§ 6-603.1 Suspension or nonrenewal for multiple or unpaid citations.

at any time within the preceding 6 months, the facility has been served with 3 or more citations issued for reasons related to public health or to the prevention of disease, epidemics, or nuisances affecting public health, under either or both of:

at any time within the preceding 12 months, the facility has been declared to be in default of 1 or more citations issued for reasons related to public health or to the prevention of disease, epidemics, or nuisances affecting public health, under either of:

For purposes of this section, citations issued for violations of the following provisions of the City Code are presumed to be issued for reasons related to public health or to the prevention of disease, epidemics, or nuisances affecting public health: <ul> <li><cite data-doc="City of Balt., Md., Ord. 24-341" data-path="|13">Article 13</cite>. Housing and Urban Renewal</li> <ul> <li>Subtitle 5 {“Licensing of Rental Dwellings”}.</li> </ul> <li><cite data-doc="City of Balt., Md., Ord. 24-341" data-path="|15">Article 15</cite>. Licensing and Regulation</li> <ul> <li>Subtitle 17. Street Vendors</li> <li>Subtitle 18. Itinerant Wholesale Produce Dealers</li> </ul> <li><cite data-doc="City of Balt., Md., Ord. 24-341" data-path="|19">Article 19</cite>. Police Ordinances</li> <ul> <li>§ 1-2. Placement <em>{of advertising circulars} </em>without permission</li> <li>§ 7-2. Vehicle alarms: Prohibited devices</li> <li>§ 8-18. Burglar alarms: Penalties</li> <li>§ 13-1 or § 13-2. Disorderly drinking</li> <li>§ 14-2 or § 14-3. Drinking in public places</li> </ul> <li>Subtitle 25. Loitering – General</li> <ul> <li>§ 26-6. Loitering – Drug-Free Zone</li> <li>§ 27-3. Loitering – For assignation, etc.</li> <li>§ 27-15. Loitering – Prostitution-Free Zone</li> </ul> <li>Subtitle 32. Minors – Sales in Proximity to Liquor Store</li> <ul> <li>§ 34-5. Curfews: Prohibited conduct of parents, guardians, etc.</li> <li>§ 34-6. Curfews: Prohibited conduct of establishments</li> <li>§ 40-9. Dirt Bikes, etc. – Motor fuel sales</li> <li>§ 41-2. Outdoor telephones: Prohibited placement</li> <li>§ 45-2. Signs on public property: Posting prohibited</li> <li>§ 47-5. Nighttime soliciting</li> <li>§ 50-2. Obstructing street, etc., or gutter</li> <li>§ 50-3. Merchandise projecting from building</li> <li>§ 50-26. Fires in street, lane, or alley</li> <li>§ 50-41. Playing, etc., in street, etc.</li> <li>§ 50-56. Soliciting customers</li> <li>§ 59-18. Reporting <em>{theft or loss of firearm} </em>required</li> </ul> <li><cite data-doc="City of Balt., Md., Ord. 24-341" data-path="|23">Article 23</cite>. Sanitation</li> <ul> <li>§ 2-1. Mixed refuse: Receptacles</li> <li>§ 2-2. Mixed refuse: Handling</li> <li>§ 4-1 or § 4-2. Receptacles on collection days</li> </ul> <li><cite data-doc="City of Balt., Md., Ord. 24-341" data-path="|24">Article 24</cite>. Water</li> <ul> <li>§ 21-1. Rules and regulations <em>{to protect supply and facilities}</em></li> <li>§ 21-2. Suspension, etc., of certain uses</li> <li>§ 21-3. Injuring fire hydrants</li> <li>§ 21-4. Wrongful use after cut-off</li> <li>§ 21-5. Refusal of entry</li> <li>§ 21-6. Interference with equipment; illegal use of water</li> </ul> <li><cite data-doc="City of Balt., Md., Ord. 24-341" data-path="|26">Article 26</cite>. Surveys, Streets, and Highways</li> <ul> <li>Subtitle 6. Building Address Numbers</li> </ul> <li><cite data-doc="City of Balt., Md., Ord. 24-341" data-path="|31">Article 31</cite>. Transit and Traffic</li> <ul> <li>§ 16-12. Vehicles on sidewalks</li> <li>§ 18-8. Riding <em>{bicycles}</em> on sidewalk</li> </ul> <li><cite data-doc="City of Balt., Md., Ord. 24-341" data-path="|32">Article 32</cite>. Zoning</li> <ul> <li>§ 5-704. {Use permit –}When required</li> <li>§ 16-803. Storage, etc., of abandoned, etc., vehicles</li> </ul> <li><cite data-path="|building-codes">Building, Fire, and Related Codes Article</cite> – <cite data-path="|building-codes|II">Building Code</cite></li> <ul> <li>§ 114.14. Work without permit</li> <li>§ 115.3. Stop-work order: Unlawful continuance</li> <li>§ 116. Unsafe structures</li> <li>§ 120. Condemnation proceedings</li> <li>§ 123.8. Failure to comply with notice or citation</li> <li>§ 3302.2 Construction Safeguards: Waste and debris</li> </ul> <li><cite data-path="|building-codes">Building, Fire, and Related Codes Article</cite> – <cite data-path="|building-codes|VIII">Fire Code</cite></li> <ul> <li>§ 109.9. Maintenance: Overcrowding</li> <li>§ 111.1. Unsafe buildings: General</li> <li>§ 1001.2. Means of Egress: Minimum requirements</li> </ul> <li><cite data-path="|building-codes">Building, Fire, and Related Codes Article</cite> – <cite data-path="|building-codes|VII">Property Maintenance Code</cite></li> <ul> <li>Chapter 3. General Requirements</li> </ul> <li> <cite data-doc="City of Balt., Md., Ord. 24-341" data-path="|health">Health Code</cite> </li> <ul> <li>Title 5. Nuisance Control</li> <li>Title 6: Food Service Facilities</li> <li>Title 7: Waste Control</li> <li>Title 8: Air Pollution</li> <li>Title 9: Noise Regulation</li> <li>Title 10: Animal Control and Protection</li> <li>Title 11: Swimming Pools</li> <li>Title 12: Tobacco Products and Smoking Devices</li> <li>Title 15: Ephedrine Products</li> </ul> </ul>

Nothing in this subsection precludes the Health Commissioner from determining, in his or her discretion, that a citation for an offense was issued for reasons related to public health or to the prevention of disease, epidemics, or nuisances affecting public health.