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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 11-26 Highlandtown.">
  <section prefix="§" num="11-26" heading="Highlandtown.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="District established.">The area located within the boundaries set forth in this section is hereby declared to be a Retail Business District and may be referred to as “Highlandtown Business District”:
Beginning for the same at the point formed by the intersecting center lines of Eastern Avenue and S. Robinson Street; thence running Southerly on center line of said S. Robinson Street 145 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; intersecting the extended centerline of the 10 foot alley located 100 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; south of Eastern Avenue; thence running Easterly, along center line of said 10 foot alley, 205 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; to intersect the center line of S. East Avenue; thence running Northerly along the last mentioned center line, 10 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; intersecting the extended center line of the 10 foot alley located 90 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; south of Eastern Avenue; thence running 220 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; Easterly along the last mentioned center line to intersect the center line of S. Bouldin Street; thence running Northerly along the last mentioned center line 2 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; intersecting the extended center line of the 10 foot alley located 88 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; south from Eastern Avenue; thence running Easterly along the last mentioned center line 111 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; to intersect the center line of the adjoining 27 foot alley located 72.5 feet east from S. Bouldin Street; thence running Southerly along the last mentioned center line 17 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; to intersect the center line of the adjoining 10 foot alley located 105 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; south from Eastern Avenue; thence running Easterly along the last mentioned center line 108 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; to intersect the center line of S. Clinton Street; thence running Northerly along the last mentioned center line 30 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; to intersect the extended center line of the 10 foot alley located 75 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; south from Eastern Avenue; thence running Easterly along the last mentioned center line 175 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; crossing the eastern right-of-way line of the adjoining 20 foot alley located 80 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; east from S. Clinton Street, to the extended center line of the 3 foot alley south from Marshall Court; thence running Northerly 6 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; to the center line of the Marshall Court Driveway; thence running Easterly 100 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; to intersect the center line of S. Highland Avenue; thence running Southerly 270 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; to intersect the center line of Fleet Street; thence running Easterly 445 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; to the center line of S. Conkling Street; thence running Southerly 185 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; to a point formed by extending the southern property line of Lot 1, Ward 26, Section 9, block 6433; thence running Easterly 265 feet along said property line through the 20 foot alley south of Fleet Street to the center line of Fleet Street; thence running Southerly 5 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; to the extended southern property line of Lot 26/27, Ward 26, Section 9, block 6434; thence Easterly 180 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; along said line to the center line of the 10 foot alley south of Fleet Street; thence running Northerly 136 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; to a point 50 feet &lt;u&gt;+ &lt;/u&gt;south of the center line of Fleet Street, also known as the lot line between Lots 25K and 25J, Ward 26, Section 9, block 6434; thence running Easterly 195 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; crossing S. Eaton Street to the center line of the 12 foot alley south of Fleet Street; thence running Southerly 210 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; to the center line of the adjoining 12 foot alley; thence running Easterly 70 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; to the center line of the adjoining 10 foot alley; thence running northerly 210 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; to a point 49 feet 8 inches &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; south of the center line of Fleet Street, also known as the lot line between Lots 35 and 36, Ward 26, Section 9, block 6435; thence running Easterly 100 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; to the center line of Fagley Street; thence running Southerly 136 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; to a point formed by extending the lot line between Lots 1 and 1A, Ward 26, Section 9, block 6436; thence running Easterly along said line 132 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; to the center line of the 14 foot alley abutting the north property line of Lot 5A, Ward 26, Section 9, block 6436 at a point 185 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; south of the center line of Fleet Street; thence running north 134 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; to a point 49 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; south of the center line of Fleet Street, also known as the lot line between Lots 33 and 34, Ward 26, Section 9, block 6436; thence running Easterly 102 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; crossing Grundy Street to a point 45 feet 4 1/2 inches &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; south of Fleet Street, also known as the lot line between Lots 1 and 2, Ward 26, Section 9, block 6437; thence running Easterly 102 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; to the center line of the adjoining 10 foot alley; thence running Southerly 330 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; to the center line of Foster Avenue; thence running 125 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; Easterly to the center line of S. Haven Street; thence running northerly 378 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; to the center line of Fleet Street; thence running Easterly 245 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; to the center line of the unnamed 17 foot S. Iris Avenue right-of-way; thence running Northerly 365 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; to the center line of Eastern Avenue; thence running Westerly 235 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; to the center line of S. Haven Street; thence running Northerly 360 feet&lt;u&gt; +&lt;/u&gt; to the center line of Bank Street; thence running Westerly 815 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; to the center line of Eaton Street; thence running Northerly 185 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; to the center line of Chestle Place; thence running Westerly 315 feet to the center line of S. Dean Street; thence running Southerly 90 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; to a point 94 feet&lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt;north from Bank Street, also known as the extended lot line between Lots 14 and 50, Ward 26, Section 16, Block 6312; thence running Westerly 85 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; to a point 94 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; north from Bank Street, also known as the western property line of said Lot 50; thence running Southerly 25 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; to a point 65 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; north from Bank Street, also known as the northern lot line of Lot 17, Ward 26, Section 16, block 6312; thence running Westerly 110 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; to the center line of S. Conkling Street; thence running Northerly 53 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; to a point formed by extending the center line of the 10 foot alley north from Bank Street; thence running Westerly 290 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; to the center line of Baylis Street; thence running Southerly 135 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; to the center line of Bank Street; thence running Westerly 250 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; to the center line of S. Highland Avenue; thence running Northerly 135 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; to a point 240 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; Southerly from the center line of Gough Street, also known as the extended lot line between Lots 34 and 35, Ward 26, Section 12, block 6299A; thence running Westerly 139 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; to the center line of the 15 foot alley Easterly from S. Clinton Street; thence running Southerly 427 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; crossing Bank Street to the center line of the adjoining 20 foot alley 185 feet Northerly from Eastern Avenue; thence running Westerly 130 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; to the center line of S. Clinton Street; thence running Northerly 14 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; to a point 162 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; Southerly from the center line of Bank Street; also known as the extended lot line between Lots 20 and 21, Ward 26, Section 12, block 6298; thence running Westerly 123 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; to the center line of the 10 foot alley Easterly from S. Bouldin Street; thence running Southerly 23 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; to the center line of the adjoining 20 foot alley; thence running Westerly 13 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; crossing S. Bouldin Street to the center line of the 10 foot alley Westerly from S. Bouldin Street at a point 185 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; Southerly from Bank Street; thence running Northerly 25 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; to a point 160 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; Southerly from Bank Street, also known as the lot line between Lots 35 and 36, Ward 26, Section 12, block 6297; thence running Westerly 120 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; to the center line of S. East Avenue; thence running Southerly 5 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; to a point 165 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; Northerly from Eastern Avenue, also known as the extended lot line between Lots 80 and 68/69, Ward 1, Section 14, block 1779; thence running Westerly 115 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; to the center line of the 10 foot alley Easterly from Robinson Street; thence running Southerly 185 feet &lt;u&gt;+&lt;/u&gt; to the center line of Eastern Avenue; thence running Easterly along said center line to the point of beginning.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Calculation of fee.">
      <para num="(1)">The fee for the Highlandtown Business District License shall be based upon:<para num="(i)">for all business establishments other than movie theaters, the total number of square feet of 1&lt;sup&gt;st&lt;/sup&gt;-floor space occupied for retail, service, rental, or professional services by that business establishment; and</para>
        <para num="(ii)">for all movie theaters, whether owned, leased, or otherwise held by such business establishment, 70% of the total number of square feet of 1&lt;sup&gt;st&lt;/sup&gt;-floor space occupied by the theater.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)">Parking lots and warehouses are exempt from the payment of any fee.  However, storage space incidental to a business establishment’s primary business is not exempt hereunder for the purposes of calculation and payment of the license fee.</para>
      <para num="(3)">The Highlandtown Business District License fee shall be calculated as follows:<para num="(i)">the first 5,000 square feet occupied for business purposes by each business establishment is to be rated at $0.14 per square foot; and</para>
        <para num="(ii)">any square footage in excess of 5,000 square feet shall be rated at $0.07 per square foot.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(4)">Notwithstanding the provisions of &lt;cite data-path="|14|§11-7|(b)"&gt;§ 11-7(b) of this subtitle&lt;/cite&gt;, the license fee due from business establishments shall be calculated by the Highlandtown Merchants’ Association and certified to the Commissioner annually.</para>
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    <para num="(c)" heading="Voting.">Voting on the annual budget shall be by a majority vote of the licensees voting, in person or by proxy, at a meeting called by the Highlandtown Merchants’ Association for this purpose.  Each licensee shall have 1 vote per licensed business establishment.</para>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 15, §121(f)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 85-556</annotation>
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