Legislation

Ordinances (O), Resolutions (R) and Charter Resolutions (CR)

A municipal ordinance is a rule, law or statute which governs matters not already covered by federal or state law and adopted by Town Council. It generally means that a municipal act is adopted that has the force and effect of a law, the violation of which may be enforced in court. Ordinances in University Park go into effect 20 days after adoption, unless enacted as emergency ordinances. 

A resolution is a formal expression of the opinion or will of Town Council adopted by a vote. Resolutions go into effect immediately upon adoption. As such, it is not law but merely a form in which a legislative body expresses an opinion.

A Town Charter is a legal document that establishes a municipality as a city or town. The charter is issued to a municipality in the nature of a constitution. A Charter Resolution (CR) is any change made to that document.

Excerpt from Town Charter Article III, Section 310

For the purpose of carrying out the powers granted in this Charter, the Mayor and Common Council may pass all necessary ordinances. All the powers of the Town shall be exercised in the manner prescribed in this Charter or, if the Charter is silent, in such manner as may be prescribed by Ordinance.

Adopted Legislation

2023 Ordinances

  1. Legislative Resolution 23-O-01 Emergency No Parking Clagett Pineway
  1. Legislative Resolution 23-O-02 Traffic Calming Devices
  1. Legislative Resolution 23-O-03 FY 2024 Budget

2023 Resolutions

  1. Resolution 23-R-01 Arbor Day Proclamation
  2. Resolution 23-R-02 Designating University Park as a Bee City USA Affiliate
  3. Resolution 23-R-03 Designating the Month of April as "No Mow Month"
  1. Resolution 23-R-04 Recognizing Ann and Harold Freeman
  2. Resolution 23-R-05 Pride Month Proclamation
  1. Resolution 23-R-06 Juneteenth Proclamation
  2. Resolution 23-R-07 Recognizing Devilan Cowherd

2022 Ordinances

  1. Legislative Resolution 22-O-01 Budget Amendment for Transfer of American Rescue Plan Act Funds
  2. Legislative Resolution 22-O-02 Amending Chapter 9 Traffic and Vehicles
  3. Legislative Resolution 22-O-03 Council Compensation
  4. Legislative Resolution 22-O-04 FY 2023 Budget
  1. Legislative Resolution 22-O-05 Tree Maintenance
  2. Legislative Resolution 22-O-06 Budget Amendment Premium Pay
  3. Legislative Resolution 22-O-07 Permit Applications
  1. Legislative Resolution 22-O-08 Amending Chapter 9 Traffic and Vehicles
  2. Legislative Resolution 22-O-10 Renewal of Cable Franchise
  3. Legislative Resolution 22-O-09 Public Ethics

2022 Resolutions

  1. Resolution 22-R-02 UP Goes Purple (PDF)

2021 Ordinances

  1. Legislative Resolution 2021-O-01 Amending 2020-O-11 Recodification Curative (PDF)
  2. Legislative Resolution 2021-O-02 FY 2022 Budget (PDF)
  3. Emergency Legislative Resolution 2021-O-03 Amending Personnel Manual re: vaccinations (PDF)
  4. Legislative Resolution 2021-O-04 Ban on Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers (PDF)
  1. Emergency Legislative Resolution 2021-O-05 Acquisition of Public Works Maintenance Facility (PDF)
  2. Emergency Legislative Resolution 2021-O-06 Amending FY22 Budget (PDF)
  3. Legislative Resolution 21-O-07 Amending Chapter 9 Authorizing Speed Cameras on Highways
  4. Legislative Resolution 21-O-08 Amending FY22 Budget Premium Pay
  1. Legislative Resolution 21-O-09 Amending Chapter 1 General Provisions
  2. Legislative Resolution 21-O-10 Amending Chapter 2 Administration
  3. Legislative Resolution 21-O-11 Amending Chapter 3 Animal Welfare
  4. Legislative Resolution 21-O-12 Amending Chapter 4 Building and Construction

2021 Charter Resolutions

  1. Charter Resolution 2021-CR-01 Amend Article VI CIP Budget (PDF)

2021 Resolutions

  1. Legislative Resolution 2021-R-01 Enig Proclamation (PDF)
  2. Legislative Resolution 2021-R-02 Democracy and Social Justice Statement (PDF)
  3. Legislative Resolution 2021-R-03 Arbor Day Proclamation (PDF)
  1. Legislative Resolution 2021-R-04 Recognizing Sarah Elder (PDF)
  2. Legislative Resolution 2021-R-05 Recognizing Loretta Vitale Saks (PDF)
  1. Legislative Resolution 2021-R-06 Recognizing Pastor Kim McDowell (PDF)
  2. Legislative Resolution 2021-R-07 MML Municipal Government Works Month (PDF)

2020 Charter Resolutions

  1. Charter Resolution 20-CR-01 Amend Article V Sections 503 & 506 Elections (PDF)
  1. Charter Resolution 20-CR-02 Amend Article V Sections 502, 503, 504 & 506 Elections (PDF)

2020 Resolutions

  1. Legislative Resolution 20-R-01 Arbor Day Proclamation (PDF)
  2. Legislative Resolution 20-R-02 Emergency Resolution (PDF)
  3. AMENDED Legislative Resolution 20-R-02 Emergency Resolution (PDF)
  4. Legislative Resolution 20-R-03 COVID-19 Funds (PDF)
  1. Legislative Resolution 20-R-04 Rental Housing Inspection (PDF)
  2. Legislative Resolution 20-R-05 TUP Racial Justice Statement (PDF)
  3. Legislative Resolution 2020-R-06 Speed Zones & Speed Monitoring Systems (PDF)
  1. Legislative Resolution 20-R-07 Recognizing Lidia Baker (PDF)
  2. Legislative Resolution 20-R-08 MML Municipal Government Works Month (PDF)
  3. Legislative Resolution 20-R-09 Climate Action Framework (PDF)

2020 Ordinances

  1. Legislative Resolution 20-O-01 Amending Chapter 9 (PDF)
  2. Legislative Resolution 20-O-02 Enacting 2-114 Welcoming Town (PDF)
  3. Legislative Resolution 20-O-03 Amending 16-104 Understory Trees (PDF)
  4. Legislative Resolution 20-O-04 FY 2021 Budget (PDF)
  1. Legislative Resolution 20-O-05 Amendment of FY 2020 Budget CARES Act (PDF)
  2. Legislative Resolution 20-O-06 Amendment of Chapter 13 Rentals (PDF)
  3. Legislative Resolution 20-O-07 Exemption from County Legislation (PDF)
  4. Legislative Resolution 20-O-08 Speed Monitoring Systems (PDF)
  1. Legislative Resolution 20-O-09 Allowing 6' Fences in Rear Yards (PDF)
  2. Legislative Resolution 20-O-10 Amending Chapter 9 (PDF)
  3. Legislative Resolution 20-O-11 Recodifying Town Code (PDF)

2019 Charter Resolutions

  1. Charter Resolution 19-CR-01 Amend Article IV Section 402 Changing the stated purpose of the Town Newsletter to include all Town residents (PDF)

2019 Resolutions

  1. Legislative Resolution 2019-R-01 Arbor Day Proclamation (PDF)
  2. Legislative Resolution 2019-R-02 Approve One-Year Shared Mobility Pilot Program and Contract with VeoRide, Inc.
  3. Legislative Resolution 2019-R-03 Turn the Towns Teal (PDF)
  1. Legislative Resolution 2019-R-04 We are all Baltimoreans (PDF)
  2. Legislative Resolution 2019-R-05 Elizabeth Seton 60th Anniversary Proclamation (PDF)
  3. Legislative Resolution 2019-R-06 Municipal Government Works Month (PDF)
  1. Legislative Resolution 2019-R-07 Washington Nationals World Series Championship
  2. Legislative Resolution 2019-R-08 Recognizing Eagle Scout Jordan Williams

2019 Ordinances

  1. Legislative Resolution 2019-O-01 Regulation of Small Cell Facilities in the Town Rights-of-Way (PDF)
  2. Legislative Resolution 2019-O-02 Amend the FY 2019 Budget (PDF)
  1. Legislative Resolution 2019-O-03- Fiscal Year 2020 Budget (PDF)
  2. Legislative Resolution 2019-O-04 Amending Section 9-104 Parking (PDF)
  1. Legislative Resolution 2019-O-05 Amending Section 16-103 Trees, Parks and Environment Committee
  2. Legislative Resolution 2019-O-06 Bond for Infrastructure Improvements

2018 Charter Resolutions

  1. Charter Resolution 2018-CR-01 Adding Section 102 "Nondiscrimination" (PDF)

2018 Resolutions

  1. Legislative Resolution 2018-R-01 Captain McCully's Retirement (PDF)
  2. Legislative Resolution 2018-R-02 Warren Hall's Retirement (PDF)
  3. Legislative Resolution 2018-R-03 Adoption of Playground Rules and Regulations (PDF)
  1. Legislative Resolution 2018-R-04 Turn the Towns Teal Proclamation-Ovarian Cancer Awareness (PDF)
  2. Legislative Resolution 2018-R-05 Modification to Trash and Recycling Collection Schedule (PDF)
  1. Legislative Resolution 2018-R-06 Municipal Government Works Month (PDF)
  2. Legislative Resolution 2018-R-07 Chief Wynnyk's Retirement Proclamation (PDF)

2018 Ordinances

  1. Legislative Resolution 2018-O-01 Amend FY 2018 Budget - Engineering Costs (PDF)
  2. Legislative Resolution 2018-O-02 Amend FY 2018 budget - Budget Adjustments (PDF)
  1. Legislative Resolution 2018-O 03-Fiscal Year 2019 Budget (PDF)
  2. Legislative Resolution 2018-O-04 Amend Town Code Chapter 12 Public Ethics (PDF)
  1. Legislative Resolution 2018-O-05 Amend FY 2019 Budget -Town Hall Needs Assessment (PDF)
  2. Legislative Resolution 2018-O-06 Amend FY 2019 Budget-Repair Tennis Courts (PDF)

2017 Resolutions         

  1. Legislative Resolution 2017-R-01 Arbor Day (PDF)
  2. Legislative Resolution 2017-R-02 Recognizing Teigh Thompson (PDF)
  3. Legislative Resolution 2017-R-03 Teacher Appreciation (PDF)
  1. Legislative Resolution 2017-R-04 Town Manager Circuit Rider program(PDF)
  2. Legislative Resolution 2017-R-05 Amend use and permitting of the Town Park (PDF)
  3. Legislative Resolution 2017-R-06 Establish Helping Hands University Park Committee (PDF)
  1. Legislative Resolution 2017-R-07 Ovarian Cancer Awareness (PDF)
  2. Legislative Resolution 2017-R-08 Public Works Month (PDF)

2017 Ordinances

  1. Legislative Resolution 2017-O-01 Amend Personnel Manual (PDF)
  2. Legislative Resolution 2017-O-02 Amend FY 2017 Budget (PDF)
  3. Legislative Resolution 2017-O-03 FY 2018 Budget (PDF)
  4. Legislative Resolution 2017-O-04 Amend ceiling height requirements (PDF)
  1. Legislative Resolution 2017-O-05 43rd & 44th Ave parking restrictions (PDF)
  2. Legislative Resolution 17-O-06 Amend section 13-217 emergency egress for sleeping rooms (PDF)
  3. Legislative Resolution 17-O-07 Amend FY 2018 Budget (PDF)
  4. Legislative Resolution 17-O-08 Amend FY 2018 Budget (PDF)
  1. Legislative Resolution 17-O-09 Amend FY 2018 Budget (PDF)
  2. Legislative Resolution 17-O-10 Amend FY 2018 Budget (PDF)
  3. Legislative Resolution 17-O-11 Amend FY 2018 Budget (PDF)

2016 Resolutions

  1. Legislative Resolution 2016-R-05 Turn the Towns Teal (PDF)
  2. Legislative Resolution 2016-R-07 Kerry Hall's Retirement (PDF)
  1. Legislative Resolution 2016-R-08 Municipal Government (PDF)
  1. Legislative Resolution 2016-R-09 FY 2017 MEA Empower (PDF)

2016 Ordinances

  1. Legislative Resolution 2016-O-01 Amend FY 2016 Budget (PDF)
  2. Legislative Resolution 2016-O-02 Increase Mayor Compensation (PDF)
  1. Legislative Resolution 2016-O-03 FY 2017 Budget (PDF)
  2. Legislative Resolution 2016-O-04 Amend FY 2017 Budget (PDF)
  1. Legislative Resolution 2016-O-06 Amend FY 2017 Budget (PDF)

2015 Resolutions

  1. Legislative Resolution 2015-R-01 Settlement Agreement with Comcast (PDF)
  2. Legislative Resolution 2015-R-03 Adopting a Policy & Editorial Guide for Newsletter (PDF)
  1. Legislative Resolution 2015-R-04 Support AWS Application for Green Streets Grant (PDF)
  1. Legislative Resolution 2015-R-10 FY 2016 MEA Empower LMI Communities Grant App (PDF)

2015 Ordinances

  1. Charter Amendment 15-CR-02 Town Newsletter Editor (PDF)
  2. Legislative Resolution 2015-O-06 Amend FY 2015 Budget (PDF)
  1. Legislative Resolution 2015-O-07 FY 2016 Budget (PDF)
  2. Legislative Resolution 2015-O-08 Amend FY 2015 Budget (PDF)
  1. Legislative Resolution 2015-O-09 Amend FY 2015 Budget (PDF)
  2. Legislative Resolution 2015-O-11 Repeal & Re-enacting Public Ethics Ordinance (PDF)

Legislation Archives

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