Brooklyn Park, MN Sign Regulations: Window Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Interior coverage limit
- 25% of window area
- Permit for interior signs
- none required
- Exterior window signs
- banned except address/directional info
- Enforcing office
- Sign Code Administrator, Community Development
- Penalty
- misdemeanor, up to $1,000 fine
- Appeal window
- 5 business days to Board of Appeals
Summary
In the City of Brooklyn Park, a window sign cannot cover more than 25% of the total window area on the wall face where it hangs. Interior window signs need no permit, but the city separately bans signs stuck to the outside of the glass.
(3) Window signs. Window sign area must not exceed 25% of the total area of the window(s) located on the wall face in which it is displayed. No permit is required for signs located on the inside of windows or for interior store displays.
Full Breakdown
06(A)(3) caps window sign area at 25% of the total area of the window(s) on the wall face where the sign is displayed, and it exempts interior window signs and interior store displays from the sign permit process entirely. That permit-free status only covers signs mounted on the inside of the glass. 05(H), prohibits signs affixed to the exterior side of windows outright, carving out only address numbers and other minor directional information. Read together, a Brooklyn Park business can fill up to a quarter of its storefront glass with interior signage without ever visiting the Community Development counter, but cannot tape or mount anything to the outside of the window beyond a street number.
15. 07(D). 99: a misdemeanor punishable by up to 90 days and a $1,000 fine, with each day of a continuing violation a separate offense.
Violations & Fines
Exceeding the 25% window coverage cap, or mounting any sign to the exterior glass beyond an address number, is a misdemeanor under § 10.99, punishable by up to 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine, with each day counted as a separate offense. Noncompliant temporary window signs get no grandfathering and can be summarily removed by the enforcement officer under § 150.07(D). A compliance order may be appealed to the Board of Appeals and Adjustments within five business days.
Frequently Asked Questions
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