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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 9-104 Rules and regulations.">
  <section prefix="§" num="9-104" heading="Rules and regulations.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Commissioner may adopt.">The rules and regulations that the Commissioner adopts under &lt;cite data-path="|health|§2-106"&gt;§ 2-106 {“Rules and regulations”} of this article&lt;/cite&gt; may include provisions that set:<para num="(1)">standards and procedures for measuring noise;</para>
      <para num="(2)">noise standards for motor vehicle operation;</para>
      <para num="(3)">noise standards for the construction, repair, or demolition of structures or streets;</para>
      <para num="(4)">standards, limitations, and procedures for obtaining a temporary exemption authorized by Subtitle 2 {“Basic Sound Level Standards”} or Subtitle 3 {“Entertainment and Commercial Noise”} of this title; and</para>
      <para num="(5)">other noise standards that the Commissioner considers necessary and appropriate for the protection of the public.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Public hearing.">
      <para num="(1)">Before adopting any rules or regulations under this section, the Commissioner must hold a public hearing at which all interested persons are given an opportunity to testify on any proposed standard and to submit alternative proposals for the Commissioner’s consideration.</para>
      <para num="(2)">Notice of the hearing must be published in a newspaper of general circulation in Baltimore City, at least once a week for the 2 successive weeks immediately before the hearing.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 11, §232(d)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 99-548</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Text Conformed 03/10/21</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
