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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 16-9 Applications for designation.">
  <section prefix="§" num="16-9" heading="Applications for designation.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Applications by residents.">
      <para num="(1)">To be considered for the NeighborWatch Area Program, a neighborhood group, group of residents, or community association shall submit an application to the Board indicating that at least 60% of the residents of the area wish to be designated a NeighborWatch Area.</para>
      <para num="(2)">The boundary of the proposed NeighborWatch Area must be dearly identified in the application.</para>
      <para num="(3)">In addition, the residents must certify in the application which of the following they are able to provide:<para num="(i)">the location and ownership of all privately-owned security cameras to be registered with the City;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">the frequency of any resident-based or privately-funded security patrol;</para>
        <para num="(iii)">a commitment that they have and will use front and rear outdoor lights on their individual homes; or</para>
        <para num="(iv)">a commitment that they will trim back – and keep trimmed – any privately owned greenery that might interfere with either public or private lighting of the neighborhood.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Applications by Police Commissioner.">If the Police Commissioner determines that a delay would be harmful to the public safety and welfare, the Commissioner may apply directly to the Board to have an area designated a NeighborWatch Area.</para>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 19, §240(intro)(4th sen.), (b)</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>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
