§ 5-2. Private piers, etc.

(a) Notice to correct.

The Harbor Engineer shall require all private piers, wharves, docks, and bulkheads (bordering on the Patapsco River or its tributaries) that are decayed or defective, or in need of cleaning, rebuilding, or repair, or likely to be injurious to navigation or to health or safety, to be cleaned, repaired, or rebuilt within a reasonable time to be prescribed in a written notice (not less than 30 days) to be served on the agent, owner, or occupier of such pier, wharf, dock, or bulkhead.

(b) Owner to comply.

The owners of any such water front property shall promptly cause to be done any and all such work as required by said notice from the Harbor Engineer.

(c) Work by Harbor Engineer.

If the owner is a minor, or under other legal disability, or cannot be found, or, being found, fails to comply with said notice, then the Harbor Engineer shall cause such work to be done, at the expense of such owner or owners, to be recovered by the Mayor and City Council in due course of law.

(d) Penalties.

Any such property owner or owners who fail to comply with the requirements of this section, or the aforesaid requirements of the Harbor Engineer, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof shall pay a fine of not less than $10 and not more than $50 for every day of noncompliance.