5219
HOWARD COUNTY

A. Flat Wall Signs

Flat wall signs may be located anywhere
on any wall of a building, except that, above the first
floor, no window or part of a window shall be situated
within the area, or surface area, as defined herein, of
such sign, or its supporting structure, nor shall any
such sign or part of such sign or its supporting
structure cover any window or part of a window. No flat
wall sign shall extend above the roof line. In the case
of a multi—story building which has screening enclosing
elevator shafts, stairs, or heating and air conditioning
units, a flat wall sign may be permitted within the area
of the screening.

b.     Projecting Signs

Projecting signs may project over public
rights—of—way only where there is no building setback,
and then it may project no more than forty-two (42)
inches beyond the right—of—way line. It may be no closer
than eight (8) feet to a curb line without variance from
the Board of Appeals and must have a minimum clearance of
ten (10) feet above the finished grade of a sidewalk and
eighteen (18) feet above any road, driveway or alley. No
projecting or supporting structure shall project more
than forty—two (42) inches from the wall of a building,
nor be less than (10) feet from the ground level at the
base of the building, nor be higher than twenty—five (25)
feet from the ground level to the top of the sign on a
multi—story building. Above the first floor no window or
part of a window shall be situated within the area, or
surface area, as defined herein, of such sign, or its
supporting structure, nor shall any such sign or part of
such sign or its supporting structure cover any window or
part of a window. Furthermore, no projecting sign or
supporting structure shall be located in such a manner as
to obstruct the light and vision of a window. Every face
of a projecting sign shall be considered as a separate
sign for the purposes of computing the allowable area,
and the sum of the areas of all faces of a projecting
sign shall not exceed twenty—five (25) square feet. No
projecting sign or supporting sign or supporting
structure shall extend above the roof line.

c.  Freestanding Signs

Where a building does not cover the full
area of the property, business signs may be freestanding
or ground supported and may be located in the required
front yard as provided FOR by THE FRONT YARD SETBACK
REQUIREMENT OF the Zoning Regulations. The height of the
sign may not exceed one (1) foot for each two (2) feet of
setback from the right—of—way and shall not exceed