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COUNTY LOCAL LAWS

COUNTY COUNCIL. SUCH "FEES SHALL COVER THE COST OF
ENFORCING THIS SECTION.

D.  NULLIFICATION

A SIGN PERMIT SHALL BECOME NULL AND VOID IF THE
WORK FOR WHICH THE PERMIT WAS ISSUED HAS NOT BEEN
COMPLETED WITHIN A PERIOD OF SIX (6) MONTHS AFTER THE
DATE OF THE PERMIT. A PERMIT MAY BE RENEWED.

E.  PERMIT EXCEPTIONS

THE FOLLOWING OPERATIONS SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED
AS CREATING A SIGN OR BILLBOARD AND SHALL NOT REQUIRE
A SIGN PERMIT:

1.   REPLACING COPY

THE CHANGING OF THE ADVERTISING COPY OR MESSAGE
ON AN APPROVED PAINTED OR PRINTED SIGN OR ON A THEATRE
MARQUEE AND SIMILAR APPROVED SIGNS WHICH ARE
SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR THE USE OF REPLACEABLE COPY.

2.   MAINTENANCE

PAINTING, REPAINTING, CLEANING, AND OTHER NORMAL
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF A SIGN OR A SIGN STRUCTURE
UNLESS A STRUCTURAL CHANGE IS MADE.

3. NON-ILLUMINATING EXEMPT SIGNS AND WINDOW SIGNS

SIGNS EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 3.603 OF THIS
ORDINANCE AND WINDOW SIGNS ARE ALSO EXEMPT FROM PERMIT
REQUIREMENTS, UNLESS ILLUMINATED.

3.610 - STRUCTURAL REQUIREMENTS

ALL SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE
PERTINENT REQUIREMENTS OF THE BOCA BASIC BUILDING
CODE, AS AMENDED.

3.611 - INSPECTION, REMOVAL, SAFETY

A. INSPECTION

SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS FOR WHICH A PERMIT IS
REQUIRED SHALL BE INSPECTED ANNUALLY BY THE BUREAU OF
INSPECTIONS, LICENSES AND PERMITS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH
THIS ACT AND THE OTHER LAWS OF HOWARD COUNTY.