§ 1-1. Establishment; regulation.

(a) Anchorages established.

(1) There is hereby created in the Baltimore Harbor, which comprises the Patapsco River and its tributaries, a series of locations to be known as anchorage areas, designated A and C, and 1 to 9 inclusive.

(2) Subject to Title 4 {"Administrative Procedure Act – Regulations"} of the City General Provisions Article, the Harbor Engineer shall have the authority to:

(i) designate such other emergency anchorage locations in the Baltimore Harbor as the needs may require; and

(ii) maintain and to patrol said locations until the emergency has ceased.

(b) Use by vessels.

(1) Subject to Title 4 {"Administrative Procedure Act – Regulations"} of the City General Provisions Article, the Harbor Engineer shall adopt rules and regulations for the purpose of regulating the mooring, anchoring, and storing of vessels of all types in Baltimore Harbor.

(2) All vessels anchoring in the harbor shall:

(i) anchor so as to keep within 1 of the said anchorages; and

(ii) be subject to all rules and regulations which the Harbor Engineer may adopt to make this section effective.

(3) All vessels, when at anchor, between sunset and sunrise, shall comply with Federal regulations governing anchor lights.

The Harbor Engineer is hereby vested with the authority of locating, maintaining, and patrolling these anchorages.

(Texts Conformed 02/18/21; Ord. 48-477; Ord. 09-293.)

Prior Codifications

1976/83, art. 10, §1(a)

1966, art. 10, §1(a)

1950, art. 11, §1(a)

City Code, 1927, art. 15, §4

Cross References

Article 10, § 6-17(b)

Editor's Notes

By authority of Ordinance 20-431, Section 5, the Director of Legislative Reference, in consultation with the Law Department, has conformed the text of subsections (a)(2) and (b)(1) to refer expressly to the requirements of the recently-enacted Administrative Procedure Act that, effective January 15, 2021, governs the proposal, adoption, and publication of administrative rules and regulations.