2845
HOWARD COUNTY

A. GENERAL

OUTDOOR ADVERTISING STRUCTURES, BILLBOARDS AND
POSTER PANELS (REFERRED TO AS BILLBOARDS) WHICH
ADVERTISE PRODUCTS OR BUSINESSES NOT CONNECTED WITH
THE SITE ON WHICH THEY ARE LOCATED SHALL BE PERMITTED
ONLY AS TEMPORARY USES ON UNIMPROVED PROPERTY IN
INDUSTRIAL OR MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS. ERECTION OF
BILLBOARDS MAY BE AUTHORIZED ONLY BY A SPECIAL PERMIT
ISSUED BY THE BOARD OF APPEALS. THE MAXIMUM PERIOD
FOR WHICH SUCH PERMITS MAY BE ISSUED IS ONE (1) YEAR,
AND SUCH PERMITS SHALL NOT BE RENEWABLE.

B.  LOCATION

NO BILLBOARD SHALL BE CLOSER THAN ONE HUNDRED
(100) FEET TO ANY PROPERTY LINE, NOR LOCATED CLOSER
THAN SIX HUNDRED SIXTY (660) FEET TO THE RIGHT-OF-WAY
LINE OF ANY HIGHWAY WHICH IS PART OF THE INTERSTATE
HIGHWAY SYSTEM, NOR CLOSER THAN TWO HUNDRED (200) FEET
TO THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF ANY OTHER STREET OR ROAD.

C.   HEIGHT

NO BILLBOARD SHALL BE MORE THAN TWENTY (20) FEET
IN HEIGHT FROM GROUND LEVEL, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, A
VARIANCE IN HEIGHT MAY BE ALLOWED BY THE BOARD OF
APPEALS IF IT CAN BE SHOWN TO THE BOARD THAT EXCESSIVE
GRADES, BUILDING INTERFERENCE, BRIDGE OBSTRUCTION, AND
THE LIKE EXIST; THE HEIGHT MAY THEN BE INCREASED BY
FORTY (40) FEET.

D. AREA

BILLBOARDS MAY BE SINGLE-FACE OR DOUBLE-FACE, BUT
NO BILLBOARD SHALL CONTAIN MORE THAN TWO (2) SIGNS OR
PANELS AND SHALL NOT EXCEED IN AGGREGATE A TOTAL AREA
OF FIVE HUNDRED (500) SQUARE FEET PER FACING.

E. ILLUMINATION

ILLUMINATION SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 3.608.

F. REMOVAL

1. ILLEGAL

THE BUREAU OF INSPECTIONS, LICENSES AND PERMITS
SHALL ORDER THE REMOVAL OF ANY BILLBOARD ERECTED OR