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<br /> <br /> <br />April 16, 2020 <br /> <br /> <br />Contact: Erik Thorson, Communications Director, 763-324-4612, or e-mail: <br />Erik.Thorson@co.anoka.mn.us <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br />County Board Allowing Temporary Signage for Businesses <br />The Anoka County Board of Commissioners April 14 authorized placement of temporary <br />signage within the county right-of-way, for the purpose of announcing re-openings and alternative <br />service delivery options during the COVID-19 pandemic restriction period. <br />Signage must be placed with H-frame wire stakes that can be pressed into the ground with <br />a hand or foot, and all signage must adhere to Anoka County Highway Department specifications. <br />Those specifications include: <br />!A maximum dimension of the sign plate of 3 feet wide by 2 feet high. <br />!A maximum height, measured from the ground to the top of the sign, of 3.5 feet. <br />!Signs must be legible and not contain vulgar or discriminative images or language. <br />!Balloons, lighting or other attachments are not allowed. <br />Temporary signs also must be placed at least 300 feet apart, at least 50 feet away from all <br />roadway intersections, and they cannot impact roadway sightlines. Signs must not impede <br />business or residential access, they cannot be placed in the center median of a roadway, it is <br />prohibited to attach them to existing county signage or posts, and signs cannot hinder access to <br />pedestrian push buttons or sidewalks. <br />ka County Board of Commissioners is allowing temporary signage in county <br />right-of-way areas to assist our local businesses in this time of economic uncertainty <br />Schulte, chair, Anoka County Board of Commissioners. If businesses choose to take advantage <br />of this opportunity, they should follow rules recently established by our Highway Department for <br /> <br />-more- <br />Respectful, Innovative, Fiscally Responsible <br />! <br />se <br />Hpwfsonfou!Dfoufs!!!!3211!4!Bwfovf-!Tvjuf!811!!!!Boplb-!NO!66414.6135!!!!xxx/boplbdpvouz/vt! <br />Pggjdf;!874.435.5811!!!!Gby;!874.435.65:1! <br />! <br />Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer <br /> <br />