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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 5-409 Revocations, etc., of conditional use.">
  <section prefix="§" num="5-409" heading="Revocations, etc., of conditional use.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Attempted resolution.">Whenever the Zoning Administrator learns of a violation of a condition, restriction, or limitation imposed under this subtitle, the Zoning Administrator must attempt to resolve the violation informally and promptly.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Notice of proposed action.">
      <para num="(1)">If the Zoning Administrator is unable to resolve the violation, the Zoning Administrator must issue a notice of proposed revocation to:<para num="(i)">the owners of record of the property, as shown on the tax records of Baltimore City;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">the persons to whom the conditional use approval was granted or the current operator;</para>
        <para num="(iii)">the owners of record of the properties immediately adjacent to the property; and</para>
        <para num="(iv)">the community, neighborhood, or improvement association listed with the Department of Planning for the area in which the property lies.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)">A copy of the notice must be provided to the Department of Planning.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Contents of notice.">The notice must:<para num="(1)">specify the nature of the violation; and</para>
      <para num="(2)">warn the recipient that, unless the violation is corrected within 30 days, or such other time as is specified in the notice, the matter will be referred to the Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals for potential modification, suspension, or revocation of the conditional use or sign.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="How notice served.">All notices must be served by 1 of the methods specified in § 19-207 {“Violation notice: Service”} of this Code.</para>
    <para num="(e)" heading="Referral to Board.">
      <para num="(1)">If the violation is not corrected within the time specified, the Zoning Administrator must forward the record of this matter to the Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals and request the Board to schedule a hearing.</para>
      <para num="(2)">On receipt of the request, the Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals must promptly schedule the matter for a hearing, to be held as soon as practicable.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(f)" heading="Decision.">
      <para num="(1)">If, after notice to the parties and an opportunity to be heard, the Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals finds that a condition, restriction, or limitation imposed under this subtitle has been violated, the Board may take any 1 or combination of the following actions:<para num="(i)">revoke the conditional use or sign;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">suspend the conditional use or sign approval subject to completion of corrective action or other condition set by the Board; or</para>
        <para num="(iii)">affirm the conditional use or sign, subject to a schedule for corrective action, with provision for automatic termination if the schedule is not met.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)">The Board’s findings must be specifically documented in the record.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 16-581</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 17-015</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 22-181</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
