City of Baltimore - File #: 07-0717

• File #: 07-0717
• Version: 0
• Name: Neighborhood Nuisances
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 6/11/2007
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 11/8/2007
• Enactment #: 07-532
• Title: Neighborhood Nuisances FOR the purpose of authorizing certain actions to abate certain nuisances; providing for notice and opportunity for hearing; prohibiting certain conduct; imposing penalties; and generally relating to abating public nuisances.
• Sponsors: Helen L. Holton, James B. Kraft, Sharon Green Middleton, Mary Pat Clarke, Vernon E. Crider, Edward Reisinger, Agnes Welch, Belinda Conaway, Keiffer Mitchell, Robert Curran, Stephanie President Rawlings-Blake
• Indexes: Neighborhood, Nuisance

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/8/2007	0	Mayor	Signed by Mayor
10/29/2007	0	City Council	Approved and Sent to the Mayor
10/15/2007	0	Public Safety Subcommittee	Recommended Favorably with Amendment
10/15/2007	0	City Council	Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report
9/24/2007	0	Public Safety Subcommittee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
6/14/2007	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
6/14/2007	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
6/14/2007	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
6/14/2007	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
6/14/2007	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
6/14/2007	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
6/11/2007	0	City Council	Introduced
6/11/2007	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 Holton


A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Neighborhood Nuisances

FOR the purpose of authorizing certain actions to abate certain nuisances; providing for notice and opportunity for hearing; prohibiting certain conduct; imposing penalties; and generally relating to abating public nuisances.
Body
BY adding
Article 19 - Police Ordinances
Section(s) 43A-1 to 43A-8, to be under the new subtitle,
"Subtitle 43A. Neighborhood Nuisances"
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 43A. NEIGHBORHOOD NUISANCES

§ 43A-1. DEFINITIONS.

(A) IN GENERAL.

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) NEIGHBORHOOD NUISANCE.

(1) "NEIGHBORHOOD NUISANCE" MEANS ANY PREMISES WHERE, ON 2 OR MORE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHIN A 6-MONTH PERIOD BEFORE THE START OF A PROCEEDING UNDER THIS SUBTITLE, AN OWNER OR TENANT OF THE PREMISES ENGAGED IN ACTS OR CREATED OR MAINTAINED CONDITIONS THAT:

(I) SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED NEIGHBORING RESIDENTS BY BEING DISORDERLY IN MANNER; OR

(II) DISTURBED THE PEACE OF NEIGHBORING RE...