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City of Hyattsville Charter & Code COUNTY OF PRINCE GEORGE’S STATE OF MARYLAND April 1, 2011 OFFICIALS OF THE CITY OF HYATTSVILLE Municipal Building 4310 Gallatin Street Hyattsville, Maryland 20781 Telephone: (301) 985-5000 Mayor William F. Gardiner Council Marc Tartaro, President William F. Tierney, II, Vice President Douglas S. Dudrow Timothy P. Hunt David Hiles Matthew D. McNight Paula J. Perry Carlos Lizanne Ruth Ann Frazier Nicole Hinds Mofor Administrator Gregory E. Rose Attorney Richard T. Colaresi, Esquire Clerk Douglass A. Barber CERTIFICATION CITY OF HYATTSVILLE Office of the City Clerk I, Douglas Barber, City Clerk of the City of Hyattsville, hereby certify that the chapters contained in this volume contain the entire Charter and Code of the City of Hyattsville as enacted and amended as of the date given below. This Charter of the City was readopted on December 19, 1983 by Res. No. 9-83. The Code of the City of Hyattsville was reorganized and codified on December 19, 1983 by HB No. 15-83. Given under the Seal of the City of Hyattsville, County of Prince George, State of Maryland, on the ____ day of _____________, 20__, at Hyattsville, Maryland. ___________________________________ City Clerk TABLE OF CONTENTS THE CHARTER ARTICLE PAGE ARTICLE I - Incorporation .................................................................................................................. 1 ARTICLE II - City Council ................................................................................................................. 2 ARTICLE III - Powers and Duties of Council ..................................................................................... 9 ARTICLE IV - Legislation, Nominations and Elections ................................................................... 14 ARTICLE V - Finance ....................................................................................................................... 20 ARTICLE VI – Personnel .................................................................................................................. 29 ARTICLE VII - Public Ways and Sidewalks ..................................................................................... 33 ARTICLE VIII - Public Way and Sidewalk Improvements .............................................................. 35 ARTICLE IX - City Property ............................................................................................................. 38 ARTICLE X - Off-Street Parking ...................................................................................................... 39 ARTICLE XI - Redevelopment; Urban Renewal .............................................................................. 41 ARTICLE XII - General Provisions ................................................................................................... 50 THE CODE PART I ADMINISTRATIVE LEGISLATION CHAPTER PAGE 1. General Provisions .................................................................................................. 1 Article I Adoption of Code Article II Legislation Adopted During Codification Article III Charter Amendments Article IV Ratification of Nonsubstantive Changes to Charter 4. Administration of Government ............................................................................... 6 8. Elections ................................................................................................................ 14 10. Ethics, Code of ...................................................................................................... 24 14. Fire Department, Volunteer ..................................................................... DELETED Article I Adoption of Code [Deleted in its entirety on 3-3-08 by HO-2008-02] 18. Industrial Revenue Bonds ..................................................................................... 33 20. Municipal Infractions ............................................................................................ 34 30. Police Department ................................................................................................. 36 37. Alarm Registration ................................................................................................ 40 38. Alcoholic Beverages ............................................................................................. 50 40. Amusement and Entertainment ............................................................................. 51 46. Building Construction ........................................................................................... 53 48. Business Licenses .................................................................................................. 57 52. Dogs and Other Animals ....................................................................................... 60 55. Electrical Standards ............................................................................................... 62 56. Eminent Domain ................................................................................................... 63 59. Fire Prevention ...................................................................................................... 65 65. Health and Sanitation ............................................................................................ 66 68. Housing Standards ................................................................................................. 79 69. Commercial Property Standards ............................................................................ 91 79. Noise ...................................................................................................................... 96 84. Parks and Recreational Facilities ........................................................................ 100 87. Peace and Good Order ......................................................................................... 105 90. Peddling and Soliciting ....................................................................................... 111 93. Plumbing ............................................................................................................. 119 95. Recycling ................................................................................................. DELETED Article I Newspapers [Deleted in its entirety on 12-14-09 by HO-2009-09] 96. Rental Units, Licensing of ................................................................................... 121 99. Sales, Temporary ................................................................................................. 127 101. Secondhand Property Dealers ............................................................................. 131 105. Streets and Sidewalks .......................................................................................... 135 108. Taxation ............................................................................................................... 146 112. Urban Forest ........................................................................................................ 150 113. Vehicles, Inoperable ............................................................................................ 157 Article I Junked Vehicles Article II Repairs 114. Vehicles and Traffic ............................................................................................ 159 120. Zoning ................................................................................................................. 189 A125 Cable Television Franchise ................................................................................. 190 INDEX The Charter HYATTSVILLE CHARTER AND CODE ARTICLE I - Incorporation .................................................................................................................. 1 § C1-1. General corporate powers .................................................................................................... 1 § C1-2. Filing of courses and distances showing corporate City limits ........................................... 1 ARTICLE II - City Council ................................................................................................................. 2 § C2-1. Establishment; composition ................................................................................................ 2 § C2-2. Election; term of office; qualifications ................................................................................ 2 § C2-3. Organization; vacancies; powers and duties of Mayor; meetings; quorum ........................ 2 § C2-4. Meetings open to public ...................................................................................................... 4 § C2-5. Compensation of Mayor ...................................................................................................... 4 § C2-6. Compensation of Council members .................................................................................... 4 § C2-7. Judgment of qualifications .................................................................................................. 4 § C2-8. Rules of procedure .............................................................................................................. 4 § C2-9. Passage, publication and effective date of legislation; emergency legislation ................... 4 § C2-10(A). Procedure for referendum ............................................................................................ 5 § C2-10(B). Procedure for voter ballot initiative ............................................................................