# § (34) Streets, bridges, and tunnels.

Current through 2026-10-01. Source: Laws of Md., ch. 485 (2026 Session Md. Gen. Assembly). Published by the Baltimore City Department of Legislative Reference.

## § (34) Streets, bridges, and tunnels.

Balt., Md., Charter art. II, § (34) (2026)

(a) To construct, open, extend, widen, straighten or close streets, bridges, tunnels or approaches to them and other public ways of every kind within the bounds of the City; to assess and collect benefits and to award and pay damages resulting therefrom; and to assess and collect tolls on any bridge, tunnel or approach thereto to finance the construction, maintenance and operation of any such facilities constructed as part of the interstate system of highways pursuant to Title 23 of the United States Code, and to pledge any toll revenues, less the actual cost of the maintenance and operation of such facilities, pursuant to sub<cite data-path="II|§(50)">section (50) of Article II</cite> of this Charter, in connection with any bonds, notes or other obligations issued to finance the cost of construction of any such bridge, tunnel, or approach thereto; provided that vehicles owned by the State and Baltimore City are exempt from the payment of any such toll;

(b) To establish grade lines and to grade, pave and curb streets and public ways of every kind;

(c) To provide for grading, paving and curbing of streets and public ways at the cost of the owners of properties binding thereon;

(d) To regulate the use of streets and public ways by persons, animals and vehicles; to prohibit the use of such streets and public ways by any or all motor vehicles under such circumstances or upon such conditions as it may, from time to time, by ordinance, deem necessary or expedient in the interest of the public.
Except as permitted in <cite data-path="II|§(34)|(a)">subsection (a) of this section</cite>, any such regulations shall not involve any charge of any kind for the use of such street or public way, other than reasonable charges for parking within areas set aside exclusively for that purpose;

(e) To regulate the opening of street surface for the purposes authorized by law or ordinance;

(f) To regulate the numbering or designation of buildings, lots or parcels of land and the naming of streets and public ways and places;

(g) To regulate the use of streets and public ways for poles, wires and conduits and to construct and maintain poles, wires and conduits for use by the City or by others upon terms fixed by the City;

(h) To provide for the cleaning and lighting of streets and public ways and places;

(i) To provide for and regulate the planting, maintenance and removal of trees on streets and public ways and places;

(j) To provide for the making and enforcement of plans for the development of areas and properties within the City.

*History: Ch. 497, Acts of 1977*