§ 12-6. Property acquisition.

(a) Condemnation.

The Commission is hereby authorized and empowered to institute or cause to be instituted, from time to time, in the name of, and for, the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, such condemnation proceedings as may be necessary to acquire any and all lands or property of any kind, or any interest therein, in order to accomplish any and all of the purposes set forth in this subtitle.

(b) Purchase; Ordinance for condemnation.

(1) Where it is possible for the Off-Street Parking Commission to acquire sufficient land for a feasible project without exercising the powers of condemnation, the Commission shall have full authority to acquire the necessary property.

(2) But where it is necessary for the Commission to condemn in order to acquire an area sufficient for a feasible off-street parking project, it shall be necessary to have the site approved by an Ordinance of the Mayor and City Council.