Subtitle 6 – Parking, Standing, and Stopping Regulations

In all cases where any vehicle is stopped or parked upon a 2-way roadway, the right-hand wheels of said vehicle shall be parallel to and within 12 inches of the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.

In all cases where any vehicle is stopped or parked upon a 1-way roadway:

Where it has been determined that a roadway is of sufficient width to permit angle-parking without interfering with free movement of traffic, the Director of Transportation may permit angle-parking by the erection of signs so stating.

No vehicle shall be stopped or parked on any roadway in such manner that its front or rear is less than 4 feet distant from the front or rear of any other vehicle.

they shall be so placed that either their front or rear wheels or both front and rear wheels are next to the curb and not more than 12 inches therefrom; and

said motor-driven 2- or 3-wheel vehicles known generally as motorcycles or motor bikes shall not protrude into the roadway for a distance of more than 5 feet.

No vehicle shall stand within 15 feet of any fire plug or fire hydrant in any part of the City unless in actual charge of a person capable of running or operating the same.

No vehicle may stop in front of or opposite to any fire engine house in spaces designated by the Director of Transportation.

Each space restricted to the use of disabled persons must be marked by a sign that complies with this section.

A vehicle without special registration plates for disabled persons or not displaying a disabled person’s parking permit issued by the Motor Vehicle Administration may not be stopped in a space or zone marked in accordance with this section as restricted to the use of disabled persons, on private or City-owned property open to the use of the general public.

After erection of a handicapped parking sign, the owner of the property shall notify the Director of Transportation that a sign has been posted in accordance with this section.

No vehicle larger than 5' 6" wide and 15' 6" long shall be permitted to be stopped or parked in any place marked as a parking space for small cars only.

A vehicle occupying such a parking space shall not extend beyond the painted parking stall markings.

A person may not stop or stand a vehicle on any private property not owned by the owner or driver of the vehicle, unless the person has express or implied permission from the property owner, his tenant, or his agent to stop or stand the vehicle, as the case may be.

In Baltimore City, upon request of the owner, his agent, or his tenant, a police officer may issue a citation for a violation of the provisions of this section.

No vehicle may stop in or in front of any private driveway, without consent of the owner of the premises, in such manner as to obstruct or interfere with vehicles entering or leaving the premises.

On request of the owner or occupant of the premises, the Director of Transportation:

Nothing in this section is intended nor shall it be construed as an acceptance of dedication by the City of any private driveway, lane, alley, or street as public property.

In the following locations, no vehicle is permitted to stand longer than actually necessary to take on or discharge passengers, baggage, freight, or merchandise:

No vehicle is permitted to stand longer than actually necessary to take on or discharge passengers, baggage, merchandise, or freight in front of any shipping or receiving entrance to business houses and other places where “No Parking” spaces have been established by the Director of Transportation and designated by proper signs or markings.

No vehicle, not belonging to the Police Department, Fire Department, or other municipal departments, is permitted to stand longer than actually necessary to take on or discharge passengers, baggage, merchandise, or freight in any space reserved by appropriate signs or markings, provided by the Director of Transportation, in front of any public building or other places for the parking of vehicles belonging to the a municipal department.

The Director of Transportation shall, at the request of the Director of Public Works, post “Street Cleaning” signs on certain streets, lanes, or alleys throughout the City.

Whenever such signs are posted, no vehicle shall be permitted to park during the hours designated on such signs.

Any vehicle parked in violation of the aforesaid signs:

Whenever the Director of Transportation has declared that an emergency exists due to the covering or partial covering of any of the streets in Baltimore City by snow, sleet, or freezing rain, no vehicle is permitted to park on any of the streets of the City that the Director has designated as “snow emergency routes”.

When a snow emergency has been declared by the Director of Transportation, the Police Commissioner may take possession of and remove any vehicle parked or abandoned so as to obstruct traffic on any street that has been designated as a “snow emergency route”.

To defray the cost of removing or towing any such vehicle, the Police Commissioner is hereby authorized to charge and collect:

In this section, “valet parking zone” has the meaning stated in <cite data-path="|31|§14-1">§ 14-1 of this article</cite>.

No person may park a vehicle in a valet parking zone for any purpose or period of time during its operational hours unless the person:

No person may stop a vehicle in a valet parking zone for any purpose or period of time during its operational hours unless:

In this section, “mobile vending zone” means an area designated in accordance with <cite data-path="|15|§17-5">Article 15, § 17-5 {“Mobile vending zones”}</cite> for the use of mobile vendors.

No person may park a motor vehicle in a mobile vending zone for any purpose or period of time during its operational hours unless the motor vehicle is a vendor truck as defined in <cite data-path="|15|§17-1|(k)">Article 15, § 17-1(k) {“Definitions – Vendor truck”}</cite>.

No vehicle shall be permitted to stand more than 48 hours continuously in the same location.

Except as otherwise specified in this section, no commercial vehicle may park, stand, or stop between the hours of 1 a.m. and 7 a.m. on any street, lane, or alley of the City.

This section does not apply to:

A mobile vendor may not park a vendor truck within 2 blocks in any direction of:

Except as otherwise specified in this section, no camping trailer, mobile home, motor home, or travel trailer may park, stand, or stop longer than 1 hour continuously on any street, lane, or alley in front of, across from, or adjacent to any property used or intended to be used as a residence.

This section does not apply to:

Within the territory described in the Central Business District, no vehicle shall be permitted to stand in any streets or alleys, or portions of streets or alleys (between curb lines) of 20 feet in width, or less.

Provided, however, that this section shall not be enforced or applied unless and until appropriate signs are posted in conformance with the provisions of this section.

Provided that this section shall not apply to vehicles using such streets or alleys for the purpose of loading or unloading baggage, merchandise, or freight.

The areas to which this Part applies shall be as provided from time to time hereinbelow in this section.

The 2 areas adjoining or in close proximity to the Druid Health District Building, located on the southwest corner of North Avenue and Cumberland Street, and described as follows: Beginning for the first area at the corner formed by the intersection of the northwest side of Cumberland Street, 66 feet wide and the northeast side of Pennsylvania Avenue, 66 feet wide and running thence binding on the northeast side of said Pennsylvania Avenue North 42°-139'-00" West 139.0 feet; thence North 86°-50'-20" East 77.0 feet to intersect the line of the northeast side of the bituminous concrete bumpers, there situate; thence binding on the line of the northeast side of said bituminous concrete bumpers and producing the same course, in all, South 42°-26'-40" East 81.0 feet to intersect a line drawn parallel with and distant 9.0 feet northwesterly, measured at right angles from the northwest side of said Cumberland Street; thence binding on said line so drawn South 47°-33'-20" West 16.0 feet; thence South 42°-26'-40" East 9.0 feet to intersect the northwest side of said Cumberland Street and thence binding on the northwest side of said Cumberland Street South 47°-33'-20" West 42.0 feet to the place of beginning. Beginning for the second area at a point on the west side of Cumberland Street, as now laid out at the distance of South 03°-09'-40" East about 6.50 feet from the southwest corner of Cumberland Street and North Avenue, 100 feet wide, said point being formed by the intersection of the west side of said Cumberland Street and the line of the north side of the bituminous concrete bumpers, there situate, produced easterly and running thence binding on the west and northwest sides of said Cumberland Street the two following courses and distances, namely, South 03°-09'-40" East 16.40 feet and South 47°-33'-20" West 60.0 feet to intersect a line drawn parallel with and distant 4.11 feet easterly, measured at right angles from the east face of the east wall of the Druid Health District Building, there situate; thence binding on said line so drawn North 03°-09'-40" West 54.5 feet to intersect the line of the north side of the aforesaid bituminous concrete bumpers and thence binding on the line of the north side of said bituminous concrete bumpers and parallel with said North Avenue North 86°-50'-20" East 46.0 feet to the place of beginning.

The areas adjoining or in close proximity to the Western Health District Building, located on the northwest corner of Lombard and Penn Streets, and described as follows: Beginning for the first area at a point on the north side of Lombard Street, 66 feet wide, at the distance of 79.56 feet westerly from the northwest corner of Lombard and Penn Streets and running thence binding on the north side of said Lombard Street South 87°-10'-20" West 20.67 feet to intersect a line drawn parallel with and distant 100.17 feet westerly, measured at right angles from the west side of Penn Street, 55 feet wide thence binding on said line so drawn North 02°-49'-40" West 108.96 feet, to intersect a line drawn parallel with and distant 108.96 feet northerly, measured at right angles from the north side of said Lombard Street; thence reversing said line so drawn and binding thereon North 87°-10'-20" East 42.17 feet, to intersect a line drawn parallel with and distant 42.17 feet easterly, measured at right angles from the second line of this description; thence reversing said line so drawn and binding thereon South 02°-49'-40" East 59.63 feet, to intersect a line drawn parallel with and distant 49.33 feet northerly from the north side of said Lombard Street, thence binding on said line so drawn South 87°-10'-20" West 21.50 feet to intersect a line drawn parallel with and distant 20.67 feet easterly, measured at right angles from the second line of this description and thence reversing said line so drawn and binding thereon South 02°-49'-40" East 49.33 feet to the place of beginning. Beginning for the second area at a point on the east face of the westernmost wall of the Western Health District Building, known as No. 700 West Lombard Street, said point being distant North 02°49'-40" West 111.05 feet from the north side of Lombard Street, 66 feet wide, and South 87°-10'-20" West 99.20 feet from the west side of Penn Street, 55 feet wide and running thence binding on the east face of the westernmost wall of said building and parallel with said Penn Street North 20°-49'-40" West 42.05 feet; to intersect the south face of the northernmost wall of said building; thence binding on the south face of the north wall of said building and parallel with said Lombard Street North 87°-10'-20" East 79.6 feet to intersect a line drawn parallel with and distant 19.60 feet, westerly, measured at right angles from the west side of said Penn Street; thence reversing said line so drawn and binding thereon South 02°-49'-40" East 43.60 feet to intersect a line drawn parallel with and distant 109.50 feet northerly from the north side of said Lombard Street, thence binding on said line so drawn North 87°-10'-20" East 18.46 feet to intersect the west face of the easternmost wall of said building: thence binding on the west face of the easternmost wall of said building South 02°-49'-40" East 64.49 feet to intersect a line drawn parallel with and distant 45.01 feet northerly, measured at right angles from the north side of said Lombard Street; thence reversing said line so drawn and binding thereon South 87°-10'-20" West 55.75 feet to intersect a line drawn parallel with and distant 57.06 feet westerly, measured at right angles from the west side of said Penn Street; thence binding on said line so drawn North 02°-49'-40" West 65.75 feet to intersect a line drawn parallel with and distant 111.05 feet northerly measured at right angles from said Lombard Street and thence reversing said line so drawn and binding thereon South 87°-10'-20" West 42.14 feet to the place of beginning.

Those parking areas and driveways in close proximity to the Municipal Art Museum located within the following boundaries: Beginning at a point located 20 feet west of the westerly service drive median in Charles Street and 8 feet north of a point in line with the end of said median at the northerly entry into Art Museum Drive from Charles Street thence extending S. 89°-28'-29" W. a distance of 479.8 feet, thence extending S. 45°-30'-46" W. a distance of 424.88 feet, thence S. 14°-43'-12" a distance of 375 feet, thence in a northeasterly direction following the northerly building line of Art Museum Drive to the point of departure.

Notice of the possible removal of motor vehicles stopping on any 1 of the areas hereinbefore mentioned or described in violation of any provision of this subtitle shall be posted on signs prominently located on the particular area, and shall read as follows: “Cars Towed Away”

The phrase “cars towed away”, for the purpose of this subtitle, shall mean the removal of a motor vehicle by the Baltimore City Police Department.

Any motor vehicle stopping on, and any person causing any motor vehicle to stop on, any of the areas hereinbefore mentioned or described, in violation of the provisions of this subtitle shall be subject to the provisions of, and the fines and penalties imposed by Subtitle 31 of <cite data-path="|31">this article</cite>.

Any person causing any motor vehicle to stop on any of the areas hereinbefore mentioned or described, in violation of the provisions of this subtitle, between the hours of 6 p.m. of any particular day and 7 a.m. of the following day, or at any other time when the services and facilities operated by the Police Commissioner for the City of Baltimore in connection with the removal and impounding of motor vehicles found in violation of law are not available for the enforcement of the provisions of this subtitle, shall be fined not less than $15 nor more than $25 for each and every day, or any part thereof, that any such violation continues.

Any person causing any motor vehicle to stop on any of the areas hereinbefore mentioned or described, in violation of any provision of this subtitle shall be subject to either the provisions of subsection (a) or subsection (b) of this section, but not both, in connection with any such violation.