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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 16-12 Operation of Program.">
  <section prefix="§" num="16-12" heading="Operation of Program.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="In general.">On designation of a NeighborWatch Area, the City will take the following steps in the Area.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Private lighting confirmed.">Private lighting will be confirmed.</para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Privately owned greenery.">The City Forester will inspect greenery on private property and make recommendations to the owners for trimming any privately owned greenery that might interfere with either public or private lighting of the neighborhood.</para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Publicly owned trees.">The City Forester will trim all trees on public property that interfere with or decrease the effectiveness of the street lighting.</para>
    <para num="(e)" heading="Upgraded street lighting.">Street lighting will be upgraded on a priority basis, using state-of-the-art technology to achieve the most acceptable level of lighting at the most reasonable cost.</para>
    <para num="(f)" heading="Signage.">The Department of Transportation will post at least one sign on each blockface of the Area, stating that this block is part of a NeighborWatch Area.</para>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 19, §241</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 93-209</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 10-399</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 18-106</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 19-332</annotation>
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</baltimore-city-law>
