Geodetic and Topographical Surveys

Baltimore City Code art. 26, subtit. 2

in effect

Baltimore City Code, Article 26, § 2-1 Duties of DoT.

§ 2-1. Duties of DoT. The Department of Transportation shall maintain, extend, and expand the system for precise control of horizontal and vertical surveys, which system was established and installed by a Board of Commissioners authorized by, and acting pursuant to Ordinance 1893-098. This system shall be known as the Baltimore Survey Control System. (Ord. 15-435; Ord. 76-140; Ord. 48-466; Ord. 1893-098.)

Baltimore City Code, Article 26, § 2-2 Triangulation stations, etc.

§ 2-2. Triangulation stations, etc. In maintaining, extending, and expanding the Baltimore Survey Control System, the Department of Transportation may: (1) reestablish and replace any triangulation stations, traverse stations, or bench marks that have been disturbed or removed; (2) establish and install new triangulation stations or precise traverse stations or bench marks; (3) establish, revise, and correct values for triangulation stations or bench marks; and (4) extend the Baltimore Survey Control System beyond the corporate limits of Baltimore City. (Ord. 15-435; Ord. 76-140; Ord. 48-466.)

Baltimore City Code, Article 26, § 2-3 Records.

§ 2-3. Records. (a) Department to keep. The Department of Transportation shall maintain adequate, accurate, and comprehensive records showing the location of and the values established, reestablished, revised, and corrected for each of the triangulation stations, traverse stations, and bench marks comprising the Baltimore Survey Control System. (b) Use. These records shall be for the use of all City agencies and all engineers or surveyors having occasion to use such records. (Ord. 15-435; Ord. 76-140; Ord. 48-466.)

Baltimore City Code, Article 26, § 2-4 Plats and maps - Preparation.

§ 2-4. Plats and maps - Preparation. The Department of Transportation shall prepare and maintain original plats, maps, and atlas sheets on which the physical characteristics of the City of Baltimore are delineated, in the manner and form determined by the Director of Transportation. (Ord. 15-435; Ord. 76-140; Ord. 48-466.)

Baltimore City Code, Article 26, § 2-5 Plats and maps - Copies.

§ 2-5. Plats and maps - Copies. (a) Department to make. The Department of Transportation shall make or have made from time to time copies of the original plats, maps, and atlas sheets, in the form and quantity determined by the Director of Transportation. (b) To be available for purchase. (1) These copies shall be purchasable at a cost to be fixed and determined from time to time by the Director of Transportation. (2) Purchasers, excepting agencies of the Mayor and City Council, shall pay to the Mayor and City Council the cost of all the plats, maps, or atlas sheets purchased, and these costs shall be collected as are other similar charges due the Mayor and City Council. (Ord. 15-435; Ord. 76-140; Ord. 48-466.)

Baltimore City Code, Article 26, § 2-6 Plats and maps - Official Map.

§ 2-6. Plats and maps - Official Map. (a) In general. The maps prepared under § 2-4 of this article: (1) shall be revised from time to time by the Department of Transportation, so as to keep them reasonably up-to-date; and (2) shall be the Official Map of Baltimore City. (b) Required use. All departments, bureaus, boards, and commissions of the City: (1) shall use said maps as the Official Map of Baltimore City; and (2) may require all maps, plats, and drawings submitted to them to be in conformity with the said Official Map. (Ord. 15-435; Ord. 76-140; Ord. 49-704.)

Source: City of Baltimore Department of Legislative Reference, City of Baltimore Law Library (codes.baltimorecity.gov; Open Law Library bulk XML)URL: https://codes.baltimorecity.gov/us/md/cities/baltimore/code/26/2Fetched: 10/25/2026