Anne Arundel County, MD Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Weight threshold
- 10,000 lbs gross vehicle weight
- Fine
- $75 per violation
- Exception
- actively providing temporary service
- Applies to
- all public roads countywide
- Enforced by
- Anne Arundel County Police
Summary
Anne Arundel County bars trucks over 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight from parking on any public road unless they're actively providing temporary service: that is, loading or unloading. Violators face a $75 fine under County Code § 12-3-102.
(d) Prohibition against certain parking. A person may not park a vehicle: ... (2) if it is being used for commercial purposes and is a vehicle having a gross vehicle weight rating or a registered gross vehicle weight greater than 10,000 pounds, on a public road, except when providing temporary service;
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-93: County Code is current through May, 2026).
Full Breakdown
County Code § 12-3-102 governs loading and parking on public roads across the county, including unincorporated communities like Glen Burnie and Severna Park (Annapolis and Highland Beach run their own separate codes). Under § 12-3-101's definitions, briefly halting a vehicle to load or unload property or passengers doesn't count as "parking" at all, so delivery trucks may stop curbside for that purpose. But a commercial vehicle rated or registered above 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight may not park on a public road except while providing temporary service. Each day the violation continues is a separate offense.
Violations & Fines
Parking a commercial vehicle over 10,000 lbs GVW on a public road without providing temporary service draws a $75 fine; each day it remains illegally parked counts as a new violation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a delivery truck stop on the street to unload?
Does Glen Burnie have separate loading zone rules?
Sources & Official References
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