Sign Regulations in Worcester County, MD (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Worcester County, Maryland.
Verified from official government sources
Political Signs
In unincorporated Worcester County, Maryland, political campaign signs are permitted in all districts and are not restricted as to number under § ZS 1-324(d)(1). Off-premises campaign signs follow the size and setback rules for real estate and construction signs in subsection (c)(3), and they are exempt from the ten-day removal rule and the permit requirement.
Worcester County MD Political Campaign Sign Rules
Light RestrictionsWorcester County Code § ZS 1-324(d)(1)
(d) Off-premises signs. In addition to the provisions of Subsection (a) hereof, the following shall apply to off-premises signs: (1) Temporary public event signs. Temporary signs advertising places or events of a public or quasi-public nature shall be permitted in any district, provided such signs shall not be illuminated and shall not exceed twenty square feet in area each. Political campaign ...
Digital Billboards
In unincorporated Worcester County, Maryland, no new billboards can be erected under § ZS 1-324(d)(3), and a billboard rebuilt after destruction by the forces of nature is barred from carrying electronic messaging components. Electronic messaging sign standards in subsection (e) set an eight-second minimum between changes and a two-second maximum transition.
Worcester County MD Digital Billboard Restrictions
Heavy RestrictionsWorcester County Code § ZS 1-324(d)(3)-(5) and (e)
(3) No new billboards shall be erected. (4) Existing billboards. A. Legally existing billboards may remain and be periodically maintained as permitted nonconforming structures and uses. ... (5) Any billboard or off-premises advertising structure which is destroyed by the forces of nature may be reconstructed in accordance with the provisions of § ZS 1-122(d)(6) hereof. Such reconstruction shall...
Freeway-Facing Signs
Worcester County, Maryland makes it unlawful to erect or maintain billboards or any display advertising within five hundred feet of U.S. Route 50 from the bridge at Herring Creek to the Ocean City corporate limits. A first offense carries a fifty dollar fine, with higher penalties after that.
Worcester County MD U.S. Route 50 Billboard Ban
Significant RestrictionsWorcester County Code § ZS 3-101
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect or maintain billboards or other similar structures, signs, posters or display advertising of any kind whatsoever within five hundred feet of U.S. Route 50 from the bridge at Herring Creek to the corporate limits of Ocean City, Maryland; provided, however, that nothing herein shall apply to any such billboard or other similar stru...
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