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Sign Regulations | Frederick County MD - Official Website
For the most current sign regulations please see the Zoning Ordinance Sections 1-19-6.300 to 1-19-6.330.
Sign Erection & Maintenance § 1-19-6.300
Signs will be erected and maintained only when in compliance with the provisions of this and all other chapters relating to the erection, alteration, or maintenance of signs or similar devices. (Ord. 77-1-78, § 40-46(A), 1-24-1977)
General Regulations - § 1-19-6.310
The following regulations will apply to all permitted sign uses.
No sign, other than an official traffic sign, will be located within the right-of-way lines of any street, except as provided in subsections (G) and subsection (I).
No freestanding sign will exceed 25 feet in height, except as provided elsewhere in this section.
No permit is required for the erection, alteration or maintenance of any signs permitted in § 1-19-6.320, paragraphs (A) through (F), of this Code or for political signs as set forth in subsection (H) below.
A permit is required for the erection or alteration of signs permitted in § 1-19-6.320, paragraphs (G) through (J) and as required in subsection (I) of this section.
Each sign will be removed when the circumstances leading to its erection no longer apply.
No sign will by reason of its intensity, color, location or movement interfere with traffic lights, signals, or other controls or obscure the view of a street or in any other manner impair public safety.
Subdivision and community identification signs are permitted in the right-of-way of monumented public streets, where median strips are used to channel traffic, providing that the Zoning Administrator approves the sign and he issues a revocable permit conditioned upon removal of the sign at no cost to the county at such time as the county may require. In addition, the following conditions shall be met.
The community residents or the community association shall keep in good repair and in safe, neat, clean, and attractive condition the sign.
The sign must be placed 10 feet from the nose of the monument or the end of the median strip and within the monument island.
The sign must be designed so as not to obstruct full sight distance.
Political campaign signs identifying candidates seeking public political office and/or political issues and other data pertinent thereto shall be permitted as set forth below.
Each sign shall be located within the owner’s property boundaries and shall not be located within the public right-of-way.
Temporary real estate directional sign placement will be permitted in the county per the following guidelines:
A temporary real estate directional sign may be placed in the county right-of-way, provided that it does not obstruct sight lines or pose any safety hazard to the public.
Ord. 77-1-78, § 40-46(B), 1-24-1977
Ord. 84-31-328, 11-27-1984
Ord. 90-21-619, 5-15-1990
Ord. 92-26-061, 10-20-1992
Signs Permitted & Regulated in the Zoning Districts - § 1-19-6.320
See associated Sign Regulation Table and the following ordinances:
1959 Code, § 1-19-183
Ord. 77-1-78, 1-24-1977
Ord. 77-10-87, 8-22-1977
Ord. 85-22-354, § 40-46(2), 5-28-1985
Ord. 90-45-643, 11-20-1990
Ord. 03-04-327, 4-21-2003
Temporary Business Signs - § 1-19-6.330
Temporary business signs located on the property of the business being advertised are permitted in any commercial district without a permit, if the total allowable square footage for all signs on the property is not exceeded and all signs meet the setback requirements for principal buildings on the same lot. (Ord. 77-1-78, § 40-46(O), 1-24-1977)