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Havre de Grace council adopts new 'minor privileges' licensing ordinance with enforcement changes

Havre de Grace Mayor and City Council · April 21, 2026
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Summary

The council adopted ordinance 12-14 on second reading (6–0), establishing a chapter on 'minor privileges' that clarifies treatment of existing curb cuts, requires registration and payment of administrative fees, authorizes planning inspections and stop-work orders, and places long-term maintenance responsibility on property owners.

The Havre de Grace City Council on April 20 adopted ordinance 12-14 on second reading, establishing a new chapter governing 'minor privileges'—licenses for certain encroachments and features in public rights-of-way—and approving a package of amendments that tighten registration, fee, inspection and maintenance obligations.

Council president Ringstock read the proposed amendments into the record, explaining they add differing…

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