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SUBJECT City of Ramsey Policy on Placement of Election Sig-ns POLICY STATEMENT The City of Ramsey is committed to supporting the rights of residents in the exercise of their right to participate in the election process. The city is also committed to maintaining the roads, streets and right- of-ways of the city in a safe condition, therefore the city is establishing the ,following policy regarding the Placement of Signs supporting candidates in an election. 1. Political signs posted by a candidate for political office, or by a person or group promoting a political issue or a political candidate may be placed in any district. Political signs are limited to thirty-two (32) square feet in area and such signs shall be removed within (7) days following the election. [Ramsey City Code 9.12] 2. Signs can only be located on private property adjacent to a roadway with permission of the property owner. They shall not be placed within 15 feet of a driveway. The sig-n shall not distract drivers nor offer any confusion to any street, highway, sign, or any traffic sign or signal. Signs cannot be within 100 feet of the front door of a polling place. [Minnestota State Law] 3. Sign placement shall conform to the sight triangle ordinance adopted by the city. This ordinance prohibits placement of objects within a triangular area at street intersections where the vision of drivers approaching the intersection may be blocked by the .object. 4. The City, State, and County all maintain a roadside easement on all of their public roads. Signs need to be located at least 15 feet from the back of curb or the edge of the roadway to be out of the easement on city streets. State and County roads are generally much larger and candidates should contact those agencies for their guidelines as far as sign placement is concerned. 5. Those placing signs shall contact Gopher State One Cai1 at 651-454-0002 for location of underground utilities prior to placing signs. Be extremely aware of underground utilities when pounding in signs. Utility depth may vary from location to location and there is no guarantee they will be buried at the proper depth. This is a free service available to anyone who requests it. COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES Signs placed in City right-of-way will be removed without notice by city staff. Signs that are removed will be taken to the Public Works Shop located at 14100 Jaspar St. All election signs remaining at the PW Shop seven (7) days after the election will be disposed of. MN/Dot and the County remove signs adjacent to their roads, Signed Date -319-