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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL
Introduced by: Councilmember Kraft
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Zoning Appeals - Notices
FOR the purpose of requiring certain public notices to be given of any hearing on a positive appeal before the Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals; defining certain terms; conforming certain language; and generally relating to required notice and hearing of conditional uses, variances, appeals from the Zoning Administrator, and certain other matters before the Board.
Body
BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article - Zoning
Section(s) 2-114, 14-204, 15-217
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 - Zoning
Title 2. Administration; Authorizations
ยง 2-114. Public hearings.
(a) [Scheduling, notices, decision] IN GENERAL.
The Board must:
(1) fix a reasonable time and place for the public hearing of an application, appeal, or other matter;
(2) give notice of the hearing to the parties in interest;
(3) give public notice of the hearing; and
(4) decide the matter within a reasonable time after the hearing.
(B) NOTICE OF "POSITIVE APPEALS".
(1) IN THIS SUBSECTION, "POSITIVE APPEAL" MEANS ANY:
(I) APPLICATION TO THE BOARD FOR A CONDITIONAL USE;
(II) APPLIC...
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