City of Baltimore - File #: 06-0382

• File #: 06-0382
• Version: 0
• Name: Property Maintenance Code - Rain Barrels
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Failed - End of Term
• File created: 4/4/2006
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 12/5/2007
• Title: Property Maintenance Code - Rain Barrels FOR the purpose of excepting certain rain barrels from the requirement to elevate objects and materials stored outdoors; clarifying, correcting, and conforming certain language; and generally relating to the outdoor storage of objects and materials.
• Sponsors: Mary Pat Clarke, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Robert Curran, Kenneth Harris, President Dixon, James B. Kraft, Belinda Conaway, President Young, Paula Johnson Branch
• Indexes: Property Maintenance Code, Rain Barrels

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/25/2006	0	Land Use and Transportation Committee	Advertising
9/18/2006	0	Land Use and Transportation Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
4/7/2006	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
4/7/2006	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
4/7/2006	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
4/7/2006	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
4/4/2006	0	City Council	Introduced
4/4/2006	0	City Council	Assigned

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 Clarke


A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Property Maintenance Code - Rain Barrels

FOR the purpose of excepting certain rain barrels from the requirement to elevate objects and materials stored outdoors; clarifying, correcting, and conforming certain language; and generally relating to the outdoor storage of objects and materials.
Body
BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article - Building, Fire, and Related Codes
Section(s) 7-102 (PMC § 304.7)
Baltimore City Revised 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 Revised Code

Article - Building, Fire, and Related Codes

Part VII. International Property Maintenance Code

§ 7-102. City modifications.

The additions, deletions, amendments, and other modifications adopted by the City are as follows:

Chapter 3. General Requirements

Section 304 Exterior Sanitary Maintenance - General

304.7 Outdoor storage. Outdoor storage must be neat and orderly.


304.7.1 ELEVATION REQUIRED - GENERAL. [All] EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN THIS § 304.7, ALL stored objects and materials must be elevated at least 1 foot off the ground to prevent rat harborage.

304.7.2 ELEVATION REQUIRED - EXCEPTIONS. THE REQUIREMENTS OF § 304.7.1 DO NOT APP...