2010 Maryland Code
TRANSPORTATION
TITLE 8 - HIGHWAYS
Subtitle 7 - Regulation of Outdoor Advertising
Section 8-714 - Permit required.

§ 8-714. Permit required.
 

(a)  General rule.- 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)  Exceptions.- 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, including any applicable time limitations. In the absence of an applicable time limitation, the sign: 

1. May not be erected more than 45 days prior to the election; and 

2. Shall be removed within 15 days after the general election, or within 15 days after the primary election if the candidate is not a candidate in the general election; 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. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 56, §§ 202, 203, 205; 1977, ch. 13, § 2; 1979, ch. 381; 1985, ch. 691; 2001, ch. 29, § 6; 2002, ch. 303, § 2.]