Brooklyn Park, MN Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Earliest posting
- 46 days before state primary
- Latest removal
- 10 days after general election
- Maximum height
- 12 feet above grade
- Setback from property lines
- none required
- Prohibited locations
- right-of-way, 30-ft clear-view triangle
- Governing statute cross-reference
- M.S. § 211B.045
Summary
Campaign signs in the City of Brooklyn Park may go up 46 days before a state primary and must come down ten days after the state general election, per state law the city adopts by reference. They cannot exceed 12 feet in height or sit in the right-of-way or a street's clear-view triangle.
(1) Temporary campaign signs. Temporary campaign signs posted by a candidate for public office or by a person or group promoting a political issue or a political candidate may be erected subject to the following: (a) Signs must not exceed sizes authorized by state statute for state general elections. (b) Pursuant to M.S. § 211B.045, campaign signs may be posted 46 days before the state primary in a state general election year until ten days following the state general election. (c) Minimum setbacks: There is no setback requirement; however, these signs must not be erected on the public right-of-way, on public property or in the public street intersection 30 foot clear-view triangle. (d) Maximum height of signs: No temporary campaign sign may exceed 12 feet above grade.
Full Breakdown
06(B)(1) governs temporary campaign signs posted by a candidate or by a person or group promoting a political issue or candidate, and applies across every zoning district in the city. Size is tied directly to state law: signs must not exceed the sizes authorized by state statute for state general elections. 045 as adopted into the city code, campaign signs may be posted 46 days before the state primary in a state general election year and must be removed no later than ten days following the state general election.
Brooklyn Park sets no minimum setback from property lines for campaign signs, but they cannot be erected on the public right-of-way, on public property, or within a street intersection's 30-foot clear-view triangle. Height is capped separately from the state size rule: no temporary campaign sign may exceed 12 feet above grade. 07(D) if they overstay the statutory window or violate the placement rules. 99: a misdemeanor with up to 90 days and a $1,000 fine, with continuing violations counted day by day.
Violations & Fines
Leaving a campaign sign up past the state law window, exceeding 12 feet in height, or placing one in the right-of-way or a street's clear-view triangle violates § 150.06(B)(1) and is enforceable as a misdemeanor under § 10.99, carrying up to 90 days and a $1,000 fine, with each day a separate offense. The enforcement officer may summarily remove a noncompliant sign under § 150.07(D).
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