Sign Regulations in Wicomico County, MD (2026)
5 rules for unincorporated Wicomico County, Maryland.
Verified from official government sources
Political Signs
Election and political campaign signs in unincorporated Wicomico County need no permit under § 225-125.F, but they must be unlighted or only indirectly lit, cannot exceed 32 square feet, and must meet all applicable state and federal election-sign regulations.
Political Sign Rules, Wicomico County
Light RestrictionsWicomico County Code § 225-125.F
The following temporary signs are permitted without a special exception or sign permit. However, such signs shall meet the standards set forth below. ... Signs erected in connection with elections or political campaigns shall be permitted, provided: ... The signs are unlighted or indirectly lighted. ... The sign area shall not exceed 32 square feet. ... The signs meet all applicable state and f...
Garage Sale Signs
Garage and yard sale signs in unincorporated Wicomico County are limited to 4 square feet, one per street frontage, and can go up no more than 5 days before the sale and must come down within 5 days after it, per § 225-125.J.
Garage Sale Sign Rules, Wicomico County
Light RestrictionsWicomico County Code § 225-125.J
The following temporary signs are permitted without a special exception or sign permit. However, such signs shall meet the standards set forth below. ... Garage or yard sale signs. ... Garage or yard sale signs shall not exceed four square feet in area. ... One such sign per street frontage shall be permitted. ... Signs shall not be displayed more than five days prior to the event and shall be ...
Holiday Displays
Holiday displays and lighting in unincorporated Wicomico County are listed in § 225-125.D as a permitted temporary sign, meaning they need no special exception or sign permit, unlike most other yard signs that carry size or duration caps.
Holiday Displays, Wicomico County
Few RestrictionsWicomico County Code § 225-125.D
The following temporary signs are permitted without a special exception or sign permit. However, such signs shall meet the standards set forth below. ... Holiday signs. Displays, including lighting, erected in connection with the observance of holidays.
Digital Billboards
Unincorporated Wicomico County bars any sign that moves, flashes or animates, a blanket rule that rules out digital and electronic billboards. County Code § 225-122A prohibits signs using movement or apparent movement to draw attention, and static outdoor advertising structures still permitted along highways must be only indirectly illuminated.
Digital Billboards Banned in Wicomico County
Heavy RestrictionsWicomico County Code § 225-122A
Signs that revolve, flash, are animated or that utilize movement or apparent movement to attract the attention of the public are prohibited.
Freeway-Facing Signs
Unincorporated Wicomico County bars outdoor advertising structures within 660 feet of named federal-aid highways like US 50 and US 13, and any billboard that is allowed elsewhere still needs a sign permit and must clear a 100-foot property-line setback under § 225-126.
Highway-Facing Billboards, Wicomico County
Significant RestrictionsWicomico County Code § 225-126.A, B
Outdoor advertising structures, as defined in Part 3 (See "Sign" definition.) of this chapter, shall not be erected within 660 feet of the right-of-way line of the following primary federal-aid highways: ... United States Route 50 (West): east side of the highway from the Salisbury corporate limits to the Dorchester County line ... No outdoor advertising structure shall be erected without a sig...
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