<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 8A-1 Definitions.">
  <section prefix="§" num="8A-1" heading="Definitions.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="In general.">In this subtitle, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Abandoned property.">“Abandoned property” means:<para num="(1)">an unoccupied structure or vacant lot on which taxes are in arrears for at least 2 years; or</para>
      <para num="(2)">a building that:<para num="(i)">is unoccupied by an owner or tenant;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">is unfit for habitation;</para>
        <para num="(iii)">has deteriorated to the point at which:<para num="A.">it is structurally unsound; or</para>
          <para num="B.">the cost of rehabilitating the building would significantly exceed the building’s post-rehabilitation market value; and</para>
        </para>
        <para num="(iv)">has been the subject of a violation notice or order from the City that requires the owner to:<para num="A.">rehabilitate the building to conform to minimum code habitability requirements; or</para>
          <para num="B.">demolish the building for health and safety reasons.</para>
        </para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Department.">“Department” means the Department of Transportation.</para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Director.">“Director” or “Director of Transportation” means the Director of the Department of Transportation or the Director’s designee.</para>
    <para num="(e)" heading="Greening.">
      <para num="(1)">“Greening” means any alteration to an alley, beyond mere gating, that newly restricts vehicular access to or in the alley.</para>
      <para num="(2)">“Greening” includes, but is not limited to, the installation of a fixed object, plant, or tree that newly restricts vehicular access to or in the alley.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 07-409</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 11-580</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 15-405</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
