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§ 10-401. Enforcement

West's Annotated Code of MarylandLand UseEffective: October 1, 2012

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Land Use (Refs & Annos)
Division I. Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning [Titles 1-13] (Refs & Annos)
Title 10. Baltimore City Zoning (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 4. Implementation (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2012
MD Code, Land Use, § 10-401
§ 10-401. Enforcement
Currentness
In general
(a) A violation of this title or a local law enacted or regulation adopted under this title is a misdemeanor.
Authority of Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City
(b)(1) The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City may provide by local law for the enforcement of this title and any local law enacted or regulation adopted under this title.
(2) The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City may:
(i) require punishment by fine or imprisonment or both; and
(ii) enact or adopt civil penalties for a violation.
(3) The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City may provide by local law that a violation of this title or a local law enacted or regulation adopted under this title is a civil zoning violation.
Additional remedies
(c) In addition to any other available remedies, the proper authorities of Baltimore City may institute any appropriate action or proceedings to:
(1) prevent the unlawful construction, alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance, or use of a sign, a building, a structure, or land in violation of this title or any local law enacted or regulation adopted under this title;
(2) restrain, correct, or abate the violation;
(3) prevent the occupancy of the building, structure, or land; or
(4) prevent any illegal act, conduct, business, or use in or about the premises of the building, structure, or land.

Credits

Added by Acts 2012, c. 426, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2012.
MD Code, Land Use, § 10-401, MD LAND USE § 10-401
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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