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COUNTY LOCAL LAWS

THE STANDARDS SET FORTH IN SUBSECTION 3.603-G.
ILLUMINATION SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 3.608.

2. MULTIPLE FAMILY

IN ANY MULTIPLE FAMILY DWELLING IN WHICH A
PROFESSIONAL OR RENTAL OFFICE IS PERMITTED, ONE SIGN
SHALL BE PERMITTED AT EACH VEHICULAR ENTRANCE FROM A
PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY AND AT EACH MAJOR PUBLIC ENTRANCE
TO THE DWELLING FOR ALL OFFICES IN THE DWELLING, THE
SIGN NOT TO EXCEED ONE (1) SQUARE FOOT FOR EACH OFFICE
OR TEN (10) SQUARE FEET OVERALL, WHICHEVER IS SMALLER.
PERMITTED SIGNS SHALL BE SET BACK AT LEAST SIX (6)
FEET FROM ANY PROPERTY LINE, AND THE TOP OF THE SIGN
SHALL NOT BE OVER FIVE (5) FEET ABOVE THE GROUND,
WHETHER FREESTANDING OR ON A BUILDING. THE SIGN SHALL
INDICATE ONLY THE NAME, ADDRESS AND OCCUPATION OF THE
OCCUPANT. ILLUMINATION SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 3.608.

3. MOBILE HOMES

SIGNS IN MOBILE HOME PARKS SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE STANDARDS AS SET FORTH IN THE ZONING
REGULATIONS OF HOWARD COUNTY.

C. COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS AND COMMERCIAL AREAS
1 . SIZE

A TOTAL SIGN AREA OF TWO (2) SQUARE FEET FOR EACH
LINEAL FOOT OF BUILDING FRONTAGE SHALL BE ALLOWED. IF
THE BUILDING HAS MULTIPLE FRONTAGE, AN ADDITIONAL SIGN
AREA OF ONE (1) SQUARE FOOT FOR EACH ADDITIONAL LINEAL
FOOT OF BUILDING FRONTAGE SHALL BE ALLOWED.

THE TOTAL AREA OF ALL SIGNS ERECTED ON THE LOT
AND BUILDING SHALL BE WITHIN THE ALLOWABLE SQUARE
FOOTAGE. WHERE THERE IS MULTIPLE FRONTAGE, NO MORE
THAN TWO (2) SQUARE FEET OF SIGN AREA FOR EACH LINEAL
FOOT OF BUILDING FRONTAGE SHALL BE ALLOWED TO FACE
THAT FRONTAGE.

2. LOCATION

A. FLAT WALL SIGNS

FLAT WALL SIGNS HAY BE LOCATED ANYWHERE ON ANY
WALL OF A BUILDING, EXCEPT THAT, ABOVE THE FIRST