10 rules for unincorporated Baltimore County, Maryland.
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Baltimore County Zoning Regulations allow one recreational vehicle or boat stored on a residential lot. It must be licensed, unoccupied, and mechanically ready to move, and kept 2.5 feet off rear and side lot lines.
BCZR Section 415A.1
One recreational vehicle may be stored on a residential lot as set forth below. Such vehicle, except a truck camper, shall have a current license, may not be lived in, or otherwise occupied, when stored on a lot and shall be mechanically ready to be moved at any time.
In Baltimore County, Maryland law prohibits standing or parking a vehicle in front of a private driveway without the owner or occupant's consent. County zoning also requires that residential parking be on a durable, dustless surface.
Md. Code, Transportation Section 21-1003
A person may not stand or park a vehicle in front of a private driveway without the consent of the owner or occupant.
Baltimore County allows one commercial vehicle under 10,000 pounds per dwelling on a residential lot if the owner lives there, it's enclosed or in the side or rear yard, and shows no visible materials or advertising. Heavier trucks are prohibited.
BCZR Section 431.1
The gross vehicle weight or gross combination weight shall not exceed 10,000 pounds. The owner or operator of the vehicle shall reside on the lot. No materials, products, freight or equipment shall be visible. The vehicle shall be parked in a side or rear yard.
Baltimore County follows Maryland's statewide parking prohibitions. You may not stop, stand, or park on a sidewalk or crosswalk, and county rules under Article 18 also restrict standing and unregistered-vehicle parking on public roads.
Md. Code, Transportation Section 21-1003
A person may not stop, stand, or park a vehicle on a sidewalk. A person may not stop, stand, or park a vehicle on a crosswalk. A person may not stand or park a vehicle within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.
Baltimore County has no countywide overnight residential street-parking ban, but heavy commercial vehicles over 10,000 pounds may not park overnight on residentially zoned property, and unregistered vehicles may not be parked on public roads.
BCZR Section 431.1
A commercial vehicle exceeding 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight or gross combination weight may not be parked on a residential lot for a period exceeding the time essential to the immediate use of the vehicle.
Under Maryland law applied in Baltimore County, only a plug-in electric drive vehicle that is plugged into charging equipment may park in a designated EV charging space. Violators face a $100 civil penalty.
Md. Code, Transportation Section 21-1003.2
Unless the vehicle is a plug-in electric drive vehicle that is plugged into charging equipment, a person may not stop, stand, or park a vehicle in a designated plug-in electric drive vehicle charging space. A person who violates this section is subject to a civil penalty of $100.
Under Maryland law applied in Baltimore County, a vehicle left inoperable on public property over 48 hours, or on private property over 48 hours without consent, is abandoned and may be removed. Inoperable vehicles stored outdoors on residential lots also violate county zoning.
Md. Code, Transportation Section 25-201
"Abandoned vehicle" includes any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer: That is inoperable and left unattended on public property for more than 48 hours; ... or That has remained on private property for more than 48 hours without the consent of the owner or person in control of the property.
Baltimore County does not authorize residents to paint curbs to reserve parking; only official traffic markings control curb use. The county sets no residential curb-painting ordinance, so official signs and painted curbs govern, backed by Maryland traffic law.
Baltimore County Code restricts standing a vehicle to no longer than actually necessary to load or unload passengers or freight in specified locations. General curb-loading rules follow the county's Article 18 traffic provisions rather than a separate loading-zone permit code.
Baltimore County zoning bars commercial vehicles over 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight from being parked on residential lots beyond immediate use, and county code prohibits parking commercial vehicles on public roads in residential zones.
BCZR Section 431.1
A commercial vehicle exceeding 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight or gross combination weight may not be parked on a residential lot for a period exceeding the time essential to the immediate use of the vehicle.
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