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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 7-1 Declarations.">
  <section prefix="§" num="7-1" heading="Declarations.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Findings.">After giving consideration to the views of the property owners, the retail merchants, the property tenants, and other members of the business and residential communities within the Midtown Community Benefits District (the “District”), and after a public hearing, the Mayor and City Council has determined that:<para num="(1)">the District created under this subtitle will reflect a diverse mix of business and residential properties; and</para>
      <para num="(2)">the District will reflect a diverse economic, social, and racial mix.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Recommendation.">The Mayor and City Council recommends that residents of the District consult a tax advisor before treating the supplemental tax paid to the District as a deductible tax.</para>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 1, §266</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 95-613</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 99-432</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 1, §267</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 1, §268</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 1, §269</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 1, §270</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 1, §271</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 1, §272</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 1, §273(a), (b)(1), (b)(3)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 15-435</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 1, §273(b)(2), (c)</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 1, §273(d)</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 1, §273(e)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 04-672</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 1, §273(f)</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 1, §274</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 1, §275</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 1, §276</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 1, §277</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 1, §278</annotation>
    <annotation type="Editor's Notes">By a series of enactments (the most recent being Resolution 20-017), the Mayor and City Council has continued the Authority and District through June 30, 2024.</annotation>
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    <annotation type="History" />
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  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
