Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules in Queen Anne's County, MD (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Queen Anne's County, Maryland.
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Sidewalk Repair
In unincorporated Queen Anne's County, who pays for structural sidewalk repair depends on how the sidewalk was built. Owners abutting developer-built subdivision sidewalks must initiate structural repairs or replacement at their cost, while the County bears the expense for highway-reconstruction sidewalks unless an abutting owner or other party damaged them.
Queen Anne's County Sidewalk Repair Responsibility
Some RestrictionsQueen Anne's County Code § 23-66.4
D. The County shall develop a program to inspect sidewalks and advise abutting property owners when repairs or replacement is required. E. Owners of property abutting sidewalks in subdivisions built by developers shall be responsible to initiate structural repairs or replacement of sidewalks at their cost. F. The requirements pertaining to a property owner's responsibility with regard to mainte...
Obstruction Rules
In unincorporated Queen Anne's County, sidewalks cannot be blocked by vehicles or other obstructions, used as a depository for materials, waste receptacles or other objects, or defaced or removed. A separate permit rule covers obstructions on County roads and rights-of-way, and § 23-32 bars encroaching on any County road.
Queen Anne's County Sidewalk Obstruction Rules
Some RestrictionsQueen Anne's County Code § 23-66.5
D. Sidewalks shall not be blocked by vehicles or other obstructions or used as a depository for materials, waste receptacles, or other objects, nor shall sidewalks be defaced or removed.
Encroachment Permits
In Queen Anne's County, a person must obtain a permit from the Department of Public Works, Roads Division, before placing a structure or an obstruction on a County road or within its right-of-way, digging in it, planting or removing a tree there, or cutting a driveway entrance. Section 23-32 separately bars altering, obstructing or encroaching on any County road.
Queen Anne's County Right-of-Way Encroachment Permits
Some RestrictionsQueen Anne's County Code § 23-15
A. Required. ... A person shall obtain a permit from the Department of Public Works, Roads Division, before the person may: (1) Make an opening to construct a driveway or entrance for the purpose of taking access to any lot or parcel from a County road or within a County road right-of-way; (2) Place a structure on a County road or within a County road right-of-way; (3) Dig, excavate, trench, bo...
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