City of Baltimore - File #: 09-0275

• File #: 09-0275
• Version: 0
• Name: Parking Facilities - Towing Services
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Failed - End of Term
• File created: 1/26/2009
• In control: City Council
• Title: Parking Facilities - Towing Services FOR the purpose of imposing certain conditions on the right of a parking facility to use towing services to enforce parking restrictions; and generally relating to the licensing and regulation of parking facilities.
• Sponsors: Robert Curran, Bill Henry, President Young, James B. Kraft, Sharon Green Middleton, Edward Reisinger, Agnes Welch, Helen L. Holton, Warren Branch, William H. Cole, IV, Mary Pat Clarke, Rochelle Spector, Belinda Conaway
• Indexes: Facilities, Parking, Towing

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/29/2009	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
1/29/2009	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
1/29/2009	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
1/29/2009	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
1/29/2009	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
1/29/2009	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
1/26/2009	0	City Council	Introduced
1/26/2009	0	City Council	Assigned

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 Curran

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Parking Facilities - Towing Services

FOR the purpose of imposing certain conditions on the right of a parking facility to use towing services to enforce parking restrictions; and generally relating to the licensing and regulation of parking facilities.
Body
BY repealing and reordaining, without amendments
Article 15 - Licensing and Regulation
Section(s) 12-1(b), 47-1, and 47-2
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

BY adding
Article 15 - Licensing and Regulation
Section(s) 12-8
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 12. Parking Facilities

§ 121. Definitions.

(b) Parking facility.

“Parking facility” means any:


(1) garage, structure, or part of a structure for the parking, storage, housing, or keeping of 3 or more motor vehicles in exchange for a fee or other consideration; or

(2) parking lot or outdoor area or space for the parking, storage, housing, or keeping of 3 or more motor vehicles in exchange for a fee or other consideration.

§ 128. ENFORCEMENT BY TOWING.

(A) SCOPE.

(1) EXCEPT AS SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION, THI...