Maine § 23 §1914 On-premises signs

Maine Statutes

§ 23 §1914 — On-premises signs

Maine § 23 §1914

Title 23TRANSPORTATION

Part 1STATE HIGHWAY LAW

Ch. 21MAINE TRAVELER INFORMATION SERVICES

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 23, § 23 §1914 (2026).

Text

1.License and permit. Except as provided in subsection 4, a license or permit may not be required for an on-premises sign.

2.Number. On-premises signs on any one property may not exceed 10 in number, except in the case of more than one business, facility or point of interest being conducted on one property, signs for each business, facility or point of interest may not exceed 10 in number.

3.Location. On-premises signs must be located within 1,000 feet of the principal building or structure where the business or facility is carried on or practiced or within 1,000 feet of the point of interest.

4.Location; relation to public way; license. Unless a license is obtained from the commissioner pursuant to this subsection, on-premises signs are prohibited: 4-A. Waiver.

5.Interstate highways.

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1.
License and permit.
Except as provided in subsection 4, a license or permit may not be required for an on-premises sign.
2.
Number.
On-premises signs on any one property may not exceed 10 in number, except in the case of more than one business, facility or point of interest being conducted on one property, signs for each business, facility or point of interest may not exceed 10 in number.
3.
Location.
On-premises signs must be located within 1,000 feet of the principal building or structure where the business or facility is carried on or practiced or within 1,000 feet of the point of interest.
4.
Location; relation to public way; license.
Unless a license is obtained from the commissioner pursuant to this subsection, on-premises signs are prohibited:
4-A.
Waiver.
5.
Interstate highways.
Not more than one on-premises sign advertising the sale or lease of the property may be permitted on land adjacent to any portion of the interstate system, including ramps and interchange areas, when that land is visible from any portion of the interstate system.
6.
On-premises signs prohibited.
An on-premises sign is prohibited if it:
7.
Signs erected on natural features.
8.
Height.
The maximum height of on-premises signs is 25 feet above the ground level of land upon which it is located or if the sign is affixed to or is part of a building, the maximum is 10 feet above the roof of the building.
9.
Jurisdiction by local authority in compact areas.
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, administration of this chapter for on-premises advertisements located in compact areas of an urban compact municipality, as defined in section 754, is the responsibility of local authority. In compact areas of an urban compact municipality adjacent to the interstate, the Department of Transportation is responsible for the administration of this section.
10.
Approach signs.
Any business or facility whose principal building or structure, or a point of interest, which is located on a private way more than 1,000 feet from the nearest public way, or is not visible to traffic from the nearest public way, may erect no more than 2 approach signs with a total surface area not to exceed 100 square feet per sign. These signs are to be located outside the public right-of-way limits within 300 feet of the junction of the public and private ways.
11.
Changeable signs.
11-A.
Changeable signs.
Notwithstanding subsection 6, paragraphs C and E, changeable signs are not prohibited as long as the sign complies with the applicable provisions of this subsection and rules adopted pursuant to this chapter. The Department of Transportation shall administer the provisions of this subsection, except as provided in paragraph B.

Legislative History

PL 1977, c. 494, §1 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 696, §197 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 477, §§8-11 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 318, §4 (RPR). PL 1995, c. 390, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 123, §1 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 473, §D7 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 268, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 195, §1 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 482, §3 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 124, §§1,2 (AMD). RR 2011, c. 1, §36 (COR). PL 2011, c. 115, §§2, 3 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 115, §4 (REV). PL 2013, c. 529, §9 (AMD).