Not so fast, Len!* Cell Tower Sign Will Violate Zoning Ordinance

Broken Heart

Oh, dear! 

How sad is this? We just showed the public how excited the Anne Arundel Board of Education was with a plan to put a 105' cell tower in front of a school and use it as the billboard for the school sign and logo.

But, it looks as if the party is already over. 

Anne Arundel County actually has a zoning ordinance that limits the height and size of signs.  A 105' cell tower billboard school sign is actually not permitted in Anne Arundel County.

It looks like there is "no joy in mudville" tonight. 


Anne Arundel County Zoning Ordinance
18-3-307.  Signs in residential districts and for certain dwellings in commercial districts.

(e)   Nonresidential and institutional use signs. Except as otherwise provided in this section, each nonresidential or institutional use located in a residential district may have one freestanding sign, one identification sign on not more than two facades, and directional signs as necessary. A freestanding sign may not exceed an area of 64 square feet or a height of 10 feet. The total square footage of all identification signs may not exceed 400 square feet. Each directional sign may not exceed 20 square feet in area or a height of seven feet. 

*Len Forkas is the President of Milestone Communications