Baltimore City Council
File #: 05-0270    Version: 0 Name: Public Nuisance Premises - Noise
Type: Ordinance Status: Failed - End of Term
File created: 10/31/2005 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action: 12/5/2007
Enactment #:
Title: Public Nuisance Premises - Noise FOR the purpose of including violations of certain noise regulations within the definition of "public nuisance"; providing for the abatement of these nuisance; clarifying, conforming, and correcting certain language; and generally relating to public nuisance premises.
Sponsors: Stephanie Rawlings Blake, Mary Pat Clarke, President Young, James B. Kraft, Kenneth Harris, Rochelle Spector, Edward Reisinger, President Dixon, Robert Curran, Helen L. Holton
Indexes: Noise
Attachments: 1. 270-1st 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 Rawlings Blake

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Public Nuisance Premises - Noise

FOR the purpose of including violations of certain noise regulations within the definition of "public nuisance"; providing for the abatement of these nuisance; clarifying, conforming, and correcting certain language; and generally relating to public nuisance premises.
Body
BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 19 - Police Ordinances
Section(s) 43-1 and 43-2
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

BY repealing and reordaining, without amendments
Article 19 - Police Ordinances
Section(s) 43-3 through 43-12
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 43. Public Nuisances

ยง 43-1. Definitions.

(a) In general.

[As used in] IN this subtitle, THE FOLLOWING TERMS HAVE THE MEANINGS INDICATED[:].


(b) Commissioner.

"Commissioner" means the Police Commissioner of Baltimore City or the Commissioner's designee.

(c) Conviction.

[For the purpose of this subtitle, "conviction" shall include] "CONVICTION" INCLUDES probation before judgment.

(d) Owner.

"Owner" and "owner of record" mean the person in whose name a premises is recorded in the land record...

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