City of Annapolis - File #: O-17-20

• File #: O-17-20
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 4/15/2020
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 5/26/2020
• Final action: 5/26/2020
• Title: Unsafe Structures - Placarding - For the purpose of authorizing the Fire Department to placard certain residential and nonresidential structures that have been designated as unfit for human habitation or unsafe; and making stylistic changes.
• Sponsors: Gavin Buckley, Elly Tierney
• Indexes: Economic Matters Committee

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/26/2020	1	City Council	adopt on second reader	Pass
5/26/2020	1	City Council	adopt on third reader	Pass
5/14/2020	1	Economic Matters Committee	recommend favorably	Pass
5/11/2020	1	City Council	declare the public hearing closed
4/27/2020	1	City Council	adopt on first reader	Pass
4/27/2020	1	City Council	refer

Title
Unsafe Structures - Placarding - For the purpose of authorizing the Fire Department to placard certain residential and nonresidential structures that have been designated as unfit for human habitation or unsafe; and making stylistic changes.
Body
CITY COUNCIL OF THE
City of Annapolis

Ordinance 17-20

Introduced by: Mayor Buckley
Co-sponsored by: Alderwoman Tierney

Referred to
Economic Matters Committee
90 day Rule: 7/27/20

AN ORDINANCE concerning

Unsafe Structures - Placarding

FOR the purpose of authorizing the Fire Department to placard certain residential and nonresidential structures that have been designated as unfit for human habitation or unsafe; and making stylistic changes.

BY repealing and re-enacting with amendments the following portions of the Code of the City of Annapolis, 2020 Edition
17.40.850
17.48.320


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:

Title 17 - BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
Chapter 17.40 - RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE
Article IX - Enforcement

Section 17.40.850 - Dwellings unfit for human habitation-Condemnation.

The designation of dwellings or dwelling units as unfit for human habitation and the procedure for the condemnation and placarding of unfit dwellings or dwelling units shall be carried out in compliance with the following requirements:

A. Condemnation. Any dwelling or dwelling unit that is found to have any of the following defects shall be condemned as unfit for human habitation and shall be so designated and placarded by the Director of the Department of Planning and Zoning:

1. One which is so damaged, decayed, dilapidated, unsanitary, unsafe or vermin-infested that it creates a serious hazard to the health or safety of the occupants or of the public;
2. One which lacks illumination, ventilation or sanitary facilities adequate to protect the health or safety of the...