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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 9-303 Temporary exemptions.">
  <section prefix="§" num="9-303" heading="Temporary exemptions.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="In general.">The Commissioner of Health may issue a permit for a temporary exemption from this subtitle for commercial, political, civic, charitable, or other organizations to conduct activities such as fund raisers, carnivals, bazaars, meetings, and other special events.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Application.">
      <para num="(1)">An application for a temporary exemption must be made in the form that the Commissioner requires.</para>
      <para num="(2)">In addition to any other information that the Commissioner requires, the application for must contain:<para num="(i)">the name of the applicant;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">the location of the property for which the exemption is requested;</para>
        <para num="(iii)">the dates and the hours for which the exemption is requested;</para>
        <para num="(iv)">the equipment, instruments, or devices that will be producing the sound;</para>
        <para num="(v)">the name of the person in charge of operating the equipment, instruments, or devices; and</para>
        <para num="(vi)">a statement of the reason the exemption is needed or appropriate.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Considerations.">Before issuing a temporary exemption, the Commissioner must consider the impact of the proposed activity on the surrounding area.</para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Form and contents of exemption.">A temporary exemption must:<para num="(1)">be in writing;</para>
      <para num="(2)">be signed by the Commissioner; and</para>
      <para num="(3)">set forth:<para num="(i)">the name of the person granted the exemption;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">the location of the property for which the exemption is granted;</para>
        <para num="(iii)">the dates and hours for which the exemption is effective;</para>
        <para num="(iv)">the equipment, instruments, or devices to which the exemption is limited; and</para>
        <para num="(v)">any conditions or requirements that the Commissioner specifies.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 19, §223</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 99-548</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
