Outdoor signs along or near federal-aid primary highways
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, this part regulates the erection and maintenance of an outdoor sign along or near a federal-aid primary highway, only if:
(1) The sign is wholly or partly visible from the main traveled way of the highway; and
(2) The sign is:
(i) 660 feet or less from the nearest edge of the right-of-way of the highway; or
(ii) More than 660 feet from the nearest edge of the right-of-way of the highway, and intended to be read from the main traveled way of the highway.
Removal of nonconforming signs
(b) Except as provided in §§ 8-734 and 8-735 of this subtitle as to the removal of nonconforming signs, this part does not apply to:
(1) An outdoor sign that is 660 feet or less from the nearest edge of a federal-aid primary highway, if the sign was erected on or before July 1, 1968; or
(2) An outdoor sign that is more than 660 feet from the nearest edge of a federal-aid primary highway, if the sign was erected on or before July 1, 1975.
On premise outdoor signs
(c) This part does not apply to on premise outdoor signs.
Credits
Added by Acts 1977, c. 13, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977.
Formerly Art. 89B, §§ 250, 252, 259.
MD Code, Transportation, § 8-727, MD TRANS § 8-727
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
