Baltimore County |
Code of Ordinances |
Article 23. ADVERTISING AND SIGNS |
Title 1. POSTING SIGNS ON PUBLIC PROPERTY |
§ 23-1-102. POSTING PROHIBITED.
A person may not post, place or affix a sign:
(1)
Except for bus shelters, class B, as defined by the Baltimore County zoning regulations, on a building or other property owned, leased, or controlled by the county;
(2)
On or within the confines of a public park, recreation area, or other landscaped grounds owned or operated by the county;
(3)
On a flagpole, street lamppost, or tree owned by the county;
(4)
On a traffic-control sign or device, including stoplights and their standards, stop signs, yield signs, one-way street signs, or any other sign or device that directs traffic or controls traffic signals or on the supporting post of the sign or device;
(5)
That blocks the view of a traffic-control sign or device by motorists or pedestrians in a manner that creates a hazard;
(6)
That poses a hazard to motorists, pedestrians or cyclists, or protrudes into a street or sidewalk in a manner that interferes with the safe passage of the public; or
(7)
On a pole, building, or property owned, leased, or controlled by a public utility if the pole, building, or property is located within or on a public street, alleyway, or any other public property.
(1988 Code, § 3-1) (Bill No. 114-99, § 4, 7-1-2004; Bill No. 32-04, § 3, 7-4-2004)