Parking Rules in Worcester County, MD (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Worcester County, Maryland.
Verified from official government sources
Street Parking Limits
In unincorporated Worcester County, Maryland, a vehicle parked on a two-way roadway must sit parallel to the right-hand curb or edge with its right-hand wheels within twelve inches of it. One-way roadways follow their own twelve-inch rule, and the County Commissioners can post signs that prohibit or restrict stopping, standing or parking.
Worcester County On-Street Parking Direction and Signs
Some RestrictionsWorcester County Code § PS 3-202
§ PS 3-202. Additional parking regulations. ... (a) Manner of parking generally. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a vehicle that is stopped or parked on a two-way roadway shall be stopped or parked parallel to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway, with its right-hand wheels within twelve inches of that curb or edge of the roadway. (b) Parking on one-way roadway. Except as oth...
Abandoned Vehicles
In unincorporated Worcester County, Maryland, it is unlawful to possess a junk vehicle, junk vessel or major assembly component for more than thirty days in any one calendar year, with exceptions for screened or enclosed storage and up to two restorable vehicles in a rear yard. After twenty days written notice the County Commissioners can tow it, and the costs become a lien.
Worcester County MD Junk Vehicle and Vessel Ordinance
Some RestrictionsWorcester County Code § PH 1-104
JUNK VEHICLE OR VESSEL Any vehicle which is without a current license plate or plates, or any vessel which is without a valid certificate of number or a valid use sticker and is in either a rusted, wrecked, discharged, dismantled, partly dismantled, inoperative, or abandoned condition. ... (b) Prohibition. Except as herein set forth, after April 1, 1990, it shall be unlawful to possess any junk...
Loading Zones
In unincorporated Worcester County, Maryland, a commercial, industrial or business use that receives or ships goods by tractor and trailer during normal business hours must provide off-street loading spaces under § ZS 1-321: one, two or three spaces depending on floor area, each at least ten feet wide, sixty-five feet long and fourteen feet clear. The Planning Commission can modify or waive the count.
Worcester County MD Off-Street Loading Space Rules
Some RestrictionsWorcester County Code § ZS 1-321
(a) Number of loading spaces. Any commercial, industrial, business or other use requiring the receipt or distribution of materials or merchandise by tractor and trailer vehicles during normal business hours as determined by the approving authority shall be provided with off-street loading space(s) as follows: ... (1) 5,000 to 50,000 square feet of gross floor area: 1 loading space required, wit...
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