Maryland Statutes
Part III - Outdoor Signs Along State Highways Generally
Section 8-716 - Signs for Which Permit May Not Be Issued

The Administration may not issue a permit under this part for any outdoor sign if:
        (1)    The area of its advertising surface, as required to be specified in the application, exceeds 1,000 square feet;
        (2)    It might affect adversely the safety of public travel on any State highway by dangerously obstructing the clear view of the highway by the driver of a motor vehicle on it;
        (3)    It is lighted in a way that makes it dangerous to drive a motor vehicle on a State highway; or
        (4)    It is located, as to any intersection at grade of a State highway with another highway or with a railroad:
            (i)    At any point where it obstructs or interferes with the view of a train or other vehicle approaching the intersection; or
            (ii)    At any other point where it is dangerous to the public in any way.