§ 19-1. Definitions.
(a) In general.
Whenever the following words and phrases are used in this subtitle, they shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this section.
(b) Commissioner.
"Commissioner" shall mean the Commissioner of Housing and Community Development or his or her designated representative.
(c) Distributor.
"Distributor" shall mean the person responsible for placing and maintaining a newspaper vending box in a public right-of-way in the downtown area.
(d) Downtown area.
(1) "Downtown area" shall mean that area of Baltimore City within the following boundaries:
Beginning at the intersection of Fallsway and Madison Street, thence in a general southerly and southeasterly direction along Fallsway to Baltimore Street, thence westerly along Baltimore Street to West Falls Avenue, thence southerly along West Falls Avenue to Pratt Street, thence easterly along Pratt Street to East Falls Avenue, thence southerly along East Falls Avenue to Aliceanna Street, thence westerly along an imaginary line connecting the intersection of East Falls Avenue and Aliceanna Street to the intersection of Light Street and Lee Street, thence westerly along Lee Street to Russell Street, thence northerly along Russell Street to Greene Street, thence northerly along Greene Street to Pennsylvania Avenue, thence northwesterly along Pennsylvania Avenue to St. Mary Street, thence northeasterly along St. Mary Street to Eutaw Street, thence southerly along Eutaw Street to Madison Street, thence easterly along Madison Street to its intersection with Fallsway, the point of beginning.
(2) This area is identical to the boundaries of the Downtown Fire District, as described in the Baltimore City Building Code.
(3) The area shall include both sides of each street referred to in the above description establishing the boundaries of said area.
(e) Newspaper vending box.
"Newspaper vending box" shall mean any self-service or coin-operated box, container, storage unit, or other dispenser installed, used, or maintained for the display, sale, or distribution of newspapers or similar publications.
(f) Parkway.
"Parkway" shall mean:
(1) the area between the sidewalk and the curb of a roadway;
(2) where there is no sidewalk, that area between the edge of the roadway and the edge of a public right-of-way; and
(3) any area within a roadway that is not open to vehicular travel.
(g) Public right-of-way.
(1) "Public right-of-way" shall mean any place of any nature which is dedicated to use by the public for pedestrian and vehicular travel.
(2) "Public right-of-way" includes, but is not limited to, a street, sidewalk, curb, gutter, crossing, intersection, parkway, highway, alley, lane, mall, court, way, avenue, boulevard, road, roadway, viaduct, subway, tunnel, bridge, thoroughfare, park, square, and any other similar public way.
(h) Roadway.
"Roadway" shall mean that part of a public right-of-way that is designated and used primarily for vehicular travel.
(i) Sidewalk.
"Sidewalk" shall mean that part of a public right-of-way that is designated and ordinarily used for pedestrian travel.