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HOWARD COUNTY

EVENTS SHALL BE CONFINED TO THOSE THAT ARE OF GENERAL
PUBLIC INTEREST AND THAT SUCH SIGNS SHALL BE LIMITED
TO THE GIVING OF INFORMATION.

ALL OTHER SIGNS, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS OUTDOOR
ADVERTISING, BILLBOARDS, OR POSTER PANELS, WHICH
ADVERTISE PRODUCTS OR BUSINESSES NOT CONNECTED WITH
THE SITE OH BUILDING ON WHICH THEY ARE LOCATED, ARE
DEEMED BY THIS SECTION TO CONSTITUTE A SEPARATE USE.
PERMANENT DISPLAY OF OUTDOOR ADVERTISING IS DEEMED TO
BE INAPPROPRIATE TO THE CHARACTER AND THE SOUND
DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTY, AND IT IS INTENDED THAT
SUCH ADVERTISING BE CONFINED TO TEMPORARY DISPLAYS ON
UNIMPROVED PROPERTY IN INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS.

3.601 - SIGN STANDARDS BY DISTRICT

A. GENERAL

THE FOLLOWING SIGN STANDARDS BY DISTRICT SHALL
APPLY TO EVERY EXISTING DISTRICT AND TO EVERY NEW
ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION HEREAFTER CREATED IN
HOWARD COUNTY; TO AREAS OF COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL
USE PERMITTED BY SPECIAL PERMIT UNDER SECTION 19 OF
THE ZONING REGULATION, UNLESS THE BOARD OF APPEALS
SHALL EXPRESSLY PROVIDE FOR STRICTER STANDARDS FOR
SIGNS OR BILLBOARDS IN SUCH AREAS; AND TO THE AREAS OF
RESIDENTIAL, MULTI-FAMILY, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL
USES IN MULTI-USE DISTRICTS SUCH AS NEW TOWN DISTRICT,
PLANNED COMMUNITY DISTRICT, AND SIMILAR DISTRICTS,
UNLESS THE ZONING REGULATIONS EXPRESSLY PROVIDE
STRICTER STANDARDS FOR SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS IN SUCH
DISTRICTS. THE DISTRICTS ARE AS DEFINED BY THE ZONING
REGULATIONS AND OFFICIAL ZONING MAPS. ONLY SIGNS AS
DESCRIBED HEREIN AND AS MAY BE DESCRIBED UNDER "SIGNS
PERMITTED IN ALL DISTRICTS, 3.602" AND "EXEMPTIONS,
3.603," SHALL BE PERMITTED IN EACH PARTICULAR
DISTRICT.

B. RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS
1. SINGLE FAMILY

TWO PROFESSIONAL OCCUPATION SIGNS NOT EXCEEDING
ONE (1) SQUARE FOOT EACH IN AREA SHALL BE PERMITTED
PER SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING. SUCH SIGNS SHALL BE SET
BACK AT LEAST SIX (6) FEET FROM THE NEAREST PROPERTY
LINE AND SHALL NOT BE OVER FIVE (5) FEET ABOVE THE
GROUND, WHETHER FREESTANDING OR ON A BUILDING. OTHER
SIGNS FOR SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO