3 rules for unincorporated Harford County, Maryland.
Verified from official government sources
Political signs are fine on your own lawn in Harford County, subject to neutral limits. County zoning caps a temporary sign at 32 square feet and 6 feet high with a 10-foot setback, but a sign placed in a state highway right-of-way is removed under Transportation 8-605.
Md. Code, Transportation § 8-605(f)(1)
Except for a sign placed or maintained by the Administration or with the authorization of the Administration, a person may not place or maintain a sign or direct, consent to, or approve the placement or maintenance of a sign, within a State highway right-of-way.
A garage-sale sign on your own lawn is fine in Harford County under the county's temporary-sign rules. But a sign staked in a state highway right-of-way, on a utility pole, or at an intersection is removed and destroyed under Maryland Transportation 8-605.
Md. Code, Transportation § 8-605(f)(2)
Without resort to legal proceedings, a sign placed or maintained in violation of this subsection may be removed and destroyed by the Administration, a law enforcement officer, or the government of the county or municipal corporation in which the sign was located.
No Harford County or Maryland law limits holiday lights, inflatables, or yard displays. A homeowner can decorate without a county permit. The only real limits come from a homeowners' association or deed restriction, not the county.
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