'Sign Sweep' Thursday Will Remove Illegally Placed Signs Across Montgomery County

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD — Montgomery County’s Department of Permitting Services will conduct a “sign sweep” Thursday to remove signs illegally placed in public rights-of-way across the county. Those signs include campaign signs that were placed leading up to the July 19 Maryland gubernatorial primary election, officials noted.

The “sign sweep” will take place on county-maintained roads and at intersections with state highways. DPS will not be removing signs from private property.

“We will be removing any type of sign—not just campaign signs—that are placed illegally in the public right-of-way,” DPS Zoning and Code Compliance Manager Greg Nichols said. “We have received dozens of sign complaints this year and will continue to address complaints even after the sign sweep."

Nichols said more than 600 signs were removed two years ago when the department conducted a similar cleanup event in 2020.

DPS staff will deliver the signs to the Shady Grove Processing Facility and Transfer Station in Derwood for recycling and disposal.