In January 2009, the Montgomery County Council unanimously passed Bill 27-08: Motor Vehicles and Traffic Parking Regulations Commercial Vehicles, Recreational Vehicles, and Buses. This legislation limits the parking of heavy commercial vehicles to public roads where both sides of the street are zoned for industrial use. In addition, the bill prohibits parking of recreational vehicles on public roadways.

The reasons for this law go beyond the merely cosmestic. Over the past five years, I have heard numerous concerns from residents and police that large vehicles were limiting the line of sight on roads and making it difficult to make turns on narrow neighborhood streets and endangering pedestrian safety.

The legislation became law on July 1.  Heavy commercial and recreational vehicles parked illegally on public roadways will be issued $75 citations.

Got questions?  Some helpful links to more information can be found just below.  And if you can't find what you're looking for, contact my office at (240) 777-7955, or click here to send me an e-mail.

Click here to see a copy of Bill 27-08: Motor Vehicles and Traffic Parking Regulations Commercial Vehicles, Recreational Vehicles, and Buses. (5 pages, pdf format)

Wondering where you can park that heavy commercial vehicle?  Click here for a list of locations.

More Frequently Asked Questions

The Montgomery County Police Department has printed an informational brochure, outlining the restrictions, explaining the citations that will be issued, and providing phone numbers where residents may report any vehicles parked illegally. Here's the brochure in English, and here it is in Spanish. (2 pages, pdf format)

Finally, here's a video that explains the new law, its rationale, its enforcement, and what is and isn't allowed.