§ 8-727
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§8–727.
(a)Except as otherwise provided in this section, this part regulates the erection and maintenance of an outdoor sign along or near a federal-aid primary highway, only if:
(1)The sign is wholly or partly visible from the main traveled way of the highway; and
(2)The sign is:
(i)660 feet or less from the nearest edge of the right-of-way of the highway; or
(ii)More than 660 feet from the nearest edge of the right-of-way of the highway, and intended to be read from the main traveled way of the highway.
(b)Except as provided in §§ 8-734 and 8-735 of this subtitle as to the removal of nonconforming signs, this part does not apply to:
(1)An outdoor sign that is 660 feet or less from the nearest edge of a federal-aid primary highway, if the sign was erected on or before July 1, 1968; or
(2)An outdoor sign that is more than 660 feet from the nearest edge of a federal-aid primary highway, if the sign was erected on or before July 1, 1975.
(c)This part does not apply to on premise outdoor signs.