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

   2. (2) The sign is:

      1. (i) More than 660 feet from the nearest edge of the right-of-way of the expressway;
      2. (ii) Wholly or partly visible from the main traveled way of the expressway; and
      3. (iii) Intended to be read from the main traveled way of the expressway.

2. (b) Except as provided in § 8-743 of this subtitle as to the removal of nonconforming signs, this part does not apply to:

   1. (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. (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.

Added by Acts 1977, c. 13, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977.

Formerly Art. 89B, §§ 231, 231A.