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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL
(Charter Amendment)
Introduced by: Councilmember Kraft
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL concerning
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Charter Amendment - Minor Privileges
FOR the purpose of amending the provisions regulating franchises to authorize the Mayor and City Council to regulate, by local law, minor privileges and the issuance of minor privilege permits; defining certain terms; conforming, correcting, and clarifying related language governing franchises; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.
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By proposing to amend
Article VIII - Franchises
In its entirety
Baltimore City Charter
(1996 Edition)
SECTION 1. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the City Charter is proposed to be amended to read as follows:
Baltimore City Charter
Article VIII. Franchises
§ 1. DEFINITIONS.
(A) IN GENERAL.
IN THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS HAVE THE MEANINGS INDICATED.
(B) FRANCHISE.
(1) GENERAL.
“FRANCHISE” MEANS, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION, THE GRANT OF A PRIVATE RIGHT IN OR RELATING TO THE USE OF ANY PUBLIC PROPERTY REFERRED TO IN § 2 OF THIS ARTICLE.
(2) EXCLUSION.
“FRANCHISE” DOES NOT INCLUDE A MINOR PRIVILEGE THAT HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED BY A CITY STATUTE OR OTHER LAW ENACTED BY THE MAYOR AN...
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