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Introductory*
City of Baltimore
Council Bill
Introduced by: Councilmember Henry
A Bill Entitled
An Ordinance concerning
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York Road Retail Business District - License Fees - Reversion to Annual Collection
For the purpose of changing the semiannual license fee collection period for the York Road Retail Business District to conform with the annual collection period applicable to all other Retail Business Districts; clarifying and conforming related provisions; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the operations of Retail Business Districts.
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By repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 14 - Special Benefits Districts
Section(s) 11-7(a)(1) and 11-10(c)
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)
By repealing
Article 14 - Special Benefits Districts
Section(s) 11-23(d)
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 14. Special Benefits Districts
Subtitle 11. Retail Business Districts
Part 1. General Provisions
§ 11-7. Collection of fee.
(a) When due.
(1) [Except as otherwise provided in §11-23(d) {“York Road: Semiannual fee collection”} of this subtitle, the] The Retail Business District License fee shall be due and payable on January 1 each and every year, and the entire charge prescribed for the year shall be collected when the license is issued.
§ 11-10. Special fund accounts.
(c) Transfer of funds.
[Within] Each year, within 75 days of receipt, the Director shall transfer by agreement to the appropriate Business Association for the District the license fees collected for that District, less any administrative fee charged.
Part 2. Designated Districts
§ 11-23. York Road.
[(d) Semiannual fee collection.]
[(1) The Retail Business District License fee shall be due and payable semiannually, with ½ of the fee due and payable on January 1, and with ½ of the fee due and payable on July 1, each and every year.]
[(2) ½ of the entire charge prescribed for the year shall be collected when the license is issued.]
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 date it is enacted.