12. Applications.
(b) Application fee.
The application must be accompanied by a ONE-TIME, non-refundable application fee of $25, to cover the cost of investigating and processing the application.
[§ 15-13. Annual fee.
(a) In general.
The annual fee for a license is as follows:
(1) in the downtown area - $75.
(2) in all other areas - $50.
(b) Proration.
If the license is issued after June 30 of any calendar year, the initial license fee is 1/2 the annual fee.]
§ 15-13. TERM, RENEWAL, FEES.
(A) TERM.
UNLESS RENEWED, A LICENSE EXPIRES ON THE 1ST ANNIVERSARY OF ITS EFFECTIVE DATE.
(B) RENEWAL.
BEFORE A LICENSE EXPIRES, A LICENSEE MAY RENEW IT FOR AN ADDITIONAL 1-YEAR TERM, IF THE LICENSEE SUBMITS TO THE BOARD A RENEWAL APPLICATION IN THE FORM THE BOARD REQUIRES.
(C) FEES.
(1) EXCEPT AS SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION, NO FEE MAY BE IMPOSED FOR THE TIMELY RENEWAL OF A LICENSE.
(2) IF A LICENSEE SEEKS TO MODIFY THE TERMS OF HER OR HIS LICENSE (E.G., LOCATION OR TYPE OF ENTERTAINMENT), THE RENEWAL APPLICATION MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A ONE-TIME, NON-REFUNDABLE APPLICATION FEE OF $25.
§ 15-14. Entertainer identification.
(b) Form and contents.
The identification badge:
(1) shall be of laminated plastic or other durable substance; and
(2) shall bear:
(i) the name and address of the licensee;
(ii) the type of entertainment for which the license is issued;
(iii) the location or area for which the license is issued;
(iv) the days or times to which the license is limited;
(v) the year for which the license is issued; and
(vi) an identifying number [the] THAT corresponds with the number of the license.
(d) Replacement badges.
If a badge is lost, the [director] BOARD shall issue a replacement badge on payment by the licensee of a $10 fee.
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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