Parking Rules in Wicomico County, MD (2026)
7 rules for unincorporated Wicomico County, Maryland.
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RV & Boat Parking
In unincorporated Wicomico County, RVs, campers, boats and boat trailers may be parked or stored in A-1, V-C and residential districts, but they cannot be occupied more than seven days in any ninety-day period and must sit within the lot's buildable area, per County Code § 225-134A(1).
RV & Boat Parking Rules, Wicomico County
Some RestrictionsWicomico County Code § 225-134A(1)
In the A-1, V-C, and residential districts, the following standards shall apply for the following large vehicles: (1) Specialized vehicles, such as recreational vehicles, campers, boats and boat trailers, may be parked or stored in all residential districts under the following conditions: (a) That such vehicles may not be occupied for more than seven days in any ninety-day period. (b) That the ...
Driveway Rules
In unincorporated Wicomico County's V-C and residential districts, no vehicle, operable or not, may be parked in a front yard unless it sits in a driveway or a designated stabilized parking area with direct access to a public street, per County Code § 225-134C.
Front-Yard Parking Rules, Wicomico County
Some RestrictionsWicomico County Code § 225-134C
In the V-C and residential districts, no motor vehicle, whether operable or inoperable, shall be parked in the front yard of any residence unless the same shall be positioned in a driveway or designated stabilized parking area with direct access to a public street.
Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
In unincorporated Wicomico County, a commercial vehicle under 15,000 pounds gross vehicle weight may park overnight in a residential district, but only one per lot and never in a front setback. Tractor-trailers, trucks over 15,000 pounds and refrigerated units cannot park overnight in any residential district at all, per § 225-134A(2).
Commercial Vehicle Parking, Wicomico County
Some RestrictionsWicomico County Code § 225-134A(2)
(2) Commercial vehicles: (a) Commercial vehicles may be parked overnight in a residential district, provided: [1] There is no more than one such vehicle per each residential lot; and [2] Such vehicle is not parked in a front setback requirement or in front of a residential dwelling; and [3] The motor vehicle has a gross vehicle weight of less than 15,000 pounds gross vehicle weight. (b) Notwith...
Street Parking Limits
In unincorporated Wicomico County, Wicomico County Code § 197-19 bars stopping, standing or parking where an official sign forbids it, in a posted fire lane, in a disabled space without a valid permit, in a permit-only zone without a displayed permit, or in a way that blocks a bike, hiking or bridle path. Violations are civil infractions enforced by the Sheriff's Department.
Wicomico County street parking violations
Some RestrictionsWicomico County Code § 197-19
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle: (1) Where stopping, standing or parking ... is prohibited by an official sign; ... (4) In a parking space for use of an individual with disabilities or otherwise reserved for the handicapped, unless the vehicle bears a special registration plate, windshield placard or other valid permit issued by the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration, another s...
Abandoned Vehicles
An abandoned vehicle left on public or private property in unincorporated Wicomico County is a declared public nuisance under § 174-5. The county gives 30 days' written notice to license, repair, remove or enclose it before towing it to a storage lot, and a $25 permit can shelter a vehicle being sold or restored for up to six months.
Wicomico County Abandoned Vehicle Removal Rule
Some RestrictionsWicomico County Code § 174-5
§ 174-5. Abandoned vehicles. ... ABANDONED VEHICLE Any vehicle: ... That is inoperable and left unattended on county property or roads for more than 48 hours. ... No person shall maintain, park, store or leave or permit the maintaining, parking, storing or leaving of any abandoned vehicle on private or public property within Wicomico County. The presence of an abandoned vehicle on public or pri...
Loading Zones
In unincorporated Wicomico County, manufacturing, warehouse and wholesale buildings, hospitals, shopping centers and schools must provide dedicated off-street truck loading spaces under Wicomico County Code § 225-138. Loading spaces cannot double as required parking, and service drives must keep trucks from blocking traffic.
Wicomico County Off-Street Loading Rules
Some RestrictionsWicomico County Code § 225-138
A. After the effective date of this chapter, no land shall be used or occupied, nor shall any structure be designed, erected, expanded, used or occupied, and no use shall be operated, unless off-street loading requirements herein required are provided. ... (a) Buildings intended or designed for use as: [1] Manufacturing; [2] Warehouse; or [3] Wholesale stores. ... (c) Shopping centers: one off-...
Preferential Parking Districts
Wicomico County Code § 197-25 lets the Department of Public Works designate residential streets as permit parking areas and bar non-permit parking during set days and times. Section 197-26 authorizes the Department to issue the permits, which residents display from the rearview mirror; violators face a civil fine under § 197-33.
Wicomico County residential permit parking
Some RestrictionsWicomico County Code § 197-25
Whenever the Department of Public Works shall determine that parking on the streets of a particular area in which residential uses are permitted should be restricted to permit holders, it shall designate such areas as permit parking areas and prohibit non-permit parking during such days and times as it determines appropriate.
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