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<baltimore-city-law heading="Part VI – Administrative Review, Judicial Review, and Penalties.">
  <section prefix="§" num="2B-51" heading="Administrative appeals.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Right of appeal.">Any person aggrieved by a decision or ruling of the Commissioner under this subtitle may appeal that decision or ruling to the Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="How and when taken.">The appeal must be taken in writing within 15 days from the date of notice of the decision or ruling.</para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Hearing and decision.">The Board:<para num="(1)">must hold a hearing on the appeal as soon as practicable; and</para>
      <para num="(2)">may affirm, modify, or reverse the action from which the appeal was taken.</para>
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    <annotation type="History">Ord. 07-474</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">Article 13, § 2B-71</annotation>
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  <section prefix="§" num="2B-52" heading="Judicial and appellate review.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Judicial review.">A party aggrieved by a final decision of the Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals under &lt;cite data-path="13|§2B-51"&gt;§ 2B-51 {“Administrative appeals”}&lt;/cite&gt; of this subtitle may seek judicial review of that decision by petition to the Circuit Court for Baltimore City in accordance with the Maryland Rules of Procedure.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Appellate review.">A party to the judicial review may appeal the court’s final judgment to the Court of Special Appeals in accordance with the Maryland Rules of Procedure.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 07-474</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">Article 13, § 2B-72</annotation>
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  <section prefix="§" num="2B-53" heading="Penalties.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="In general.">The Department of Housing and Community Development shall issue a fine of no more than $1,000 to a person who violates a provision of this subtitle or a rule, regulation, or order adopted or issued under this subtitle.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Each violation a separate offense.">Each violation a person commits of a provision of this subtitle or a rule,    regulation, or order adopted or issued under this subtitle is a separate offense.</para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Each day a separate offense.">Each day that a violation continues is a separate offense.</para>
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