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Maryland Code, Transportation § 8-714

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Whether or not the person must be licensed under Part II of this subtitle, a person may not erect or maintain any outdoor sign outside the limits of any municipal corporation and within 500 feet of a State highway, unless the person has a permit issued by the Administration for that sign.

(b) A permit is not required under this section to erect or maintain any outdoor sign:

(1) That is used only to advertise the sale or lease of the property on which it is located;

(2) That is on or within 100 feet of any building or the entrance to any building in which the business advertised is carried on;

(3) That is used only to advertise:

(i) A Maryland historic shrine or institution; or

(ii) A county or church fair held in this State;

(4) That advertises a candidate or the support or defeat of any proposition. This sign:

(i) Shall comply with all provisions of the Election Law Article;

(ii) Shall comply with public safety requirements as set forth in § 8-716 of this subtitle;

(iii) Shall conform to all local restrictions and zoning requirements which are more restrictive than this section; and

(iv) Shall conform to the restrictions and requirements of Parts IV and V of this subtitle; or

(5) That is only a temporary outdoor sign that advertises the sale in season of fresh produce on property that adjoins a State highway by a person who has grown the fresh produce and who owns, rents, or has permission to sell on the property. This sign:

(i) Shall comply with public safety requirements as set forth in § 8-716 of this subtitle;

(ii) Shall conform to all local restrictions and zoning requirements that are more restrictive than this section, including any applicable time limitation;

(iii) Shall conform to the restrictions and requirements of Parts IV and V of this subtitle; and

(iv) Shall be removed or covered when produce is no longer for sale.

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