City of Annapolis - File #: O-52-22

• File #: O-52-22
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 11/2/2022
• In control: Environmental Commission
• On agenda: 3/27/2023
• Final action: 3/27/2023
• Title: Streets - Turtle-friendly Curbs - For the purpose of requiring turtle-friendly curbs in environmentally critical areas of the City; correcting a typo in Title 14; creating a "Streets" chapter and a "Curbs" section in Title 14; and generally related to street curb requirements.
• Sponsors: Rob Savidge, Rhonda Pindell Charles, Karma O'Neill
• Indexes: Environmental Matters Committee

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/27/2023	1	City Council	adopt on second reader	Pass
3/27/2023	1	City Council	amended	Pass
3/27/2023	1	City Council	adopt as amended	Pass
3/27/2023	1	City Council	adopt on third reader	Pass
3/22/2023	1	Environmental Matters Committee	Recommend Favorably-Amendment	Pass
2/13/2023	1	City Council	postpone	Pass
2/9/2023	1	Environmental Matters Committee	postpone	Pass
1/12/2023	1	Environmental Matters Committee	postpone	Pass
12/8/2022	1	Environmental Matters Committee	postpone	Pass
11/28/2022	1	City Council	declare the public hearing closed
11/14/2022	1	City Council	adopt on first reader	Pass
11/14/2022	1	City Council	refer
11/14/2022	1	City Council	Cosponsor added
11/14/2022	1	City Council	Cosponsor added
11/14/2022	1	City Council	Cosponsor added

Title
Streets - Turtle-friendly Curbs - For the purpose of requiring turtle-friendly curbs in environmentally critical areas of the City; correcting a typo in Title 14; creating a "Streets" chapter and a "Curbs" section in Title 14; and generally related to street curb requirements.
Body
CITY COUNCIL OF THE
City of Annapolis

Ordinance 52-22

Introduced by: Alderman Savidge
Co-sponsored by: Ald. Pindell Charles

Referred to
Environmental Matters Committee
Annapolis Environmental Commission

AN ORDINANCE concerning

Streets - Turtle-friendly curbs

FOR the purpose of requiring turtle-friendly curbs in environmentally critical areas of the City; correcting a typo in Title 14; creating a "Streets" chapter and a "Curbs" section in Title 14; and generally related to street curb requirements.

BY amending and reenacting the following portion of the Code of the City of Annapolis, 2022 Edition
Title 14

BY enacting with amendments the following portions of the Code of the City of Annapolis, 2022 Edition
Chapter 14.01
Section 14.01.010
Section 14.01.020


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:

(after "SIDEWALKS" add a comma)
Title 14 - STREETS, SIDEWALKS, PUBLIC PLACES, AND SMALL CELL SYSTEMS



CHAPTER 14.01 - STREETS

SECTION 14.01.010 - DEFINITIONS.
"DIRECTOR" MEANS THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR OR THEIR DESIGNEE.

SECTION 14.01.020 - CURBS.
TURTLE-FRIENDLY CURBS. IN AN EFFORT TO PROTECT CRITICAL AND ENDANGERED NATIVE MARYLAND TERRAPINS AND TURTLES, THE CITY REQUIRES CERTAIN TYPES OF CURBS IN NEW CONSTRUCTION ALONG NON-ARTERIAL, CITY-OWNED AND/OR MAINTAINED STREETS LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY'S CRITICAL AREA DEFINED IN TITLE 17 ? 04.180.
1. THE CURBS SHALL CONSIST OF:
a. SLANTED/SLOPED CURB, ALSO KNOWN AS A MOUNTABLE CURB; OR
b. ANGLED CURBS; OR
c. OTHER TYPE OF CURB ALLOWING TURTLES AND TERRAPINS TO EXIT THE ST...