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.
Harford County treats a yard political sign as a temporary sign under zoning code section 267-33, which sets content-neutral limits: a temporary sign may run up to 30 consecutive days and 60 days a year, sit at least 10 feet from the property line, and reach no more than 32 square feet and 6 feet in height. After Reed v. Town of Gilbert, the county cannot single out political signs for harsher treatment because of their message. The hard line is the public right-of-way. Maryland Transportation 8-605(f) bars any sign in a state highway right-of-way without State Highway Administration authorization, and campaign signs stuck along a state road are pulled and destroyed without a hearing.
A political sign in a state highway right-of-way is removed and destroyed by the SHA, an officer, or the local government, without legal proceedings. A yard sign exceeding the county's size, height, or setback limits draws a zoning citation.
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