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Baltimore Village debates sidewalk policy for existing neighborhoods; solicitor to draft clarifying ordinance
Summary
Council and the Rules Committee debated whether existing homeowners or developers should be required to add sidewalks, and asked the solicitor to draft clearer language (definitions for "established area" and "infill") and consider a resolution or ordinance to clarify enforcement going forward.
Baltimore Village officials spent more than an hour debating how sidewalk requirements should apply to existing neighborhoods versus new subdivisions, and asked the solicitor to prepare legislation that clarifies the village's position.
At the Rules Committee meeting, Gar (speaker 6) presented research and proposed a resolution to clarify that the part of the code requiring sidewalks applies primarily to newly…
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