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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 20-15 Petition process.">
  <section prefix="§" num="20-15" heading="Petition process.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Petition.">
      <para num="(1)">The District shall be approved and established following a petition process, as set forth in this section.</para>
      <para num="(2)">Each petition shall include:<para num="(i)">a signature page for assessed business owners or duly authorized representatives to submit their written approval for the formation of the District;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">a map showing the boundaries of the District; and</para>
        <para num="(iii)">a brief summary of the details of the proposed District.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Approval.">
      <para num="(1)">Petitions, with a signature of assessed business owners or their duly authorized representatives, shall be returned to the Board of Estimates.</para>
      <para num="(2)">The Board of Estimates shall certify that the District is approved for formation and the Association is approved as the District’s Association, if it determines that:<para num="(i)">54% of all assessed businesses have submitted petitions in favor of the formation of the District; and</para>
        <para num="(ii)">54% of the total room count of all assessed businesses within the District have submitted petitions in favor of the formation of the District.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 19-250</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
