as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/17/2014 03:34pm
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Introduction | Posted on 02/24/2014 |
A bill for an act
relating to transportation; establishing community destination sign program;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 173.02, subdivision 16; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 160.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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For purposes of this section, "general retail services"
means a business that sells goods or services at retail and directly to an end-use consumer.
General retail services includes but is not limited to:
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(1) personal services;
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(2) repair services;
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(3) hardware stores;
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(4) lumber or building supply stores; and
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(5) automotive parts sellers.
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(a) The commissioner shall establish a community
destination sign program for wayfinding to destinations or attractions of interest to the
traveling public.
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(b) The commissioner shall establish program requirements, including but not
limited to application procedures, qualifications and criteria for signage, sign placement
requirements, sign design and construction specifications, and responsibility for signage
costs. The commissioner may include the program in the uniform manual under section
169.06, subdivision 1, or a similar engineering, procedures, or operations manual.
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(a) The community destination sign program must include as
eligible attractions and destinations:
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(1) minor traffic generators; and
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(2) general retail services, as provided under paragraph (b).
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(b) To be eligible, a general retail service must be identified in a community
wayfinding program that is (1) established by a statutory or home rule charter city, and (2)
approved by the commissioner.
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Sign design specifications established by the commissioner must
allow for placement of:
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(1) a city name and city logo or symbol;
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(2) a logo for an attraction or destination identified on a sign; and
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(3) up to five attractions or destinations on a community destination sign assembly.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 173.02, subdivision 16, is amended to read:
"Advertising device" means any billboard, sign,
notice, poster, display, or other device visible to and primarily intended to advertise and
inform or to attract or which does attract the attention of operators and occupants of motor
vehicles and shall include any structure erected primarily for use in connection with
the display of any such device and all lighting or other attachments used in connection
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destination signs erected under section 160.75new text end .
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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By December 1, 2014, the commissioner of transportation shall amend the Traffic
Engineering Manual, chapter 6, section 6-8.03, to conform with the provisions established
in section 1.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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