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City of Hyattsville Charter & Code City of Hyattsville Charter & Code COUNTY OF PRINCE GEORGE’S STATE OF MARYLAND Municipal Building 4310 Gallatin Street Hyattsville, Maryland 20781 Telephone: 301-985-5000 January 31, 2014 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 ............................................................................... 7 8. Elections ................................................................................................................ 17 10. Ethics, Code of ...................................................................................................... 27 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 ..................................................................................... 35 20. Municipal Infractions ............................................................................................ 37 30. Police Department ................................................................................................. 39 37. Alarm Registration ................................................................................................ 43 38. Alcoholic Beverages.............................................................................................. 53 40. Amusement and Entertainment ............................................................................. 55 46. Building Construction ........................................................................................... 57 48. Business Licenses .................................................................................................. 61 52. Dogs and Other Animals ....................................................................................... 67 55. Electrical Standards ............................................................................................... 69 56. Eminent Domain ................................................................................................... 71 59. Fire Prevention ...................................................................................................... 73 65. Health and Sanitation ............................................................................................ 75 68. Housing Standards ................................................................................................. 89 69. Commercial Property Standards .......................................................................... 101 79. Noise .................................................................................................................... 107 84. Parks and Recreational Facilities ........................................................................ 111 87. Peace and Good Order ......................................................................................... 117 90. Peddling and Soliciting ....................................................................................... 123 93. Plumbing ............................................................................................................. 131 95. Recycling ................................................................................................. DELETED Article I Newspapers [Deleted in its entirety on 12-14-09 by HO-2009-09] 96. Rental Units, Licensing of ................................................................................... 135 99. Sales, Temporary ................................................................................................. 141 101. Secondhand Property Dealers ............................................................................. 145 105. Streets and Sidewalks .......................................................................................... 149 108. Taxation ............................................................................................................... 161 112. Urban Forest ........................................................................................................ 171 113. Vehicles, Inoperable ............................................................................................ 179 Article I Junked Vehicles Article II Repairs 114. Vehicles and Traffic ............................................................................................ 181 120. Zoning ................................................................................................................. 211 A125 Cable Television Franchise ................................................................................. 213 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 ...................................................................................................... 3 § 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 ............................................................................. 5 § C2-10(C). Procedure for Council-directed referendum ................................................................ 6 § C2-10(D). Procedure for recall referendum .................................................................................. 7 § C2-11. Filing of ordinances ........................................................................................................... 8 ARTICLE III - Powers and Duties of Council ..................................................................................... 9 § C3-1. Powers generally ................................................................................................................. 9 § C3-2. Specific powers enumerated ................................................................................................ 9 § C3-3. Exercise of powers ............................................................................................................ 13 § C3-4. Violations and penalties
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