The City will respond on a “complaint basis” and to obvious violations.

  • Complaints will be directed to Zoning Enforcement at (952) 949-6222.
  • Signs in Public Right-of-Way:  Campaign signs in the right-of-way will be removed without notification to candidate or campaign persons.  The signs will be kept at City Hall for three days, then will be disposed of properly. (A $15 fee can be charged to a person coming to retrieve a sign.)
  • Signs in County Right-of-Way:  The City will handle in the same manner as signs in city street right-of-way.
  • Signs in State Right-of-Way:  The City will request that the person remove it within 24 hours. (Refer to Department of Transportation.)
  • Sign Violations Other Than in Right-of-Way:  The City will call the campaign chair or candidate, or homeowner and notify of problem and request correction immediately.
  • Signs will be removed immediately if they present a sight-line hazard.
  • Signs may be placed 12’ or 4 paces from road surface.  If complaints are received, the specific right-of-way line needs to be determined.  The Engineering Department will check to determine if the sign in question is in or out of the R.O.W.  A log book noting date, time, and measurements will be kept.
  • The name of any person reporting a sign violation is confidential.

City Code Section 11.70, Subd. 3 .H.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section, all signs of any size containing Non-Commercial Speech may be posted 46 days before the state primary in a state general election year until ten (10) days following the state general election in any general election year and thirteen (13) weeks prior to any special election until ten (10) days following the special election.

City Code Section 11.70, Subd. 5, E.4.

With respect to signs distributed or posted by a person, committee, or organization except pursuant to a lease or license with the property owner, the written notice of violation required by Subd. 5.E. herein may be given to the person, committee or organization who prepares, disseminates, issues, posts, installs or owns the sign, or the persons, committee or organization who causes the preparation, dissemination, issuance, posting, or installation of the sign, or the owner or occupant of the premises on which such sign is displayed. If such person, committee, organization, owner or occupant fails to remove or alter the sign so as to comply with the provision set forth in this Section within 3 days following receipt of said notice, then such failure is deemed unlawful and such persons, committee, organization, owner, or occupant shall be subject to the same liabilities and penalties as are permittees and owners under Subd. 5.E. 1. and 2.

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