§ 5-507 Action by City Council.
Current through 2026-07-17. Source: City of Balt., Md., Ord. 26-129. Published by the Baltimore City Department of Legislative Reference.
Balt., Md., Code art. 32, § 5-507 (2026)
§ 5-507 Action by City Council.LinkCopy Citation
(a)Committee hearing.
(1)
The bill must be considered at a public hearing of a committee of the City Council. Notice of the public hearing must be given in accordance with Title 5, Subtitle 6 {“Notices”} of this Code.
(2)
The committee must evaluate the bill in accordance with the standards in <cite data-path="|32|§5-508">§ 5-508 {“Approval standards”} of this subtitle</cite>.
(b)Council options.
The City Council may approve, amend, or disapprove any legislative authorization.
(c)Rehearing on amendment.
(1)
Except as otherwise specified in this subsection, whenever a legislative authorization is amended:
(i)
another public hearing must be held on the bill as amended; and
(ii)
the requirements of this subtitle for notice and for agency reports apply to the additional hearing.
(2)
An additional hearing is not required for:
(i)
an amendment that consists only of a change in punctuation, grammar, or spelling and does not in any way alter the substance of the ordinance;
(ii)
any other amendment that does not in any way alter the substance of the ordinance;
(iii)
an amendment proposed in and approved by Committee; or
(iv)
an amendment to a comprehensive rezoning if, for at least 14 days before any vote is taken on the amendment, a description of the amendment:
(A)
has been provided to the Department of Legislative Reference and to the Department of Planning and by them made available for inspection and copying by the public; and
(B)
has been posted on the Department of Planning’s website.
(d)Failure to approve.
A bill proposing a legislative authorization is considered to have failed and the application denied if the City Council fails to act finally on the bill within 12 months from the earlier of:
(1)
the date on which the last of the required agency reports and recommendations is received; and
(2)
the last day of the agency reporting period, as set by this section.
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