Business owners lament tighter rules on signs

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Several Baltimore County business owners said they are exploring legal action against the county after lawmakers adopted new restrictions on electronic commercial signs.

Members of the Baltimore County Council this week passed legislation banning signs that flash, blink or scroll and restricting changes to the copy on signs to 15-second intervals. Supporters called the law a compromise between the former law — which permitted electronic signs to change only once an hour — and the three-second interval business owners requested.

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