Prince George's County, MD Parking Rules: Preferential Parking Districts (2026)
Key Facts
- Petition threshold
- 51% of resident owners/leaseholders
- Public hearing
- Within 90 days of petition
- Standard nonresident grace
- 3 hrs, 7am-6pm Mon-Sat
- Permits per residence
- 3 maximum
- Permit renewal
- Every 2 years
- Citation fine
- $100 (§ 26-140)
Summary
Prince George's County lets residents petition to turn their street into a Residential Parking Permit Area, restricting non-resident parking most hours unless a car displays a permit. County Code Section 26-141.01 requires signatures from 51% of property owners or leaseholders, a public hearing, and caps most households at three permits.
(3)A petition indicating that at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the residential property owners or lease holders in the permit parking area approve the parking permit area is required.... (2)That the parking restrictions shall apply at all times except that nonresident parking is allowed for periods of three (3) hours or less between the hours of 7 A.M. and 6 P.M., Monday through Saturday, excluding holidays; however, the petitioners may prescribe other hours and days when the parking restrictions are operative in the petition.... (5)Three (3) Parking Permits shall be the maximum number of Parking Permits that may be issued for a single residence in a Residential Parking Permit Area.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 2026 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
" The petition needs signatures from at least 51% of the residential property owners or lease holders on the block, and once filed, the Authority must schedule a public hearing within 90 days, with mailed notice to every household in the proposed area. After the hearing, the Authority has 60 days to approve, deny, or modify the district; a denial can be appealed to the Director, or overridden by a follow-up petition signed by 90% of owners or leaseholders. , Monday through Saturday, excluding holidays," though petitioners can set different hours in the original petition.
A residence may hold up to three parking permits, renewable every two years, and several vehicle types are barred from getting a permit at all, including out-of-state plates (with military and student exceptions), inoperable vehicles, commercial-plated vehicles, and boats or tractor-trailers. A district can be undone the same way it was created: termination requires a new 51%-signature petition at least 12 months after the area was designated, followed by the same hearing and notice process.
Violations & Fines
Parking without a valid permit, or outside the posted hours, in a Residential Parking Permit Area is enforced under Section 26-140, which sets a $100 fine per citation and lets County Police, the Revenue Authority, or designated County employees impound a violating vehicle without prior notice under the Subtitle's impoundment provisions.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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