(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.
(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.
(c) This part does not apply to on premise outdoor signs.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 7 - Regulation of Outdoor Advertising
Part IV - Outdoor Signs Along Federal-Aid Primary Highways
Section 8-726 - Legislative Policy
Section 8-728 - General Prohibition
Section 8-729 - Permit Required
Section 8-730 - Signs for Which Permit May Not Be Issued
Section 8-732 - Spacing of Signs at Intersections
Section 8-733 - Lighting of Signs
Section 8-734 - Mandatory Removal of Preexisting, Nonconforming Signs
Section 8-735 - Permissive Removal of Preexisting, Nonconforming Signs
Section 8-736 - Local Zoning Regulations
Section 8-737 - Compensation for Removal of Sign Adjacent to Federal-Aid Highway