Cumberland County, ME Short-Term Rentals: Parking Rules (2026)

Cumberland County has no zoning code and therefore no off-street parking minimum, no driveway-occupancy rule, and no on-street parking restriction specific to short-term rentals. The Maine state-law floor is Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 29-A §2068 (Stopping, standing and parking restrictions), which prohibits parking within intersections, crosswalks, on sidewalks, within 10 feet of a fire hydrant, within 20 feet of a crosswalk, and within 30 feet of a stop sign or traffic signal — enforceable statewide by any peace officer including the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office. Snow-removal restrictions also apply: Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 23 §2952 authorizes municipalities to remove vehicles obstructing snow-removal operations. STR-specific parking conditions are set by the host municipality. Portland Code Ch. 6 Art. IX requires registered STRs to identify one off-street parking space per bedroom (capped at 4 spaces) and prohibits guests from parking on the street where the unit's neighborhood is subject to overnight on-street parking bans (the citywide winter parking ban from November 1 to April 15 prohibits on-street parking 10pm–6am). South Portland and Scarborough STR ordinances require a parking plan submitted with the registration. The LD 2003 affordable-housing density bonus under Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 30-A §4364(3) prohibits any municipality from requiring more than 2 off-street parking spaces per 3 units in a qualifying affordable development — a structural cap that limits municipal authority, including for STR conversions in qualifying buildings.