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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 16-101 Purpose.">
  <section prefix="§" num="16-101" heading="Purpose.">
    <text>The off-street parking and loading regulations of this title are intended to:</text>
    <para num="(1)">provide accessible, attractive, secure, and well-maintained off-street parking and loading areas; and</para>
    <para num="(2)">increase public safety by reducing congestion of public streets;</para>
    <para num="(3)">encourage the use of alternative modes of transportation where appropriate; and</para>
    <para num="(4)">ensure that parking requirements are tailored to maintain pedestrian environments and sensitive to the urban fabric of the City.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 16-581</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" />
    <annotation type="History" />
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
