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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL
Introduced by: Councilmember Cole
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Public Parks, Squares, etc. - Closure Requirements
FOR the purpose of requiring City Council approval before a public park, square, or recreational facility may be closed for longer than a certain period; providing for certain exceptions; and generally relating to the public’s right of access to public parks, squares, and recreational facilities.
Body
BY adding
Article 7 - Natural Resources
Section(s) 51-5
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 7. Natural Resources
Division V. City Parks and Trees
Subtitle 51. Department Jurisdiction
§ 51-5. PARKS, SQUARES, ETC., TO REMAIN OPEN.
(A) IN GENERAL.
NO PARK, SQUARE, OR RECREATIONAL FACILITY OPERATED BY OR UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND PARKS MAY BE CLOSED, IN WHOLE OR ANY SUBSTANTIAL PART, FOR MORE THAN 72 CONSECUTIVE HOURS WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
(B) EMERGENCIES EXCEPTED.
THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO THE EXTENT THAT A CLOSURE IS NECESSITATED BY AN EMERGENCY THAT ENDANGERS THE PUBLIC HEALTH OR SAFETY.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That the catchlines contained in this Ordinan...
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