Baltimore City Council
File #: 09-0355    Version: 0 Name: Open-Flame Cooking Devices - Limitations
Type: Ordinance Status: Failed - End of Term
File created: 6/15/2009 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action:
Enactment #:
Title: Open-Flame Cooking Devices - Limitations FOR the purpose of extending the prohibition against using open-flame cooking devices on or near combustible construction to apply to attached and semi-detached dwellings.
Sponsors: Agnes Welch, Warren Branch, James B. Kraft, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Mary Pat Clarke, Helen L. Holton, Belinda Conaway, Sharon Green Middleton
Indexes: Cooking Devices, Limitations, Open-Flame
Attachments: 1. 09-0355 - 1st Reader.pdf, 2. Fire - 09-0355.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 Welch


A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
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Open-Flame Cooking Devices - Limitations

FOR the purpose of extending the prohibition against using open-flame cooking devices on or near combustible construction to apply to attached and semi-detached dwellings.
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BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article - Building, Fire, and Related Codes
Section(s) 8-102 (FC § 308.3)
Baltimore City Revised 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 Revised Code

Article – Building, Fire, and Related Codes

Part VIII. International Fire Code

§ 8-102. City modifications.

The additions, deletions, amendments, and other modifications adopted by the City are
as follows:

Chapter 3. General Precautions Against Fire

Section 308 Open Flames

308.1 to [308.4] 308.2 {As in IFC}


308.3 Open flame. {As in IFC}

308.3.1 Open-flame cooking devices. Charcoal burners and other open-flame cooking devices [shall] MAY not be operated on combustible balconies or within 10 feet (3048 mm) of combustible construction.

Exceptions:

1. [One- and two-family] SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED dwellings, AS DEFINED IN ZONING ARTICLE § 1-136.

2. Where buildings, balconies, and decks are prote...

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