Baltimore City Council
File #: 11-0741    Version: 0 Name: Volunteer Ambulance Service - Parking, Standing, and Stopping
Type: Ordinance Status: Enacted
File created: 7/18/2011 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action: 10/26/2011
Enactment #: 11-507
Title: Volunteer Ambulance Service - Parking, Standing, and Stopping FOR the purpose of excepting from certain parking, standing, and stopping regulations emergency vehicles operated by a volunteer ambulance service.
Sponsors: Rochelle Spector, Carl Stokes, James B. Kraft, Edward Reisinger, Warren Branch, William "Pete" Welch
Indexes: Ambulance, Parking, Standing, Stopping, Volunteer Ambulance Service
Attachments: 1. 11-0741 - 1st Reader.pdf, 2. Law - 11-0741.pdf, 3. Fire - 11-0741.pdf, 4. Police - 11-0741.pdf, 5. Transportation - 11-0741.pdf, 6. 11-0741 - 3rd Reader.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 Spector


A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
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Volunteer Ambulance Service - Parking, Standing, and Stopping

FOR the purpose of excepting from certain parking, standing, and stopping regulations emergency vehicles operated by a volunteer ambulance service.
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BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 31 - Transit and Traffic
Section(s) 6-26
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 31. Transit and Traffic

Subtitle 6. Parking, Standing, and Stopping Regulations

§ 626. Commercial vehicles.

(a) “Commercial vehicle” limited.

In this section, “commercial vehicle” does not include a vehicle that:

(1) has a maximum gross vehicle weight of less than 7,000 pounds or a manufacturer’s rated capacity of ¾ ton;

(2) has no commercial advertising on the exterior of the body or on any attached equipment compartments, or apparatus;

(3) is not visibly loaded with supplies or equipment; and



(4) is designed to carry 10 or fewer passengers.

(b) Stopping by residence.

(1) Except as otherwise specified in this section, no vehicle that exceeds 20,000 pounds gross vehicle weight and no commercial vehicle may park, stand, or stop longer than...

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