An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Placement of an On-premises Sign
Sec. 1. 23 MRSA §1914, sub-§3, as repealed and replaced by PL 1981, c. 318, §4, is amended to read:
Sec. 2. 23 MRSA §1914, sub-§5, as repealed and replaced by PL 1981, c. 318, §4, is amended to read:
Not more than one on-premise on-premises sign visible from any portion of the interstate system including ramps and interchange areas , may be permitted more than 50 feet from the principal building or structure a location where the business, facility or point of interest is carried on.
No on-premise An on-premises advertisement , located more than 50 feet from the principal building or structure a location where the business, facility or point of interest advertised is carried on , may not exceed 20 feet in lenght length, width or height or 150 square feet in area, including border and trim , but excluding supports.
Any on-premise on-premises sign located more than 50 feet from the principal structure a location where the business, facility or point of interest is carried on that displays any trade name which that refers to or identifies any service rendered or product sold shall must display the name of the advertised business, facility or point of interest as conspicuously as such the trade name.
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Under current law, an on-premises sign must be located within 1,000 feet of the principal building where the business is carried on. This bill amends the law to allow on-premises signs within 1,000 feet of the location where the business is carried on and explicitly recognizes that storage areas, parking lots, warehouses and other auxiliary structures are considered locations where the business is carried on.