§ 27-593. Prohibited signs.

(a)

The following signs are prohibited:

(1)

Any sign not expressly permitted in this Subtitle;

(2)

Any sign no longer advertising a business on the premises, or advertising products no longer stocked or sold, except as otherwise permitted within Section 27-624.02. These signs shall be removed within thirty (30) days of the date the business or sale of the products ceases;

(3)

Pennants, pinwheels, feather flags and similar circus- or carnival-type attractors which are visible from a street or from residential property;

(4)

Signs which obstruct any opening intended to provide ingress or egress for any building or structure;

(5)

Signs which obstruct the view of traffic control devices;

(6)

Signs which, because of their shape, color, or wording, may be confused with any traffic control device (placed by a public authority), or which may mislead motorists;

(7)

Signs which are not clean, legible, or in a state of good repair;

(8)

Signs or sign structures that are no longer in use, effaced, or otherwise obsolete;

(9)

Signs which are illegal under State or Federal regulations;

(10)

Signs which are not consistent with the provisions of this Subtitle;

(11)

Signs which are placed on a municipal, County, or State street right-of-way, except those of, or authorized by, public authorities or agencies, unless specifically authorized elsewhere in this Part;

(12)

Signs projecting from the structural housing of a gasoline pump, service appliance, or vending machine; and

(13)

Outdoor advertising signs (billboards), except those nonconforming outdoor advertising signs certified pursuant to Section 27-244(b)(2)(E).

(CB-77-1985; CB-24-1991; CB-59-1993; CB-15-2009; CB-61-2016; CB-84-2016)