Md. Code Ann., Pub. Safety § 9-401
Right of mobility-impaired residents to request lower floor units
Effective Oct 1, 2011Added by Acts 2003, c. 5, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2011, c. 596, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2011.State of Maryland
- (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)
(1) “High-rise building” means a building for human occupancy that is:
- (i) four or more stories above grade level; or
- (ii) over 45 feet in height.
(2) “High-rise building” does not include:
- (i) a structure or building used exclusively for open air parking; or
- (ii) a building used exclusively for agricultural purposes.
- (c) “Local fire department” means a career or volunteer fire department.
- (d) “Mobility impaired” means unable to carry objects or to move or travel without the use of an assistive device or service animal.
(e) “Public way” means a paved thoroughfare over 21 feet in width that:
- (1) is located on privately owned and privately maintained property but is designated for public use; or
- (2) is publicly owned and publicly maintained.
Added by Acts 2003, c. 5, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2011, c. 596, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2011.