§ 8-727. Scope of part

MD Transp Code § 8-727 (2019) (N/A)
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(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.