City of Baltimore - File #: 200002

• File #: 200002
• Version: 0
• Name: Zoning - General Advertising Signs
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 12/9/1999
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 4/4/2000
• Final action: 3/27/2000
• Enactment #: 00-1
• Title: FOR the purpose of establishing a general prohibition on the issuance of permits and the construction of general advertising signs; providing standards for changes for nonconforming general advertising signs; providing that certain applications for new general advertising signs may not be granted; providing for the severability of this Ordinance; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the regulation of general advertising signs.
• Sponsors: President Dixon, Lois Garey, John L. Cain, Nicholas C. D'Adamo
• Indexes: General Advertising Signs, Zoning

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/17/2014	0	City Council	Referred for a Report
7/17/2014	0	City Council	Referred for a Report
7/17/2014	0	City Council	Referred for a Report
7/17/2014	0	City Council	Referred for a Report
7/17/2014	0	City Council	Referred for a Report
7/17/2014	0	City Council	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
9/19/2011	0	City Council	Referred for a Report
3/30/2009	0	City Council	Assigned
3/26/2007	0	City Council	Introduced
3/27/2000	0	Mayor	Signed by Mayor
3/13/2000	0	City Council	Approved and Sent to the Mayor
3/6/2000	0	City Council	Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report
3/3/2000	0	Land Use and Planning Committee	Reported Favorable
2/11/2000	0	Land Use and Planning Committee	Advertising

INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL

Introduced by: Sheila Dixon, President, and Councilmembers Garey, Handy, Cain


A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning

Zoning - General Advertising Signs
title
FOR the purpose of establishing a general prohibition on the issuance of permits and the construction of general advertising signs; providing standards for changes for nonconforming general advertising signs; providing that certain applications for new general advertising signs may not be granted; providing for the severability of this Ordinance; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the regulation of general advertising signs.
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BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 30 - Zoning
Section(s) 10.0-1b
Baltimore City Code
(1983 Replacement Volume and Supplements)

BY repealing
Article 30 - Zoning
Section(s) 10.0-3c-1
Baltimore City Code
(1983 Replacement Volume and Supplements)

BY adding
Article 30 - Zoning
Section(s) 10.0-4f
Baltimore City Code
(1983 Replacement Volume and Supplements)

BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article - Zoning
Section(s) 11-206, 11-423
Baltimore City Revised Code
(As enacted by Ordinance 99-547)

BY adding
Article - Zoning
Section(s) 11-506
Baltimore City Revised Code
(As enacted by Ordinance 99-547)


Recitals

General advertising signs constitute a separate and distinct use of the land on which they are placed and affect the use of adjacent streets, sidewalks, and other public places and adjacent private places open to the public.

The unregulated construction, placement, and display of signs consti...