Sign Regulations in Minnesota (2026)
29 rules on the books across Minnesota, 12 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Political Signs
Rules for posting political campaign signs on your property, including size limits, how early you can put them up, and when they must come down.
Minnesota: statewide
StatewideFew RestrictionsMinnesota Statute 211B.045 preempts municipal regulation of noncommercial signs during a defined election window. From…
Read full rule →Anoka County
Some RestrictionsUnder Minn. Stat. 211B.045, noncommercial signs of any size may be posted in any number from 46 days before the state…
Read full rule →Carver County
Some RestrictionsCarver County lets residents post noncommercial and political signs of any size, overriding the county's usual permit…
Read full rule →Dakota County
Some RestrictionsMinnesota law bars cities from restricting the size or number of noncommercial signs, including political signs, from…
Read full rule →Ramsey County
Some RestrictionsRamsey County sets no sign rule, but Minnesota law overrides city limits during elections: Minn. Stat. 211B.045 lets…
Read full rule →Minneapolis
Few RestrictionsMN Stat 211B.045 preempts local regulation of noncommercial political signs on private property from 46 days before the…
Read full rule →Saint Paul
Few RestrictionsSaint Paul allows political signs on private property subject to First Amendment protections. Minnesota law (MN…
Read full rule →Scott County
Few RestrictionsMinnesota law strongly protects political signs. Under MN Stat. §211B.045, noncommercial signs of any size may be…
Read full rule →Wright County
Few RestrictionsMinnesota law strongly protects political signs. Under MN Stat. §211B.045, noncommercial signs of any size may be…
Read full rule →Garage Sale Signs
Where you can place signs advertising a garage or yard sale, including restrictions on utility poles, medians, and public right-of-way.
Maple Grove
Some RestrictionsMaple Grove, Minnesota lets residents post rummage sale signs without a permit, but only with the property owner's…
Read full rule →Washington County
Some RestrictionsWashington County treats a garage-sale sign as a 'yard sign' under Development Code Section 1.10(4)(C): it may go up on…
Read full rule →Woodbury
Some RestrictionsWoodbury lets garage and yard sale hosts skip a sign permit but caps them at four signs total: three off-site and one…
Read full rule →Holiday Displays
Rules for seasonal decorations, lights, inflatables, and lawn displays, including the sign-permit exemptions most codes give them and any limits on timing, size, or placement.
Digital Billboards
Rules governing digital and electronic billboards, including size limits, brightness and dwell-time standards, and the ongoing legal fight in cities like LA.
Carver County
Heavy RestrictionsCarver County outlaws digital and electronic changeable-copy signs outright. Section 154.23(D) lists 'changeable copy…
Read full rule →St Louis County
Heavy RestrictionsIn unincorporated St. Louis County, a billboard is any freestanding outdoor sign over 128 square feet, and Zoning…
Read full rule →Washington County
Heavy RestrictionsWashington County's Development Code flatly bans flashing signs, including any sign containing an electric reading…
Read full rule →Maple Grove
Significant RestrictionsMaple Grove bans off-site advertising billboards and dynamic-display signs outright, allowing electronic message…
Read full rule →Minneapolis
Significant RestrictionsMinneapolis bars new digital or electronic elements on off-premises billboards citywide, with one narrow exception…
Read full rule →Saint Paul
Significant RestrictionsDigital and dynamic-display signs in Saint Paul must sit at least 75 feet from a residential district along the road…
Read full rule →Woodbury
Significant RestrictionsWoodbury permits electronic display and reader board signs only within the sign area already allowed for freestanding…
Read full rule →Window Signs
Limits on the percentage of window area that may be covered by signs in storefronts, including transparency rules for safety visibility into businesses.
Maple Grove
Some RestrictionsPermanent window signs in Maple Grove may cover no more than 25 percent of a window's total area, and temporary…
Read full rule →Minneapolis
Some RestrictionsMinneapolis window signs can cover up to 30 percent of the window area, but can't obstruct the view into or out of the…
Read full rule →Saint Paul
Some RestrictionsTemporary window signs in most Saint Paul business districts cannot cover more than 30 percent of the store window…
Read full rule →Woodbury
Some RestrictionsWoodbury caps window signs at 30 percent of a building's total window area, with a hard ceiling of 80 square feet per…
Read full rule →Washington County
Few RestrictionsWashington County's sign rules do not reach signs painted, glued or otherwise attached directly to or visible through a…
Read full rule →Freeway-Facing Signs
Restrictions on commercial signs visible from freeways, including height, illumination, and outdoor advertising act compliance.
Minneapolis
Significant RestrictionsMinneapolis limits off-premises billboards near freeways to designated Billboard Districts along limited-access…
Read full rule →Saint Paul
Significant RestrictionsA nonconforming billboard within 330 feet of I-94 or I-35E north of I-94 that is designed to be read from the freeway…
Read full rule →Carver County
Some RestrictionsAny sign proposed along a state trunk highway or interstate in unincorporated Carver County needs more than the…
Read full rule →Washington County
Some RestrictionsWashington County prohibits nearly all signs, other than public utility warning signs, on county property or within a…
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