Worcester County, MD Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Obstruction Rules (2026)

Subtitle II (Parking Safety) of Title PS 3 in the Code of Public Local Laws of Worcester County lists the stopping, standing and parking violations that apply in unincorporated Worcester County, Maryland. Four entries in § PS 3-201(a) protect walking space. Item (3) bars stopping, standing or parking a vehicle on a sidewalk. Item (5) applies the same bar to a crosswalk. Item (24) bars parking in front of a curb ramp. Item (27), headed Impeding traffic, bars parking a vehicle in a way as to impede vehicular or pedestrian traffic, so a vehicle that blocks people on foot is covered by the text itself.

Nearby items in the same list keep other access clear: item (13) sets a limit of fifteen feet from a fire hydrant, and item (26) bars parking in any duly designated fire lane. Section PS 3-203(c) adds that it is unlawful to obstruct or interfere with emergency vehicle access within a fire lane or to a fire hydrant or any Fire Department connection. The County Commissioners designate no parking zones by resolution under § PS 3-203, marked by a sign or a painted curb. Ocean City, Berlin, Snow Hill and Pocomoke City adopt their own codes, so a blocked sidewalk inside those town limits falls under the town's rules and not under § PS 3-201.