# § 4-5 Alteration of watercourse.

Current through 2026-07-17. Source: City of Balt., Md., Ord. 26-129. Published by the Baltimore City Department of Legislative Reference.

## § 4-5 Alteration of watercourse.

Balt., Md., Code art. 7, § 4-5 (2026)

(a)

  (1) When the proposed development includes the relocation or alteration of a watercourse, evidence must be presented as part of the permit application that all adjacent communities and the State Water & Science Administration have been notified by certified mail and have approved of the proposed alteration or relocation.

  (2) Copies of these notifications must then be forwarded to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Federal Insurance Administration.

(b) In addition, the developer must assure the City, in writing, that the flood-carrying capacity within the altered or relocated portion of the watercourse in question will be preserved.

*History: Ord. 88-188*

*History: Ord. 11-516*

*History: Ord. 14-208*

*History: Ord. 21-020*