Roseville, MN Sign Regulations: Window Signs (2026)

Section 1010.09(9) covers signs affixed to or painted on windows or placed within 36 inches of a window to be viewed from the exterior of the building. Section 1010.02 defines a window sign as any sign placed on the interior of a window or painted on a window such that it can be read from the outside of the building. Window signs need no permit or permit fee under the opening line of section 1010.09, while all other provisions of Chapter 1010 apply. Three limits come from paragraph (9): coverage cannot exceed 25 percent of the total window area; the signs cannot be placed in a location that would block the view into the building from a public street of the clerk's or cashier's area; and under no circumstances can the total area of window signage exceed one-half the allowable area of wall signage for the affected building.

The wall signage allowance is set in the on-premises sign tables of section 1010.05. In commercial, employment, and institutional districts, the temporary sign area in section 1010.07(a)(3), a 32 square foot cap, is printed as in addition to permanent, window, or other signage allowed elsewhere in the chapter. Section 1010.03(c)(2) bars painting a sign directly on an exterior building surface, which paragraph (9) does not extend to windows. A window sign that uses a dynamic display, in whole or in part, falls under the operating standards of section 1010.10, starting with the 12 second minimum duration, and section 1010.03(c)(8) prohibits flashing signs.