Ch. 455

1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(2) "COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION" MEANS A MARYLAND NONPROFIT
ASSOCIATION, CORPORATION, OR OTHER ORGANIZATION THAT:

(I)      IS COMPRISED OF AT LEAST 40% 25% OF ADULT RESIDENTS OF
A LOCAL COMMUNITY CONSISTING OF 40 OR MORE INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS AS
DEFINED BY SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES IN THE BYLAWS OR CHARTER OF
THE ASSOCIATION;                           

(II)    REQUIRES, AS A CONDITION OF MEMBERSHIP, THE
VOLUNTARY PAYMENT OF MONETARY DUES AT LEAST ANNUALLY;

(III) IS OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY PRIMARILY FOR THE PROMOTION
OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND GENERAL NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT AND
ENHANCEMENT;

(IV)   HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR AT LEAST 2 YEARS WHEN IT
FILES SUIT UNDER THIS SECTION;

(V)    1. IS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION UNDER § 501(C)(3) OR (4) OF
THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE; OR

2. HAS BEEN INCLUDED FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST 2 YEARS
PRIOR TO BRINGING AN ACTION UNDER THIS SECTION IN BALTIMORE CITY'S
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION DIRECTORY PUBLISHED BY THE BALTIMORE CITY
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND

(VI) IS IN THE CASE OF A MARYLAND CORPORATION, THE
CORPORATION IS IN GOOD STANDING.

(3) "LOCAL CODE VIOLATION" MEANS A VIOLATION UNDER THE
FOLLOWING PROVISIONS OF THE BALTIMORE CITY CODE AS AMENDED FROM TIME
TO TIME OR UNDER ANY APPLICABLE CODE RELATING TO THE FOLLOWING
PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY BALTIMORE CITY BY REFERENCE:

(I) THE FIRE PREVENTION CODE UNDER ARTICLE 9;

(II) ANIMAL CONTROL, MOSQUITOES NUISANCE AND DISEASE
PREVENTION AND NOISE CONTROL SUBHEADINGS OF ARTICLE 11 (HEALTH);

(III) THE HOUSING CODE UNDER ARTICLE 13;

(IV)   PUBLIC NUISANCE PROVISIONS UNDER ARTICLE 19; AND

(V)     THE REFUSE SUBHEADING UNDER ARTICLE 23;

(VI)   THE BUILDING CODE OF BALTIMORE CITY, ARTICLE 32; AND

(VII) THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF BALTIMORE CITY, ARTICLE 30.

(3) (4) "NUISANCE" MEANS, WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE
COMMUNITY REPRESENTED BY THE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, AN ACT OR
CONDITION KNOWINGLY CREATED, PERFORMED, OR MAINTAINED ON PRIVATE
PROPERTY WITHOUT LAWFUL AUTHORITY OR THAT VIOLATES CONSTITUTES A
LOCAL CODE VIOLATION AND THAT:

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