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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL
Introduced by: Councilmember Curran
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Campaign Signs in Residential Areas - Size
FOR the purpose of limiting the size of campaign signs permitted in residential areas; increasing the penalties for violating the laws governing these signs; imposing certain civil fines; correcting, clarifying, and conforming certain language; and generally relating to campaign signs in residential areas.
Body
BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 19 - Police Ordinances
Section(s) 46-1 through 46-5
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)
BY adding
Article 1 - Mayor, City Council, and Municipal Agencies
Section(s) 40-14(e)(3)(Subtitle 46) and 41-14(2)(Subtitle 46)
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 19. Police Ordinances
Subtitle 46. Signs - Campaign Signs in Residential Areas
ยง 46-1. When signs may be displayed.
(a) Earliest date.
Signs announcing candidates seeking elected public office may be erected on the exterior of structures or in yards in Residence and Office-Residence Zoning Districts in Baltimore City no earlier than on the last day on which a certificate of candidacy must be withdrawn.
(b) Latest date.
The signs must be removed within 3...
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