# Sec. 11-288. Operation of gasoline-powered equipment in certain structures

Codified through Bill No. CB-018-2026, adopted May 12, 2026, effective July 24, 2026. Source: Municode, Supplement 2026 Update 2. Editorial notes and legislative history omitted.

## Sec. 11-288. Operation of gasoline-powered equipment in certain structures

Prince George's County, Md., Code § 11-288 (2026)

(a) It shall be unlawful to store any motor vehicles or any other gasoline-powered equipment in any multifamily, hotel, motel, office, educational, family day care, assisted living, group home, board and care, or institutional occupancy, or any balcony attached thereto, except as follows:

  (1) In a garage constructed in accordance with Subtitle 4 of this County Code;

  (2) In a storage room, not containing other combustible materials, separated from other parts of the building by construction having a fire resistance rating of at least one (1) hour and communicating openings protected by approved self-closing fire doors and equipped with automatic fire extinguishing system.

(b) For purposes of fire safety, patios and balconies open to the exterior will be considered separate spaces from the dwelling unit, and motor vehicles or any other gasoline-powered equipment stored will be subject to removal by management and/or the Office of the Fire Marshal.