WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                         Ch. 512

certain local laws; and generally relating to signs at retail service stations.

BY adding to

Article - Business Regulation
Section 10-315(e) and (f)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1992 Volume)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Business Regulation

10-315.

(E) A SIGN REQUIRED AT A RETAIL SERVICE STATION BY THIS SECTION OR
OTHER STATE OR FEDERAL LAW IS EXEMPT FROM ANY LOCAL LAW, REGULATION,
OR ORDINANCE THAT REGULATES THE NUMBER OR SQUARE FOOTAGE OF SIGNS
ALLOWED AT RETAIL SERVICE STATION LOCATIONS.

(E) A SIGN REQUIRED AT A RETAIL SERVICE STATION BY THIS SECTION OR
OTHER STATE OR FEDERAL LAW MAY NOT BE COUNTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF
DETERMINING UNDER A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE, OR REGULATION AT RETAIL SERVICE

STATIONS:

(1) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SIGNS PERMITTED) AND

(2) THE AREA OF SIGNS PERMITTED.

(E) A SIGN REQUIRED AT A SERVICE STATION BY THIS SECTION OR ANY OTHER
STATE OR FEDERAL LAW IS EXEMPT FROM THE PROVISIONS OF A LOCAL LAW,
ORDINANCE, OR REGULATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING:

(1) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SIGNS PERMITTED; AND

(2) THE AREA OF SIGNS PERMITTED.

(F) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (E) OF THIS SECTION, SIGNS
REGULATED BY THIS SECTION OR OTHER STATE LAW OR BY FEDERAL LAW MAY BE
REGULATED BY THE LOCAL ZONING AUTHORITY AND SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE
LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE, OR REGULATION GOVERNING SIGNS.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1993.

Approved May 27, 1993.

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