Agenda - Council - 02/14/2006 - Laserfiche WebLink

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CASE TEMPOIL~RY SIGNS IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY By: Grant Riemer, Public Works Supervisor Background: Tb./s case has been in front of the Public Works Committee before and this is a continuation of that process. Wit. kin the past year City staff were instructed to remove temporary signs from power poles, street si~.~s 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 th_is manner. The second tier of enforcement was to remove signs from what we define as the ws~on mangle. Basically tkis is 25 ft in both directions from a comer along the curbline and connects those two points to form a tr/angle. Anything in this triangle was removed. Tl'/e most c6mmon 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 fi~ht-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 simms knowing full well they will be picked up and ttu-own away at some point. Staff w~uld 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 run for office. The major/ty of the problem lies with residents placing political signs in the ROW. Staff felt more information would help alleviate t_kis problem. The Ramsey Resident, Cable TV, and the City ofRarnsey website would be used to get th/s information to the residents. Action: Ba~ed on discussion Reviewed by: Public Works Director/Fire Chief Assistant Public Works Director/Principal En~neer pW: 01/17/06 -355-