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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 20A-4 Council action on proposed ordinance.">
  <section prefix="§" num="20A-4" heading="Council action on proposed ordinance.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Agency referrals.">On introduction of any proposed ordinance to authorize the demolition of a City structure, the City Council shall refer the bill to the following for their written reports and recommendations:<para num="(1)">the Planning Department;</para>
      <para num="(2)">the agency or public official that has or will have control over the City structure; and</para>
      <para num="(3)">any other agency that the Council President designates.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Reports, etc., for Second Reading.">The City Council may not place the bill on the Council’s second reading calendar until the Planning Department and the agency or official in control of the City structure:<para num="(1)">submit their reports and recommendations to the Council; or</para>
      <para num="(2)">fail to do so within 30 days of the referral.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 16-451</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
