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ELECTION SIGNS <br /> <br />Placement of Election signs <br /> <br />Political' signs posted by a candidate for political office, or by a person or group promoting a political <br />issue or a political candidate may be placed in any district. Political signs are limited to thirty-two (32) <br />square feet in area and such signs shall be removed within (7) days following the election. [Ramsey City <br />Code 9.12] <br /> <br />State law specifies that signs can only be located on private property adjacent to a roadway with <br />permission of the property owner. They shall not be placed within 15 feet of a driveway. The sig-n shall <br />not distract drivers nor offer any confusion to any street, highway, sign, or.any traffic sign or signal-. <br />Signs cannot be within 100 feet of the front door of a polling place. Sign placement shall conform to the <br />sight triangle ordinance adopted by the city. This ordinance prohibits placement of objects within a' <br />triangular area at street intersections where the vision of drivers approaching the intersection may be <br />blocked by the object. <br /> <br />City, State, and County all maintain a roadside easement on all of their public roads. Signs need to be <br />located at least 15 feet from the back of curb or the edge of the roadway to be out of the easement on city <br />streets. State and County roads are generally much larger and candidates should contact those agencies <br />for their guidelines as far as sign placement is concerned. <br /> <br />Be extremely aware of underground utilities when pounding in signs. Utility depth may vary from <br />location to location and there is no guarantee they will be buried at the proper depth: The safest way to <br />determine utility location is to call Gopher State One Call for locates. Their number is 651.454.0002. <br />This is a free service available to anyone who requests it. <br /> <br />Signs placed in the right-of-way will be removed without notice by City staff. Signs that are removed <br />will be taken to the Public Works facility located at 14100 Jaspar Street NW. All election signs <br />remaining at the Public Works facility seven days after the election will be disposed of. <br /> <br />51 <br /> <br /> <br />