Sign Regulations in Carver County, MN (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Carver County, Minnesota.
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Political Signs
Carver County lets residents post noncommercial and political signs of any size, overriding the county's usual permit and size rules, starting August 1 of a general election year through ten days after the election, and for 13 weeks before any special election through ten days after it. Outside those windows, political signs are treated like any other sign under the county's standard sign chapter.
Carver County Noncommercial and Political Sign Rule
Some RestrictionsCarver County Code of Ordinances § 154.40
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, all signs of any size containing noncommercial speech may be posted from August 1 in any general election year until ten days following the general election and 13 weeks prior to any special election until ten days following the special election.
Digital Billboards
Carver County outlaws digital and electronic changeable-copy signs outright. Section 154.23(D) lists 'changeable copy signs' among the county's unauthorized signs, and Chapter 154 defines an electronic changeable copy sign broadly enough to cover LED reader boards, fiber-optic displays, and projected digital messages, so no digital billboard or LED sign may be erected in unincorporated Carver County.
Carver County Ban on Electronic Changeable Signs
Heavy RestrictionsCarver County Code of Ordinances §§ 154.04, 154.23(D)
CHANGEABLE COPY SIGN, ELECTRONIC. A sign or portion thereof that displays electronic, non-pictorial text information in which each alphanumeric character, graphic, or symbol is defined by a small number of matrix elements using different combinations of light emitting diodes (LED's), fiber optics, light bulbs or other illumination devices within the display area. CHANGEABLE COPY SIGNS, ELECTRON...
Freeway-Facing Signs
Any sign proposed along a state trunk highway or interstate in unincorporated Carver County needs more than the county's usual sign permit: the application must include proof the applicant already holds a state highway sign permit. Carver County Code § 154.10(A)(6) folds that state requirement directly into the county's own permit application.
Carver County Highway Sign State Permit Rule
Some RestrictionsCarver County Code of Ordinances § 154.10(A)(6)
(A) No sign shall be erected, altered, reconstructed, maintained or moved in the county without first securing a permit from the county or as part of a conditional use permit issued pursuant to Chapter 152 of this code... (6) If the proposed sign is along state trunk highway or interstate highway, the application shall be accompanied by proof that the applicant has obtained a permit from the st...
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