# Part 6 – Miscellaneous

Current through 2026-07-17. Source: City of Balt., Md., Ord. 26-129. Published by the Baltimore City Department of Legislative Reference.

## § 1-36 Selection of school sites.

Balt., Md., Code art. 18, § 1-36 (2026)

(a) Prior to final selection of a site for the construction of a new school, the Planning Commission shall consult with the Board of Fire Commissioners, the Police Commissioner, the Department of Public Works, the Department of Transportation, and the Department of Housing and Community Development about the proposed site.

(b) Such consultations shall be in the form of written communications, accompanied by plats indicating the site.

(c) Recommendations of the parties consulted shall be transmitted to the Planning Commission in writing within 30 days of the proposal.

*History: Ord. 69-418*

*History: Ord. 76-145*

*History: Ord. 15-435*

## § 1-37 Parking on school property.

Balt., Md., Code art. 18, § 1-37 (2026)

(a) Off-street parking space for teachers and staff shall not be provided on any land under the jurisdiction of the Department of Education, except where approved by the Mayor and City Council.

(b) Parking space designated for teachers and staff before August 4, 1972, shall not be affected by this section.

*History: Ord. 72-130*

## § 1-38 Registration of visitors.

Balt., Md., Code art. 18, § 1-38 (2026)

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to enter any public school building owned or leased by the City of Baltimore or its agencies without immediately registering at the office of the principal or other designated head of that school.

(b) Such registrant shall be required to furnish his name, address, and occupation, and shall state the reason for his presence in the building.  In addition, he shall furnish positive identification that he is that person so registering.

(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to teachers, students, or employees at the particular school.

(d) Any violation of the provisions of this section shall be deemed a misdemeanor, subject upon conviction to a fine of not more than $500 or to imprisonment for not longer than 6 months or to both fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the Court.

*History: Ord. 69-529*

## § 1-39 Return of school property.

Balt., Md., Code art. 18, § 1-39 (2026)

(a) The Board of School Commissioners of Baltimore City is hereby empowered to demand and collect from the parents and guardians of children who have attended the public schools but have left the said schools, all books and other property which were furnished the said children during their attendance at said schools if the same are in the possession of said parents or guardians.

(b) In case of the refusal or neglect of the said parents or guardians to deliver to the Board of School Commissioners or its agent such books and other property as may be in their possession after demand therefore <em>{sic}</em>, they shall be subject to a fine of $5 for each and every offense, said fines to be collected as other fines are now collected.

*History: Ord. 1898-125*

*History: Ord. 48-475*

## § 1-40 Library book selections.

Balt., Md., Code art. 18, § 1-40 (2026)

The selection of the books, which shall be only of an instructive and moral character, shall be made by the said Board, or a committee appointed by it for the purpose, and no book deemed by it to be injurious to the morals of the pupils, or of a sectarian character, whether obtained by purchase or donation, shall be admitted in said libraries.

*History: Ord. 48-434*

## § 1-41 Peabody Prizes.

Balt., Md., Code art. 18, § 1-41 (2026)

The Board of School Commissioners of the City of Baltimore is hereby authorized:

(1) to accept and receive the premiums given by the Trustees of the Peabody Institute to the High Schools of Baltimore City, as specified in Mr. Peabody’s letter to his trustees; and

(2) to have the same distributed from time to time in such a manner as it shall deem most conducive to the benefit of the schools and the objects of the donor.

*History: Ord. 48-433*