Ocean City Ordinances

Ocean City Ordinances PROHIBIT the following:

• Carrying an open alcoholic beverage in public
• Drinking alcoholic beverages, or giving to another in public
• Public profanity and drunkenness
• Possession of any controlled substances
• Throwing or dropping objects from buildings
• Disorderly conduct in public
• Excessive noise especially between 11 p.m. & 7 a.m.
• Sleeping on the beach between 10 p.m. & 6 a.m.
• Sleeping in any vehicle except in Campgrounds
• Littering
• Bicycles on Boardwalk after 10 a.m.
• Dogs on Beach & Boardwalk from May 1st to Sept.
  30th. Service dogs are permitted during restricted times.
• Indecent exposure (including urinating in public)
• RV’s and Oversized Vehicles (21 ft. 2 in. long & and/or 6 ft. 8 in. wide) parked on city streets and lots from June 1st to Sept 15th.

Alcoholic Beverages

Alcoholic beverages may not be consumed in public. This includes any street, avenue, alley, sidewalk, boardwalk, parking lot, on the beach or in any vehicle. Possessing an open container of any alcoholic beverage in public is prohibited.

Boat Trailers

Unless otherwise posted, boat trailers are not to be parked May 1 to Oct. 1 ANYWHERE WITHIN THE OCEAN CITY LIMITS (warning notice must be posted 8 hours prior to ticket) on any street, alley or public lot or they will be towed. Trailer parking is available at 100th St. municipal lot. Fee is $10 a day or $50 a week.

Grilling In Public Parking Lots

No fires of any kind which include barbecue grills, hibachis, gas fired grills, liquid propane, gas stoves or any similar apparatus, or bonfires shall be permitted on the beach or other public property without a permit from the Fire Marshal, except those public properties which provide grilling areas which are leased for private usage.

Noise Ordinance

Loud, unnecessary or unusual noise, or any noise that disturbs, annoys or endangers the comfort, peace or safety of others at any time is prohibited. Please respect the Noise Ordinance, especially between midnight and 7 a.m. when any noise audible at a distance of 30 feet from the noise source is a violation, punishable by law.

Roller Skates/Blades

Permitted on Boardwalk as follows:

• April 1 through Memorial Day | Labor Day through Sept. 30 6 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Holidays, Springfest and weekends from April 1 until May 15 Sunrise to 12 Noon
• Holidays, Sunfest and weekends from May15 through Memorial Day Labor Day until Sept. 30 | Sunrise to 10 a.m.
• Oct.1 through March 31, Anytime

RV and Oversize Parking

It is illegal to park an RV or other large vehicle (exceeding 21 ft., 2 in. or more in length, and/or 6 ft., 8 in. in width) in ANY municipal lot, on public streets or alleys between June 1 THRU Sept. 15. Camping vehicles are not permitted at any time to park in the inlet parking lot.

Sleeping

Please do not sleep in any vehicle within the city limits of Ocean City. Sleeping on the beach is also prohibited between the hours of 10 p.m. THRU 6 a.m. Only police and maintenance personnel are permitted on the beach between the hours of midnight and 5 a.m.

Surf Fishing

Please do not surf fish within 50 yards of swimmers between 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. daily, May 30 thru Sept. 15.

Surfing

Surf only at designated surfing beaches as announced on the radio and as posted in area surf shops. These beaches are operated between the hours of 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. by the beach patrol and are clearly marked with signs and flags as boundaries. A segment of the Inlet area is designated for surfing only Mondays through Fridays during the summer season (excluding July 4). You must use an ankle leash that is tethered to you and the board at all times. For more information, visit the Beach Patrol’s website:
www.OceanCityMD.gov/Recreation_And_Parks/Beach_Patrol or call 410-289-7556.