Queen Anne's County, MD Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)

Section 18:1-84 does not set loading-zone hours. It regulates how many berths a site must provide, how large they are, and where the truck sits. Section 18:1-84A applies the requirement to any use with a gross floor area of 6,000 square feet or more that requires deliveries or shipments.

For retail establishments, industrial or manufacturing uses, warehouses, wholesale uses, freight terminals, railroad yards, hospitals and sanitariums, § 18:1-84B sets berths by gross floor area: 1 berth for 6,000 to 24,999 square feet, 2 for 25,000 to 79,999, 3 for 80,000 to 127,999, 4 for 128,000 to 198,000, 5 for 199,000 to 255,999, 6 for 256,000 to 319,999, and 7 for 320,000 to 391,999, plus 1 additional for each additional 72,000 square feet or fraction thereof. A miniwarehouse that can demonstrate that loading can be accommodated in its drive aisles does not need a designated loading area.

Public assembly uses, including auditoriums, convention halls, exhibition halls, stadiums or sports areas, funeral homes, restaurants and hotels, follow a different table in § 18:1-84C: 1 berth for 6,000 to 29,999 square feet, 2 for 30,000 to 119,999, and 3 for 120,000 to 197,999, rising to 8 berths at 588,000 to 689,999, with 1 additional for each additional 105,000 or fraction. Office use under § 18:1-84D needs one berth for the first 6,000 to 100,000 square feet of office floor area and one more for each 100,000 square feet.

Section 18:1-84E fixes the minimum area of each space, excluding maneuvering, at 250 square feet, and § 18:1-84F says no part of a truck or van can extend into the right-of-way or a public thoroughfare during loading or unloading. On-premises directional signs identifying parking and loading areas cannot exceed four square feet in area or five feet in height (§ 18:1-82E(2)). These standards apply in unincorporated Queen Anne's County; the incorporated towns have their own codes.