PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 603

CHAPTER 603

(House Bill 80)

AN ACT concerning

Vehicle Laws - Individuals with Disabilities - Parking

FOR the purpose of prohibiting a person from stopping, standing, or parking on a loading
zone designed for the use of individuals with disabilities; requiring parking lots
constructed or altered after a certain date to conform to requirements of the
Maryland Accessibility Code; repealing certain nonconforming provisions relating
to minimum parking spaces, size, and sign requirements; making stylistic changes;
and generally relating to parking for individuals with disabilities.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Transportation
Section 21-1003(ee), 21-1006, and 21-1007
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1992 Replacement Volume and 1995 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Transportation

21-1003.

(ee) A person may not stop, stand, or park a vehicle in front of OR ON a passenger
loading zone designed or marked for the use of individuals with disabilities.

21-1006.

(a)     [In this section, "parking lot" means any parking lot reserved for the use of
persons entering a retail store or shopping center that has more than 20,000 square feet
of usable floor area, except a parking lot built in compliance with the Maryland Building
Code for the handicapped.

(b)     Except as otherwise mandated by federal law, each parking lot shall designate
parking spaces for the use of individuals with disabilities as follows:

Required Minimum Number
of Accessible Spaces for
Individuals with Disabilities

0
1
2
4
6
8
10

- 3533 -

Total	Parking
Spaces in Lot
Less	than 9
10	25
26	- 100
101	- 300
301	- 500
501	- 800
801	- 1,000