Baltimore County, MD Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

A bars parking a vehicle on residential property unless it sits on a concrete, asphalt-paved, or otherwise durable and dustless surface intended for parking, closing off the practice of parking directly on grass, dirt or gravel yards. The only exception written into the surface rule is for a commercial vehicle otherwise legally parked, and then only for the time essential to its immediate use, not as a standing arrangement. B limits the geographic reach of the surface requirement: it applies only to residential properties located east of Charles Street, south and west of I-695, north and east of the Baltimore City-Baltimore County line, and northwest of Philadelphia Road and its merger with Pulaski Highway to the city-county line, an area covering older, closer-in communities rather than every unincorporated neighborhood countywide.

2's paving mandate, though other zoning provisions can still govern how and where a vehicle sits on their lot. 2 is a use-and-occupancy standard rather than a building-permit trigger, the Department of Permits, Approvals and Inspections enforces it through zoning code inspections rather than a separate driveway permit application, and a property owner does not need to file plans or obtain approval before paving a parking area that meets the surface standard.