When an ordinance is introduced into the City Council for the condemnation of any property, the department, bureau, or agency by which the property would be used shall file with the Department of Transportation a complete list of all properties in the area proposed to be condemned. City Code, 1966, art. 1, §44(1st sen.) 1976/83, art. 1, §46(1st sen.) Ord. 56-645 Ord. 75-946 Ord. 76-022 Ord. 09-217 Ord. 15-435

The Department of Transportation shall promptly notify the owners of the properties in the area, as shown on the records kept by the Department under <cite data-doc="City of Baltimore, Md., Charter" data-path="VII|§116|(j)">City Charter Article VII, § 116(j)</cite>, of the ordinance’s introduction. The notice to property owners shall be mailed to the address shown for property owners in the assessment records, by ordinary United States mail, and no proof of delivery is necessary. The notice shall include:the number of the ordinance; the name or general description of the project for which the property is condemned; and the place at which plats or other descriptive material may be seen. Also, the notice either shall:give the date, time, and place for the public hearing to be held on the ordinance by the City Council or 1 of its committees; or indicate the place or person from which or whom this information may be obtained. City Code, 1966, art. 1, §44(2nd - 5th sens.) 1976/83, art. 1, §46(2nd - 5th sens.) Ord. 56-645 Ord. 75-946 Ord. 76-022 Ord. 09-217 Ord. 15-435

Such a hearing shall not be scheduled by the City Council or its committees within a shorter period than 1 week following the time the said property owners should ordinarily have received the mailed notice of the introduction of the ordinance. City Code, 1966, art. 1, §44(6th sen.) 1976/83, art. 1, §46(6th sen.) Ord. 56-645