Apple Valley, MN Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)

Political signs are governed by § 154.03(J) of the Apple Valley Code of Ordinances, in Chapter 154, Sign Regulations, under the heading of signs allowed without a permit or payment of permit fees. The section was last amended by Ord. 1128, passed 1-11-24. The rule has four parts, and each has a number or a duty the code prints.

Timing: temporary political signs may be put up no earlier than 100 days prior to an election and shall be removed within ten days after the election for which they were applicable. Identification: each sign shall show the name and address of the person responsible for the placement, who is deemed prima facie the person who placed the sign and is responsible for its removal. Removal by the city: where campaign signs are not removed within the time allowed, or after notice to be removed by the city, the city can cause the signs to be removed, and the costs of removal are charged to the person named on the sign. Size: limited to 32 square feet, except as prescribed by state statutes, so the code itself defers to state statute where one applies.

Related rules reach the same signs. Section 154.03(K) allows, in any residential district, one non-commercial sign per lot of up to 32 square feet, in addition to any real estate signs on the property, and Appendix B lists noncommercial signs at one ground sign, 32 square feet in any district. Section 154.05(E) prohibits permanent or temporary signs upon or overhanging the public right-of-way or the boundary of adjacent property, other than traffic signs erected by the city, county or state, so a campaign sign belongs on private property in the City of Apple Valley, Dakota County, Minnesota. The City Building Official and inspectors enforce Chapter 154 under § 154.07(B).