Baltimore County on-street parking

In early July, Baltimore County (Md.) Council approved a bill that prohibits RV parking on any residential street, except during a 24-hour period for loading or unloading.

Existing law regulates boat parking on public property, but not RV parking.

City staff and residents have commented that RVs are aesthetic eyesores and block motorists’ views of oncoming traffic. One city official said some owners are parking their RVs blocks away from their residences and leaving them there for weeks at a time.

The new bill goes into effect Aug. 24.

Max Durbin, chair of FMCA’s Governmental and Legislative Affairs Committee, sent a letter asking the council to reconsider the bill and create a compromise.

“Some of your citizens, because of limited yard space or no access to side or rear yards, must find another place to park because of the new ordinance,” Durbin wrote. “All RV owners are now being denied the right to bring their units to the front of their residences and perform routine maintenance, recharge batteries ….”

Approximately 1,300 FMCA members reside in Maryland.