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Technical Corrections to the City Code
For the purpose of approving a codification bill making a number of technical changes to update, repair, or restructure portions of the City Code.
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City Council of the
City of Annapolis
Ordinance 28-25
Introduced by: Mayor Buckley
Co-sponsored by:
Referred to: Planning Commission, Rules and City Government Committee,
Economic Matters Committee, Environmental Matters Committee
AN ORDINANCE concerning
Technical Corrections to the City Code
FOR the purpose of approving a codification bill making a number of technical changes to update, repair, or restructure portions of the City Code.
BY repealing and reenacting with amendments the following portions of the Code of the City of Annapolis, 2025 Edition:
WHEREAS, A codification bill makes technical changes, aiming to improve the City Code's clarity without altering the underlying policy, restating existing Code in a more organized and clear manner, making it easier to understand and apply the Code;
WHEREAS, City staff and Council members find small issues throughout the year which are not an imminent need, but reorganize City Code sections, correct minor errors made over the years, and update portions without changing the law's substance;
SECTION I: BE IT ESTABLISHED AND ORDAINED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that the Code of the City of Annapolis shall be amended to read as follows:
City Code Title 3 - HUMAN RESOURCES
Chapter 3.08 - Exempt Service
Section 3.08.030 Salary.
A. 1. For purposes of setting annual salaries, the following positions in the exempt service are assigned grades in the City's pay plan as indicated:
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Position |
Grade |
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Executive Office Associate |
N10 |
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Communications Officer |
N15 |
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Deputy Fire Chief |
F18 |
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Director of Human Resources |
E5 |
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Director of Transportation |
E5 |
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Deputy City Manager for Resilience and Sustainability |
E4 |
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Director of Recreation and Parks |
E5 |
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City Attorney |
E5 |
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Assistant City Attorney |
N18 |
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Attorney I |
N14 |
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Attorney II |
N16 |
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Director of Finance |
E5 |
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Director of Planning and Zoning |
E5 |
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Constituent Services Officer |
N14 |
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Community Programs Administrator |
N13 |
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Community Engagement Administrator |
N14 |
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Administrative Assistant |
N8 |
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Deputy City Manager for Administration |
E4 |
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Public Information Officer |
N12 |
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Fire Chief |
E5 |
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Police Chief |
E5 |
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Police Major |
P18 |
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Police Captain |
P17 |
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Director of Public Works |
E5 |
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Economic Development Manager |
N17 |
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Chief of Staff |
E3 |
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Director of the Office of Emergency Management |
E5 |
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Director of Integrated Technology Solutions |
E5 |
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Police Professional Standards Manager |
N17 |
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Special Projects/Arts Administrator |
N10 |
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Director of Central Services |
E5 |
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PositionGrade |
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Administrative Assistant |
N8 |
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City Attorney |
E5 |
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Assistant City Attorney |
N18 |
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Attorney I |
N14 |
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Attorney II |
N16 |
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Chief of Staff |
E3 |
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Constituent Services Officer |
N14 |
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Communications Officer |
N15 |
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Community Programs Administrator |
N13 |
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Community Engagement Administrator |
N14 |
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Deputy City Manager for Administration |
E4 |
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Deputy City Manager for Resilience and Sustainability |
E4 |
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Director of Central Services |
E5 |
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Director of Emergency Management |
E5 |
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Director of Human Resources |
E5 |
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Director of Integrated Technology Solutions |
E5 |
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Director of Finance |
E5 |
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Director of Planning and Zoning |
E5 |
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Director of Public Works |
E5 |
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Director of Recreation and Parks |
E5 |
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Director of Transportation |
E5 |
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Executive Office Associate |
N10 |
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Economic Development Manager |
N17 |
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Fire Chief |
E5 |
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Deputy Fire Chief |
F18 |
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Police Chief |
E5 |
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Police Major |
P18 |
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Police Captain |
P17 |
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Police Professional Standards Manager |
N17 |
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Public Information Officer |
N12 |
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Special Projects/Arts Administrator |
N10 |
City Code Title 3 - HUMAN RESOURCES
Chapter 3.08 - Exempt Service
Section 3.08.030 Salary.
E. The Mayor, City Manager, or Department Director, whichever is the Appointing Authority, may make an initial appointment at a salary greater than the first step of the assigned grade for positions that report to them. Appointments to the following positions do not require City Council approval and initial appointments may be made at a salary greater than the first step of the assigned grade subject to the availability of funding:
1. i. Administrative Assistant
ii. Assistant City Manager
iii. Executive Office Associate
iv. Chief of Staff
v. Communications Officer
vi. Constituent Services Officer
vii. Community Engagement Administrator
viii. Community Services Specialist
ix. Deputy Fire Chiefs
x. Police Captains
xi. Police Major
xii. Recruitment/Employee Relations Administrator
xiii. Assistant City Attorney
xiv. Attorney I
xv. Attorney II
xvi. Public Information Officer and Quartermaster
xvii. Economic Development Manager
xviii. Police Professional Standards Manager
A. The Mayor, City Manager, or Department Director, whichever is the Appointing Authority, may make an initial appointment at a salary greater than the first step of the assigned grade for positions that report to them.
B. Appointments to the following positions do not require City Council approval and initial appointments may be made at a salary greater than the first step of the assigned grade subject to the availability of funding:
1. Administrative Assistant
2. Assistant City Attorney
3. Attorney I
4. Attorney II
5. Chief of Staff
6. Communications Officer
7. Constituent Services Officer
8. Community Engagement Administrator
9. Community Services Specialist
10. Deputy Fire Chiefs
11. Economic Development Manager
12. Executive Office Associate
13. Police Captains
14. Police Major
15. Police Professional Standards Manager
16. Public Information Officer and Quartermaster
17. Recruitment/Employee Relations Administrator
F. The appointment and initial salary for the following positions is subject to confirmation by the City Council:
1. i. City Manager
ii. City Attorney
iii. Police Chief
iv. Fire Chief
v. Director of Transportation
vi. Director of Recreation and Parks
vii. Director of Finance
viii. Director of Planning and Zoning
ix. Director of Public Works
x. Director of the Office of Emergency Management
xi. Deputy City Manager for Resilience and Sustainability
xii. Human Resources Manager
xiii. Management Information Technology Manager
1. City Manager
2. City Attorney
3. Deputy City Manager for Administration
4. Deputy City Manager for Resilience and Sustainability
5. Director of Central Services
6. Director of Emergency Management
7. Director of Finance
8. Director of Human Resources
9. Director of Integrated Technologies Solutions
10. Director of Recreation and Parks
11. Director of Planning and Zoning
12. Director of Public Works
13. Director of Transportation
14. Fire Chief
15. Police Chief
City Code Title 7 - BUSINESS LICENSE, TAXES AND REGULATIONS
Chapter 7.40 - Peddlers, Hawkers and Itinerant Merchants
Section 7.40.010 Definitions.
Itinerant merchant or transient vendor means any person who sells, or offers to sell, commodities or services of any type and remains at a fixed location for at least one day with the intent to stay temporarily for that purpose.
Section 7.40.020 License-Required.
B. A person may not engage in the business of a peddler, hawker, itinerant merchant, or transientmobile vendor of commodities or services on public property not mentioned in subsection (A) without first obtaining a license as provided in this chapter.
Section 7.40.054 License-Term.
B. A license may be issued for up to one year to persons engaged in the business of a peddler, hawker, itinerant merchant, or mobile vendor, or transient vendor.
Section 7.40.084 Time restrictions.
A. Itinerant merchants or transient vendors who have obtained a use and occupancy permit pursuant to Title 21, Chapter 12 of the City Code may conduct business during any hour unless specified differently in that permit or by law.
Section 7.40.090 Areas of operation and operating restrictions.
A. Peddler, Hawker, Itenerant Merchant, and Mobile Vendors. A licensee, or person acting for or on behalf of a licensee, shall only engage in the business of a peddler, hawker, itinerant merchant, or transient mobile vendor in the following circumstances:
1. When a mobile vendor is selling commodities or services on public property outside the historic district where the sale of those commodities or services is a use permitted without a special exception;
2. When conducting sales in residential zones, pursuant to Chapters 21.42-21.47, outside the historic district;. Mobile vendors operating under this paragraph may not remain in a neighborhood longer than thirty minutes during a three-hour period:
3. As part of a special event that is organized by a business association that has a principal place of business within the City of Annapolis and that represents commercial enterprises in the immediate area of the proposed operation;
4. As part of a special event within the Waterfront Maritime Eastport (WME) and Waterfront Mixed Maritime (WMM) zoning districts:.
5. In the Historic District, as set forth in Chapter 21.56, as part of a special event that is organized by the city when the licensee is a commercial enterprise in the immediate area of the special event;
6. When a mobile vendor is engaged in any of the activities described in Section § 7.40.020(A);
7. On those days of the year and at those places and times designated from time to time by resolution or ordinance of the City Council.
B. Mobile Food Service Vendors.
1. Historic District. Mobile food service vendors are allowed in the City's Historic District, as defined in Chapter 21.56, only as part of a special event organized by the City per Chapter 14.18.
2. Outside the Historic District. In areas outside the Historic District, mobile food service vendor licensees may operate as follows:
a. On private property only with the express written permission of the:
i. Property owner, which permission shall include a starting and ending date;
ii. Authorized representative of any restaurant within 100 feet of the proposed food truck location; or
b. On public property pursuant to a validly issued permit or with the equivalent express written permission issued by the responsible City department.
43. Obstructing Access. Mobile food service vendor vehicles shall in no way block, obstruct, or impede any public right-of-way or access to it, including vehicular, bicycle or pedestrian flow on the public right-of-way, nor obstruct or interfere with access to any public or private fire hydrant or any building's fire department connection.
54. Noise and Air Pollution.
a. Mobile food service vendor music or other noise shall not exceed sixty-five 65 decibels as measured from fifty50 feet away.
b. Mobile food service vendors shall not use gas, diesel or other fossil fuel-powered generators as their primary energy source. They shall only be used as emergency backup systems.
65. Trash. A licensee shall collect and properly dispose of all trash and debris generated by mobile food service activities of the licensee.
Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 1.20 - GENERAL PENALTY AND MUNICIPAL INFRACTIONS
Section 1.20.050 - Municipal infraction-Fine-Proceedings.
A. Payment of Fine. The fine for a municipal infraction shall be as specified in the law violated. The fine is payable by the recipient of the citation to the City at the Finance Department of Finance, Municipal Building, Annapolis, Maryland 21401, within twenty calendar days of receipt of the citation.
2.16.090 Reading, amendment and passage of ordinances, etc.
E. 1. Fiscal Impact Note. The Finance Director of Finance shall submit a fiscal impact note on every ordinance, charter amendment, and resolution no later than the date of the legislation's introduction on First Reader.
Title 2 - ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 2.48 - BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES
Article VII - Risk Management Committee
Section 2.48.210 - Composition.
The Risk Management Committee shall consist of both an operations group and a policy group that work in tandem to create a culture of transparency by making information available to all employees and accountability by reporting completely and accurately. The Director of Finance the Finance Department shall lead the operations group and policy group.
Section 2.48.280 - Management.
The Finance Director of Finance shall be responsible for the fiscal management of the fund, which shall include the receipt of annual appropriations, investment of fund reserves, and payments of approved claims and other expenses.
Section 2.48.300 - Self Insurance Fund Committee.
A. There is created a Self Insurance Fund Committee composed of the Finance Director of Finance, chairperson of the Finance Committee, the person designated by the Mayor pursuant to Section 2.48.290, or their respective designees, and the City Attorney, who shall serve as a non-voting, ex officio member.
Section 2.48.400 - Composition.
A. The Audit Committee shall consist of three Alderpersons, three appointed citizens and one member selected by the Financial Advisory Commission from among its membership. The appointed citizens shall have experience in one or more of the following areas: municipal finance; City operations; or financial reporting, accounting, and auditing. The Audit Committee shall report to the City Council. The Alderperson members shall be appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council. The appointed citizens shall be nominated by the Alderperson members and confirmed by the City Council. The terms of the Alderpersons shall be identical with their terms of office. The initial terms of office for the three appointed citizens shall be two, three and four years respectively. Thereafter, each citizen member shall serve for a term of three years, or until the member's successor is appointed. All members of the Audit Committee shall have equal voting rights. The City Manager and Finance Director of Finance, or his/her designee, shall attend the meetings of the Audit Committee unless otherwise notified by the Chair that their presence is not required. Further, the City Manager, the Finance Director of Finance, or designee shall present a report at each meeting to the Audit Committee regarding the state of the City's finances. However, the City Manager and the Finance Director of Finance shall not be regarded as formal members of the Audit Committee.
Section 2.48.420 - Responsibilities.
F. The Finance Director of Finance and Finance Department of Finance shall cooperate with the Audit Committee to assist the committee in performing its oversight duties and responsibilities by fulfilling requests for information and administrative support in a responsive manner.
Section 2.48.440 - City internal audit services.
B. The Finance Director of Finance shall consult with the Audit Committee on the appointment of individuals retained to perform internal audit services. The recommendations of the Audit Committee shall be accepted unless there is compelling reason to the contrary presented to the Committee.
Title 2 - ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 2.48 - BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES
Article XV - Audit Committee
Section 2.48.420 - Responsibilities.
F. The Finance Director of Finance and Finance Department of Finance shall cooperate with the Audit Committee to assist the committee in performing its oversight duties and responsibilities by fulfilling requests for information and administrative support in a responsive manner.
Title 6 - REVENUE AND FINANCE
Chapter 6.16 - BUDGET
Section 6.16.070 - Non-profit organizations quarterly reports.
A. All non-profit organizations receiving funding or grants under the community grant program from the City of Annapolis shall provide quarterly reports to the Finance Department of Finance within thirty days of the close of each quarter. Annual quarterly ending dates are September 30, December 31, March 31, and June 30. The Finance Department shall develop and provide the forms for a non-profit organization to use in preparing the reports this section requires.
B. The Finance Department of Finance shall send a list of these non-profit organization quarterly reports to each City Council member on a quarterly basis. A City Council member may request an actual copy of one or more of the listed reports. Each non-profit organization which has submitted a quarterly report may be required to have a representative appear before the Finance Committee (September/February) to present an accounting of the use of City and its own funds and to answer questions as needed.
Title 16 - PUBLIC SERVICES
Chapter 16.08 - WATER SERVICE
Section 16.08.080 - Adjustments.
B. All requests for any adjustment in the charges imposed under this chapter for water or sewer service, upon receipt by the Finance Department of Finance, shall be referred to appropriate personnel of the Department of Public Works for review, investigation or inspections as are deemed necessary and appropriate to determine the validity or correctness of any requests for adjustment of charges. Unless it becomes necessary to perform further or more detailed tests of equipment, a recommendation for the allowance, partial allowance, or disallowance of the requested adjustment shall be submitted by the reviewing employee to the Director of Public Works within fifteen working days after receipt of the requested adjustment.
Title 2 - ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 2.48 - Boards, Commissions and Committees
Article VI Recreation Advisory Board
2.48.170 Composition.
A Recreation Advisory Board, consisting of eleven residents of the City who have a demonstrated interest in the activities and programs of the Department of Recreation and Parks, shall be appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by a majority vote of the City Council. The director of recreation and parks and the director of planning and zoning director shall serve as ex officio, nonvoting members of the board. Each of the resident members of the board shall serve for terms of three years or until their successors are appointed and qualify, commencing on July 1st of the year in which appointed. The City Council may designate the initial terms of the resident members of the board and provide for staggered terms so that the terms of not more than three members of the board expire in any one year.
Title 21 - PLANNING AND ZONING
Division II - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Chapter 21.10 - GENERAL APPLICATION PROCEDURES AND FEES
Section 21.10.010 - Common procedures for review of applications.
F. Staff Review and Report. If staff reports are provided for as part of the procedures for a specific type of application required by the Zoning Code, the Planning and Zoning Director shall circulate an application for review by the Planning and Zoning Department of Planning and Zoning and by any other City department that the Planning and Zoning Director or the decision making body deems appropriate.
Title 20 - SUBDIVISIONS
Chapter 20.12 - PRELIMINARY PLAT
Section 20.12.020 - Application-Fee.
The subdivider shall file an application with the Planning and Zoning Department of Planning and Zoning for the conditional approval of a preliminary plat of a subdivision. The application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee as established by resolution of the City Council.
Title 21 - PLANNING AND ZONING
Division II - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Chapter 21.22 - SITE DESIGN PLAN REVIEW
Section 21.22.060 - Procedures for major site design plan applications.
B. 4. Optional Public Meeting on Preliminary or Final Plan. The Planning and Zoning Director may hold a public meeting for the review of the preliminary or final site design plan if he finds that it is in the public interest to do so. The Planning and Zoning Director may hold a work session if he finds that it is in the public interest to do so or if he finds that it will assist the Planning and Zoning Department of Planning and Zoning in its review of the application. The Planning Commission may hold a work session prior to a public hearing on an application if the chairperson of the Planning Commission deems it necessary to assist it in its understanding of the application, notice of a public meeting or work session shall be in accordance with Section 21.10.020(D).
Title 21 - PLANNING AND ZONING
Division IV - OVERLAY DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Chapter 21.56 - HISTORIC DISTRICT
Article III - Newsracks on Public Rights-of-Way
Section 21.56.260 - Application and issuance of certificate of approval.
B. Approving authority. The approving authority shall be the Chief of Historic Preservation. The Chief shall provide review and administrative approval; the Chief shall circulate the application for consideration and comment by the Public Works Administration, the Police Department, and the Planning and Zoning Department of Planning and Zoning.
Title 2 - ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 2.40 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Title 14 - STREETS, SIDEWALKS, PUBLIC PLACES, AND SMALL CELL SYSTEMS
Chapter 14.04 - SIDEWALKS
Section 14.04.040 - Wheelchair ramps.
A. All street curbs that are constructed or reconstructed for maintenance purposes, repairs, correction of utilities or otherwise altered for any reason shall provide wheelchair ramps for the physically handicapped to be located at all intersections where curb, gutters and sidewalks are provided and at all major points of pedestrian flow. The ramps shall be in accordance with standards and design approved by the Department of Public Works Department.
Title 7 - BUSINESS LICENSES, TAXES AND REGULATIONS <https://library.municode.com/md/annapolis/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT7BULITARE>
Chapter 7.16 - CARNIVALS AND AMUSEMENT DEVICES <https://library.municode.com/md/annapolis/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT7BULITARE_CH7.16CAAMDE>
Section 7.16.020 - License-Application-Issuance.
B. The clerk shall forward the application to each Alderman, to the Fire, Planning and Zoning, Police, and Public Works Department of Public Works, and to any other appropriate department or agency, for review, investigation, and recommendation.
Title 21 - PLANNING AND ZONING
Division IV - OVERLAY DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Chapter 21.56 - HISTORIC DISTRICT
Article III - Newsracks on Public Rights-of-Way
Section 21.56.260 - Application and issuance of certificate of approval.
E. Procedure. In consultation with the Public Works Department of Public Works and the Department of Planning and Zoning, and with the approval of the Historic Preservation Commission, the Chief shall:
1. Develop a map of a large enough scale to show permitted locations of newsracks in the Historic District.
2. Request a list of proposed newsrack locations, marked on the above map, from each distributor.
3. Prepare a scale drawing or aerial photograph of each newsrack location showing the position and name of each newsrack at that location.
4. Review for approval newsrack drawings.
5. Obtain confirmation approvals of the above approved newsrack drawings from each distributor.
6. Have the public works survey crew, following Certificate of Approval issuance, then mark placement locations with a template so that installation crews will have no problem.
City Code Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 1.20 - General Penalty and Municipal Infractions
Section 1.20.030 Municipal infraction-Declaration.
The City Council, by ordinance, shall declare which violations are a municipal infraction, or municipal infractions, and shall set fines for infractions, or for such infractions, all in a manner consistent with Annotated Code of Maryland, Article 23A, Section 3, Local Government Article, Title 6, of the Annotated Code of Maryland or its successors. The fine shall be set forth in a specific amount. The authority to declare municipal infractions and to set fines shall not be delegated by the City Council.
City Code Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 1.20 - General Penalty and Municipal Infractions
Section 1.20.060 Municipal infraction-State provisions.
All provisions of Article 23A, Section 3, or its successors, of the Annotated Code of Maryland Local Government Article, Title 6, of the Annotated Code of Maryland or its successors relating to municipal infractions are incorporated in this chapter. In the event of any inconsistency between Sections 1.20.020 through 1.20.050 and Article 23A, Section 3, or its successorsstate law, the state law provisions shall prevail.
City Code Title 2 - ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 2.12 -
Section 2.12.060 Harbormaster.
B. Under the supervision and direction of the Deputy City Manager for Resiliency and Sustainability, the Harbormaster shall have the following powers and duties:
1. Supervise City waters, including public moorings and docks, and the maintenance thereof;
2. Manage the City dock;
3. Issue docking, mooring and anchoring authorizations consistent with City Code, Title 15;
4. Ensure appropriate use of street end parks by owners and those in charge of small vessels, which includes, but is not limited to canoes, dinghies, kayaks;
5. Supervise the Harbormaster's staff and all patrol vessels, facilities and equipment assigned to that office. All patrol vessels shall be used only for the enforcement of City Code, Title 15 and carry appropriate markings, lights and signals;
6. Enforce Title 15 and issue municipal infraction citations in the enforcement of Title 15, in accordance with the Annotated Code of Maryland, Article 23A, Section 3Local Government Article, Title 6, of the Annotated Code of Maryland;
City Code Title 2 - ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 2.52 - Annexation Policy and Procedure
Section 2.52.030 Petition-Filing-Contents.
A petition for annexation, prepared in compliance with Section 19 of Article 23ALocal Government Article, Title 4, of the Annotated Code of Maryland, shall be filed with the City Clerk, together with fifteen copies of the petition and a nonrefundable fee as established by resolution of the City Council.
Section 2.52.050 Public hearing.
When the petitioner has complied with the requirements as specified by the City Council following the preliminary review, an annexation resolution shall be introduced, and the City Council shall conduct a public hearing with regard to the proposed annexation at the time and place as shall be established by them. The hearing shall be conducted and a record of the proceedings shall be preserved in the manner as the City Council prescribes. A description of the annexation and a notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be published as specified in Article 23A, Section 19(d)Local Government Article, Title 4, of the Annotated Code of Maryland and shall be posted on the property at least fifteen days prior to the hearing on a sign facing the most heavily traveled adjacent roadway. The petitioner shall remove the sign within seven days following the closing of the hearing. At the hearing, the recommendations of any board, commission or agency shall be placed in evidence.
City Code Title 14 - STREETS, SIDEWALKS, PUBLIC PLACES, AND SMALL CELL SYSTEMS
Chapter 14.28 - Acquisition of Private Streets
Section 14.28.020 Petition to acquire private street.
C. 9. An affirmation executed by each petitioner that the information contained in the petition is true and accurate and that the petition constitutes each petitioner's request to the City to create a special taxing district, to levy ad valorem taxes and to issue bonds or other obligations pursuant to Maryland Annotated Code Article 23A, Section 44A(c) (1990 Repl. Vol.)Local Government Article § 21-401 of the Annotated Code of Maryland or its successor;
Section 14.28.040 Resolution to acquire private roads.
A. The Mayor shall introduce a resolution to the City Council within thirty days after receipt of said recommendations that, if adopted:
1. Grants the petition, with any revisions thereto, upon any conditions and with any recommendations made by the Directors of Finance and Public Works pursuant to Section 14.28.030(C);
2. Designates the entire development in which the private road is located as a special taxing district, pursuant to Maryland Annotated Code, Article 23A, Section 44A, (1990 Repl. Vol.),Local Government Article § 21-401 of the Annotated Code of Maryland or its successor;
SECTION II: AND BE IT FURTHER ESTABLISHED AND ORDAINED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that this ordinance shall take effect upon passage.