The Department of Recreation and Parks is hereby authorized and directed to assume and hereafter exercise, exclusively, control of the property formerly known as Mt. Holly Inn, and all lands adjacent thereto, and all appurtenances thereto, which property was conveyed by Winfield S. Cahill and wife to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore on July 27, 1939, said property to be hereafter used for park purposes. City Code, 1950, art. 30, §1 1966, art. 21, §1 1976/83, art. 21, §1 Ord. 40-121

The Department of Recreation and Parks is hereby authorized and directed to assume jurisdiction, for park purposes, over the following described part of Venable Park lying south of Thirty-Third Street: The Board of School Commissioners is hereby authorized and directed to assume jurisdiction, for school purposes, over all that part of Venable Park lying south of Thirty-Third Street not embraced in the piece or parcel of land described in subsection (a) hereof. City Code, 1950, art. 30, §§10, 11 1966, art. 21, §§12, 13 1976/83, art. 21, §§10, 11 Ord. 41-369

The City will: before July 1, 1897, plant with grass, trees, and shrubs, improve, and thereafter maintain the squares now laid out in the center of Park Avenue; and at all times thereafter, prevent their being overgrown with weeds or becoming unsightly. City Code, 1927, art. 29, §8 1950, art. 30, §7 1966, art. 21, §9 1976/83, art. 21, §8 Ord. 1897-056

On or before March 30 of each year, the Department of Recreation and Parks shall submit to the City Council a written report on all closings of and other public-access restrictions imposed on all parks, squares, and recreational facilities operated by or under the auspices of the Department. The report shall:include a summary of all closings and public-access restrictions that occurred during the preceding calendar year; and specify:the number of hours of each closing or restriction; whether the closing or restriction was pursuant to a permit and, if so, the type of permit; and whether the closing or restriction was necessitated by an emergency and, if so, the nature of that emergency. Ord. 08-074