Agenda - Public Works Committee - 01/17/2006

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CASE TEMPORARY SIGNS IN THE PUBLIC'RIGHT OF WAY By: Grant Riemer, Public Works Supervisor Background: This case has been in front of the Public Works Committee before and this is a continuation of that process. Within the past year City staff were instructed to remove temporary signs from power poles, street signs etc....This was to be our first wave of enforcement and this went very well with no complaint from anyone who had erected signs in this manner. The second tier of enforcement was to remove signs from what we define as the "vision triangle." Basically this is 25 ft in both directions from a comer along the curbline and connects those two points to form a triangle. Anything in this triangle was removed. The most cbmmon violator of this area was real estate agents, but after some discussion they changed the location of their signs without too much negative feed back. The area staff would now like to discuss is the right-of way (ROW) in general. After the storm last fall there were literally hundreds of signs advertising roofing, siding, window and clean-up contractors throughout the City. Most of these contractors purchase these signs knowing full well they will be picked up and thrown away at some point. Staff would like to discuss a possible fine of some type for these individuals. Another area of discussion should be political signs. The candidates themselves receive an instruction sheet that shows placement of signs within their information packages when they register to mn for office. The majority of the problem lies with residents placing political signs in the ROW. Staff felt more information would help alleviate this problem. The Ramsey Resident, Cable TV, and the City of Ramsey website would be used to get this information to the residents. Action: Based on discussion Reviewed by: Public Works Director/Fire Chief Assistant Public Works Director/Principal Engineer PW: 01/17/06 31