10 rules for unincorporated Prince George's County, Maryland.
Verified from official government sources
Prince George's County prohibits parking any watercraft on public County streets, roads, highways, or rights-of-way at any time. Boats and RV trailers left on public roadways are subject to warning, fines, and impoundment under County Code Subtitle 26.
PG County Code Sec. 26-135(a)
No person shall park any watercraft on any public County streets, roads, highways, or rights-of-way at any time.
Prince George's County Code Section 26-127.04 bars stopping in front of a public driveway and standing or parking within three feet of a private driveway without the owner's consent. Parking on the unpaved area of a residential lot is also prohibited.
PG County Code Sec. 26-127.04(c)(1), (b)(18)
No person shall stand or park a vehicle: Within three (3) feet of a private driveway without the consent of the owner or occupant of the premises; … On an unpaved area of a residential lot.
Prince George's County Section 26-123 bans parking commercial buses, trailers, and heavy commercial trucks on County streets from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Maryland Transportation Code 21-1010 separately prohibits commercial vehicles in residential zones countywide.
PG County Code Sec. 26-123(a)
No person shall park any commercial bus, commercial trailer, trailer, or heavy commercial truck on any street or highway in the County between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., outside the corporate limits of any municipality.
Prince George's County Code Section 26-127.04 lists where stopping, standing, and parking are prohibited on County streets, including sidewalks, crosswalks, intersections, bike lanes, near fire hydrants, and on unpaved areas of residential lots. Municipalities may add their own rules.
PG County Code Sec. 26-127.04(c)
No person shall stand or park a vehicle: … Within fifteen (15) feet of a fire hydrant; … With both of the side wheels more than twelve (12) inches from the curb; … In a direction other than the flow of traffic.
Prince George's County has no blanket overnight ban on residential streets, but Section 26-122 prohibits leaving any vehicle on a public street for more than 72 consecutive hours. Commercial trucks, buses, and trailers face an overnight ban from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
PG County Code Sec. 26-122(a)
No person shall park or allow to stand any vehicle on any of the public streets or roadways in the County for a period in excess of seventy-two (72) hours.
Prince George's County Code Section 26-127.05 reserves signed electric-vehicle charging spaces on public and private property for vehicles actively connected for charging. Parking in a marked EV charging space without charging carries a $100 fine.
PG County Code Sec. 26-127.05(a)
No person shall stand or park a vehicle in any stall or parking space on public or private property which is designated for charging an electric vehicle with the proper signs posted … unless said vehicle is connected for electric charging purposes.
Prince George's County Code Section 26-162 prohibits leaving any abandoned vehicle anywhere in the County. A vehicle is abandoned if it is inoperable, unregistered, or left more than 48 hours on public property. Report complaints through the County 3-1-1 system.
PG County Code Sec. 26-162(a)
No person shall leave any abandoned vehicle at any place within the County and no owner, lessee, or custodian in charge of any lot, field, road, street, lane, or other property shall permit any abandoned vehicle to remain on such property within the County.
Prince George's County restricts parking through official signs and pavement markings rather than a color-coded curb system. The Director is authorized to place roadway markings, and parking is prohibited wherever an official sign or marking says so under Section 26-127.04.
PG County Code Sec. 26-109(a)
The director is hereby authorized: To designate and maintain, by appropriate devices, marks, or lines upon the surface of the roadway, crosswalks at intersections … and at such other places as he may deem necessary.
In Prince George's County the Director designates loading zones and passenger loading zones and posts signs stating their hours under Section 26-124. Standing in a loading zone is limited to active loading or unloading of passengers or materials.
PG County Code Sec. 26-124
The Director is hereby authorized to determine the location of loading zones and passenger loading zones and shall place and maintain appropriate signs indicating the same and stating the hours during which the provisions of this Section are applicable.
Prince George's County restricts heavy commercial trucks (over 10,000 pounds) from parking on County streets overnight under Section 26-123, and bars parking such trucks within 75 feet of a residential property line near commercial or industrial businesses under Section 26-127.04(e).
PG County Code Sec. 26-127.04(e)
Where a commercial or an industrial business exists on any street or highway in the County that is across the street or highway from or adjacent to a residential home or development, no person shall park any Heavy Commercial Truck … less than 75 feet or 25 yards from the closest residential property line.
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