Baltimore City Council
File #: 06-0444    Version: 0 Name: Retail Business Districts - Collection of License Fees
Type: Ordinance Status: Withdrawn
File created: 5/15/2006 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action: 10/29/2007
Enactment #:
Title: Retail Business Districts - Collection of License Fees FOR the purpose of authorizing the Business Association for a Retail Business District to bring a civil action for the recovery of an unpaid license fee, penalty, interest, and reasonable attorney's fees; correcting, conforming, and clarifying certain language; deleting certain obsolete references; and generally relating to the operation of Retail Business Districts.
Sponsors: James B. Kraft, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Helen L. Holton, Rochelle Spector, President Dixon
Indexes: Fees, License Fees, Retail Business Districts
Attachments: 1. 06-0444 - 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 Kraft


A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Retail Business Districts - Collection of License Fees

FOR the purpose of authorizing the Business Association for a Retail Business District to bring a civil action for the recovery of an unpaid license fee, penalty, interest, and reasonable attorney's fees; correcting, conforming, and clarifying certain language; deleting certain obsolete references; and generally relating to the operation of Retail Business Districts.
Body
BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 14 - Special Benefits Districts
Section(s) 11-1(a) and (c), 11-5(a), 11-7(a), and 11-11
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

BY repealing and reordaining, without amendment
Article 14 - Special Benefits Districts
Section(s) 11-1(b)
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 14. Special Benefits Districts

Subtitle 11. Retail Business Districts

Part 1. General Provisions


ยง 11-1. Definitions.

(a) Business Association.

"Business Association" means the incorporated organization THAT:

(1) [of] COMPRISES persons who operate [retail, service, rental, or professional businesses] BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS within a particular Retail Business Distric...

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