Annapolis, MD Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules (2026)

In Annapolis, a red line on the curb is a no-parking marking with the City Code behind it. Section 12.20.020 states that it is unlawful and a misdemeanor for the driver of any vehicle to park adjacent to a curb indicated or marked by a red line. The duty falls on the driver, and it covers any vehicle, so the section draws no distinction among types of vehicles.

The red curb rule shares its sentence with two other locations. The same section bans parking at bus stop zones and within fifteen feet of a fire hydrant. Annapolis groups the three together and treats them alike: each is a misdemeanor under § 12.20.020, and the fine schedule sets the same $300.00 amount for the red-lined curb as for the bus-stop and fire-hydrant violations.

Two separate consequences follow from parking at a red curb.

First, the vehicle itself is subject to towing pursuant to Section 12.20.210. Towing attaches to the vehicle being parked in violation of the section.

Second, the person who violated the section is, upon conviction, subject to a fine. The code section does not print the dollar figure. It says the fine is as established by resolution of the City Council, which is why the amount appears in the city's fine schedule and not in § 12.20.020 itself. That schedule sets a flat $300.00 penalty specifically for parking adjacent to a red-lined curb.

The word "and" joins those two consequences in the section, so they are not alternatives. A driver who parks beside a red-lined curb in Annapolis exposes the vehicle to a tow and, upon conviction, faces the fine as well.

The wording "indicated or marked by a red line" also matters to a driver looking at the curb. The quoted text ties the ban to the red line on the curb itself, and being adjacent to that curb is what puts the vehicle in violation.