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THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL
Introduced by: Councilmembers Kraft and Spector
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE concerning
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Transit and Traffic - Impeding Traffic by School Grounds
FOR the purpose of increasing the fine, without requiring a prior warning, for vehicles that park, stop, or stand in a manner that obstructs or impedes the free flow of traffic by school grounds during certain hours; clarifying, correcting, and conforming related language; and generally relating to the imposition of fines for obstructing or impeding the free flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic.
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BY adding
Article 31 - Transit and Traffic
Section(s) 36-4(3)
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)
BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 31 - Transit and Traffic
Section(s) 36-5(3)
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 31. Transit and Traffic
Subtitle 36. Parking, etc., Fines, Penalties, and Procedures
§ 36 4. $250 fines.
(3) PARKING, STOPPING, OR STANDING IN A MANNER THAT OBSTRUCTS OR IMPEDES THE FREE FLOW OF VEHICULAR OR PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC ALONG A BLOCK FACE ABUTTING OR IMMEDIATELY ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE GROUNDS OF A BUILDING USED AS A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE KINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, OR SECONDARY SCHOOL, ON ANY SCHOOL DAY BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 7 A.M AND 9 A.M. OR BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 2 P.M. AND 4 P.M., IS PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF $250.
§ 36 5. $100 fines.
(3) (i) Parking, stopping, or standing in [such] a manner [as to obstruct or impede] THAT OBSTRUCTS OR IMPEDES the free flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic is punishable by a fine of $100, subject to the requirements of subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph (3).
(ii) (A) Except as provided in sub-subparagraph (B) of this subparagraph (ii), the
Transportation Department may not issue a citation for this offense unless:
1. [(1)] it first issues a written warning, ordering the obstruction or impediment to be removed within 15 minutes of the warning; and
2. [(2)] the [impediment or] obstruction OR IMPEDIMENT is not removed within the specified time.
(B) This subparagraph (ii) does not apply, and a citation may be issued without a prior warning, on a street marked as a snow emergency route, at any time between the hours of 7 a.m and 9:30 a.m. or BETWEEN the hours of 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.
(iii) This paragraph (3) does not apply to an obstruction or impediment:
(A) within an intersection or a marked crosswalk or by a commercial vehicle, as provided in § 36-4(2) of this subtitle; OR
(B) ALONG A BLOCK FACE ABUTTING OR ACROSS FROM THE GROUNDS OF A SCHOOL, AS PROVIDED IN § 36-4(3) OF THIS SUBTITLE.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That the catchlines contained in this Ordinance are not law and may not be considered to have been enacted as a part of this or any prior Ordinance.
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That this Ordinance takes effect on the 30th day after the date it is enacted.
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