Prince George's County, MD Sign Regulations: Digital Billboards (2026)

Section 27-61506(g) of the Zoning Ordinance treats digital billboards as an extraordinary use, not an as-of-right sign type. New freestanding digital billboards cannot be built from scratch anywhere in the county; a digital billboard may only be erected in place of a nonconforming billboard, and never in Residential base zones, the R-PD Zone, Transit-Oriented/Activity Center base and PD zones, or the MU-PD zone. Where replacement is allowed, the digital billboard must sit within 15 feet of the nonconforming billboard it replaces, keep a minimum 10-foot front setback and 5-foot side setback from the property line, stay at least 500 feet from any other outdoor advertising sign, and stay at least 1,000 feet from another digital billboard on and facing the same roadway.

It cannot go on any roadway below an arterial functional classification, and it cannot be positioned where it would block a driver's view of traffic signs or approaching and merging traffic. Height is capped at 45 feet above finished grade (or 45 feet above the pavement of an abutting elevated street), though the DPIE Director can approve up to 55 feet above grade or 50 feet above an elevated street's pavement if the replaced billboard was already taller than 45 feet, the new sign would otherwise be obstructed from view, or a building permit already issued next door would obstruct it.

The digital display face itself is capped at 675 square feet, and applicants must mail notice at least 30 days before their application is deemed complete to adjoining owners, owners across any street/alley/stream, every municipality within one mile, and registered civic associations for the area.