Regulation .02 Definitions.
Current through 2026-01-20. Source: COBRA Register Volume 04, Issue 02. Published by the Baltimore City Department of Legislative Reference.
Balt., Md., COBRA § 14.03.01.02 (2026)
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A.
In <cite data-path="14.03.01">this chapter</cite>, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B.
Terms Defined.
(1)
"ADA" means the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.
(2)
Bicycle Facility.
(a)
"Bicycle facility" means infrastructure to accommodate or encourage bicycling.
(b)
"Bicycle facility" includes a:
(i)
Bike lane;
(ii)
Bike parking facility;
(iii)
Storage facility; or
(iv)
Shared roadway specifically designated for bicycle use.
(3)
"Blanket permit" means an authorization that allows a person to undertake an action related to a street cut in the right-of-way without first applying for a street-cut permit for that location.
(4)
"Book of Standards" means the Baltimore City Department of Transportation Book of Standards, which is incorporated by reference into <cite data-path="14">this title</cite>.
(5)
"Crosswalk" means a pedestrian crossing delineated by:
(a)
A pavement marking; or
(b)
Signage.
(6)
"Decorative surface" means a non-functional, ADA-compliant element installed to aesthetically enhance or otherwise embellish a right-of-way.
(7)
"Demarcation materials" means a warning surface treatment applied to an affected roadway, including a:
(a)
Flex post;
(b)
Monolithic curb; or
(c)
Vertical barrier.
(8)
"Department" means the Baltimore City Department of Transportation.
(9)
"Directional boring" means a trenchless method of installing underground conduit and facilities with minimal impact along a prescribed underground path.
(10)
"Director" means the Director of Transportation or the Director's designee.
(11)
"Duration" means the time during which an activity required by a street cut occurs.
(12)
"Emergency" means a situation that arises as the result of an unforeseen event in which excavation is needed to abate imminent potential danger to life, health, or property.
(13)
"Excavation" has the meaning stated in <cite data-doc="City of Baltimore, Md., Code" data-path="|26|§15-1|(d)">City Code Article 26, §15-1(d)</cite>.
(14)
Facility.
(a)
"Facility" means utility infrastructure used for the provision of services.
(b)
"Facility" includes infrastructure for the transportation of:
(i)
Water;
(ii)
Energy; and
(iii)
Telecommunications.
(15)
"Landscaped area" means an outdoor space improved with living vegetation or synthetic material designed to be visually appealing.
(16)
"Pavement marking" means a device or material that is used on a road to demarcate lanes and conduct traffic.
(17)
"Pavement type" means a reference to the material from which a road is constructed, including:
(a)
Flexible material;
(b)
Rigid material; or
(c)
Composite material.
(18)
"Performance security" means a:
(a)
A performance bond;
(b)
An irrevocable letter of credit;
(c)
A cash deposit; or
(d)
A combination of the items noted in <cite data-path="14.03.01.02|B.|(18)|(a)">§B(18)(a)</cite><cite data-path="14.03.01.02|B.|(18)|(c)">-(c)</cite> of <cite data-path="14.03.01.02">this Regulation</cite>.
(19)
Person.
(a)
"Person" has the meaning stated in <cite data-doc="City of Baltimore, Md., Code" data-path="|general|§1-107">City Code General Provisions Article, §1-107</cite>.
(b)
"Person" includes a government entity that performs work on the right-of-way.
(20)
"Primary street" means an arterial road as defined by the Department.
(21)
"PROWAG" means the Federal Public Rights-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines.
(22)
Right-of-Way (ROW).
(a)
"Right-of-way" means an area intended to facilitate the movement of pedestrians that falls within the boundary lines of a public:
(i)
Street, including a curb;
(ii)
Alley;
(iii)
Sidewalk;
(iv)
Footway; or
(v)
Property otherwise owned or controlled by the City of Baltimore.
(b)
"Right-of-way" includes a public way as it is referred to in <cite data-doc="City of Baltimore, Md., Code" data-path="|31">Article 31 of the Baltimore City Code</cite>.
(23)
"Right-of-Way (ROW) permit" means a permit, including a street-cut permit, issued by the Department that allows temporary use of the public right-of-way to perform work related to facilities.
(24)
"Separate offense" means each day that a violation continues.
(25)
"Stop work order" means the issuance of an administrative order by the Department to cease work at an excavation site due to a violation of:
(a)
The Baltimore City Code;
(b)
A regulation adopted under the Code of Baltimore Regulations Annotated; or
(c)
A condition of the permit until the violation is abated.
(26)
"Street cut" means work which involves excavating a road.
(27)
"Street-cuts permit" means a permit required by or issued under <cite data-doc="City of Baltimore, Md., Code" data-path="|26|15">subtitle 15, of Article 26 of the Baltimore City Code</cite>.
(28)
"Traffic Control Plan (TCP)" means an arrangement intended to preserve safe pedestrian and vehicular traffic to the greatest extent possible for the duration of work in a road.
(29)
"TMC" means the Department's Transportation Management Center.
(30)
"Traffic control channelization device" means a device used to:
(a)
Warn roadway users of conditions created by work activities in or near the road; and
(b)
Guide roadway users for the duration of the work.
(31)
"Unsafe condition" means an unsatisfactory physical condition existing at a street cut location that has the potential to result in injury, death, or property damage if not corrected.
(32)
"Utility" means a person that owns or operates facilities used to provide a transmittable service to customers, including:
(a)
Electrical service;
(b)
Gas service;
(c)
Water service;
(d)
Sewer service, including stormwater drainage; or
(e)
Telecommunication networks.