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<br />~ <br /> <br />Public Notice <br /> <br />City of Ramsey Policy on Placement <br />of Election Signs <br /> <br />The city of Ramsey is committed <br />to supporting the rights of residents in <br />the exercise of their right to partici- <br />pate in the election process. The city <br />is also committed to maintaining the <br />roads, streets and right-of-ways of <br />the city in a safe condition, therefore, <br />the city is establishing the follow- <br />ing policy regarding the placement <br />of signs supporting candidates in an <br />election. <br /> <br />1. Political signs posted by a <br />candidate for political office, or <br />by a person or group promot- <br />ing a political issue or a political <br />candidate, may be placed in any <br />district. Political signs are lim- <br />ited to thirty-two (32) square feet <br />in area and such signs shall be <br />removed within 7 days following <br />the election. [Ramsey City Code <br />9.12] <br />2. Signs can only be located on <br />private property adjacent to a <br />roadway with permission of <br />the property owner. They shall <br />not be placed within 15 feet of <br />a driveway. The sign shall not <br />distract drivers nor offer any <br />confusion to any street, highway, <br />sign, or any traffic sign or sig- <br />nal. Signs cannot be within 100 <br />feet of the front door of a polling <br />place. [Minnestota State Law] <br />3. Sign placement shall conform <br />to the sight triangle ordinance <br />adopted by the city. This ordi- <br />nance prohibits placement of <br />objects within a triangular area <br />at street intersections where the <br />vision of drivers approaching the <br />intersection may be blocked by <br />the object. <br /> <br />4. The city, ctate, and county all <br />maintain a roadside easement on <br />all of their public roads. Signs <br />need to be located at least 15 feet <br />from the bacl( of curb or the edge <br />of the roadway to be out of the <br />easement on city streets. State <br />and county roads are gener- <br />ally much larger and candidates <br />should contact those agencies <br />for their guidelines as far as sign <br />placement is concerned. <br />5. Those placing signs shall contact <br />Gopher State One Call at 651- <br />454-0002 for location of under- <br />ground utilities prior to placing <br />signs. Be extremely aware of un- <br />derground utilities when pound- <br />ing in signs. Utility depth may <br />vary from location to location and <br />there is no guarantee they will be <br />buried at the proper depth. This <br />is a free service available to any- <br />one who requests it. <br /> <br />COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES <br /> <br />Signs placed in city right-of-ways <br />will be removed without notice by <br />city staff. Signs that are removed will <br />be taken to the Public Works Depart- <br />ment located at 14100 Jaspar Street <br />NW. All election signs remaining at <br />the Public Works Department seven <br />(7) days after the election will be <br />disposed of. MN/DOT and Anoka <br />County remove signs adjacent to their <br />roads. For more information, please <br />contact Grant Riemer at 763-433- <br />9863. <br /> <br />Ramsey <br />City <br />Council <br />Candidates <br />Primary <br />Election <br />September 9, <br />2008 <br /> <br />Mayor <br />Bruce Bachler <br />Terry Cleveland <br />Keith Kiefer <br />Bob Ramsey <br /> <br />Council at Lart:e <br />Irene Hedtke <br />Mary Ann Kiefer <br />Melody Shryocl( <br />Jeff Wise <br /> <br />Council - Ward 2 - <br />General Election Only <br />Andre Champagne <br />Colin McGlone <br /> <br />Council - Ward 4 - <br />General Election Only <br />David Jeffrey <br />Thomas J Towberman <br /> <br />6 <br /> <br />www.ci.ramsey.mn.us <br />