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<section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="8-715" title_number="8" title_name="Highways" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Regulation of Outdoor Advertising">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Each application for a permit under this part:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Shall be made on a form provided by the Administration;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Shall be signed by the applicant; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Shall include the information required by this section.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Each application for an outdoor sign permit shall include:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The name of the county and election district and the approximate distance from the nearest municipal corporation where the applicant proposes to erect or maintain the sign;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A statement as to whether or not the proposed location is within any area over which the General Assembly has granted zoning powers to any agency and, if the proposed location is within such an area:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The name of that area; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A certificate that satisfies the Administration that the appropriate agency has approved the erection or maintenance of the sign;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Specifications as to each of the following:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The dimensions and the area in square feet of advertising surface on the sign, as contained within a line drawn around the outer edge of its advertising matter, pictorial design, and all border and trim;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The distance from the ground to the top of the sign;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>The material used in the construction of the sign; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>The distance from the sign to the nearest highway;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>A plat that accurately shows, for the area within 500 feet of the sign:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The proposed location of the sign with reference to the location of each State highway;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The location of the boundaries of the State highway; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>The relative location of any intersection at grade of the State highway with another highway or with a railroad; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Any other plats or information that the Administration considers necessary to determine whether the sign qualifies for a permit under § 8-716 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
