Section 8-740 - Scope of part. - Maryland Statutes

§ 8-740. Scope of part.
 

(a)  Signs to which part applies.- Except as otherwise provided in this section, this part regulates the erection and maintenance of an outdoor sign along or near an expressway, only if: 

(1) The sign is 660 feet or less from the nearest edge of the right-of-way of the expressway; or 

(2) The sign is: 

(i) More than 660 feet from the nearest edge of the right-of-way of the expressway; 

(ii) Wholly or partly visible from the main traveled way of the expressway; and 

(iii) Intended to be read from the main traveled way of the expressway. 

(b)  Exception for preexisting signs.- Except as provided in § 8-743 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 the right-of-way of an expressway, if the sign was erected on or before June 1, 1959; or 

(2) An outdoor sign that is more than 660 feet from the nearest edge of the right-of-way of an expressway, if the sign was erected on or before July 1, 1975. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 89B, §§ 231, 231A; 1977, ch. 13, § 2.]