Minnesota Administrative Rules

2400.2925 PROHIBITED SIGNS.

The following types of signs are prohibited in the Capitol area:

A.

advertising signs or billboards;

B.

transit shelter and bench signs, with the exception of signs providing passenger information at transit stations;

C.

flashing, animated, or moving signs and signs illuminated with flashing lights;

D.

changeable copy signs and electronic message signs, with the exception of the following:

(1)

signs providing passenger information at transit stations; and

(2)

signs displaying prices of fuel and other goods at service stations, provided that:

(a)

the total square footage of all electronic message signs on one lot does not exceed 35 percent of the allowable total signage for the property;

(b)

each electronic message sign is equipped with a mechanism that adjusts to ambient light conditions and is set at a level no greater than 5,000 nits during the day and 500 nits between dusk and dawn;

(c)

each electronic message sign has a means to immediately turn off the display or lighting in the event that the operator is notified by the appropriate zoning authority that the sign is not in compliance with the local zoning code; and

(d)

each electronic message sign is at least 75 feet from the nearest residential property;

E.

roof signs;

F.

vehicle signs; and

G.

portable signs mounted on a wheeled chassis.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 15B.06

History:

34 SR 900

Published Electronically:

January 15, 2010