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~ Public Notice City of Ramsey Policy on Placement of Election Signs 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 has established 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 elec- tion. [Ramsey City Code 9.12] 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 sign 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. [Minnesto- ta State Law] Sign placement shall conform to the sight triangle ordinance adopted by the city. This ordinance prohibits placement of objects within a triangu- lar area at street intersections where the vision of drivers approaching the intersection may be blocked by the object. The City, State, and County all maintain a roadside easement on all 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. Roadside easements on state and county roads are generally larger and candidates should contact those agencies for their guidelines as far as sign placement is concerned. Those placing signs shall contact Gopher State One Call 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. 2. 3. 4. 5. COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES Signs placed in city right-of-ways will be removed without notice by city staff. Signs that are removed will be taken to the Public Works Department located at 14100 Jaspar Street NW. All election signs remaining at the Public Works Department seven (7) days after the election will be disposed of. MN/ DOT and Anoka County remove signs adjacent to their roads. For more infor- mation, please contact Grant Riemer at 763-433-9863. Congrats to the 2006 Happy Days Parade Winners! Commercial: 1st Place - Corborn's 2nd Place - Ace Solid Waste 3rd Place - National Karate School Royalty: 1 st Place - Knights of Columbus 2nd Place - Big Lal(e Ambassadors 3rd Place - Rocl(in Rogers Days Community/Civic: 1st Place - Hope Fellowship 2nd Place - Anol(a-Hennepin School District 3rd Place - Miniature Pinscher Rescue Dance Groups: 1 st Place - Anoka Performance Dance Team 2nd Place - Dance Revue 3rd Place - Studio One Crowd Pleaser: Corborn's Volunteers Needed for 2007 Happy Days Celebration The Happy Days Committee is seeking volunteers to assist with planning and coordinating events dur- ing the 2007 Happy Days celebration. If you are interested in volunteering your time or donating to the event, please contact Heidi Nelson at City Hall at 763-433-9817 or hnelson@ ci.ramsey.mn.us for more informa- tion. 6 www.ci.ramsey.mn.us