City of Baltimore
Baltimore City Code

§ 9-1. General standards.

(a) Width and location.

(1) Every footway installed along any paved or unpaved street, lane, or alley of the City must be of the width and in the location that the Director of Transportation directs in each instance. In no event, however, may the width be less than 4 feet.

(2) Wherever required by the Director of Transportation , the streets, lanes, and alleys of the City must be paved to the building line, to the full width of the sidewalk reservation.

(b) Penalties.

If the proprietor of any lot refuses or neglects to comply with this section, the owner of the lot is subject to a fine of $10 for each day the neglect or refusal continues, to be recovered as other fines and forfeitures are recoverable.