Bill Text: MN HF2208 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Community destination sign program established.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-03-17 - Committee report, to adopt and re-refer to Transportation Finance [HF2208 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-HF2208-Introduced.html
1.2relating to transportation; establishing community destination sign program;
1.3amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 173.02, subdivision 16; proposing
1.4coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 160.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. [160.75] COMMUNITY DESTINATION SIGN PROGRAM.
1.7 Subdivision 1. Definition. For purposes of this section, "general retail services"
1.8means a business that sells goods or services at retail and directly to an end-use consumer.
1.9General retail services includes but is not limited to:
1.10(1) personal services;
1.11(2) repair services;
1.12(3) hardware stores;
1.13(4) lumber or building supply stores; and
1.14(5) automotive parts sellers.
1.15 Subd. 2. Program established. (a) The commissioner shall establish a community
1.16destination sign program for wayfinding to destinations or attractions of interest to the
1.17traveling public.
1.18(b) The commissioner shall establish program requirements, including but not
1.19limited to application procedures, qualifications and criteria for signage, sign placement
1.20requirements, sign design and construction specifications, and responsibility for signage
1.21costs. The commissioner may include the program in the uniform manual under section
1.22169.06, subdivision 1, or a similar engineering, procedures, or operations manual.
1.23 Subd. 3. Eligibility. (a) The community destination sign program must include as
1.24eligible attractions and destinations:
2.1(1) minor traffic generators; and
2.2(2) general retail services, as provided under paragraph (b).
2.3(b) To be eligible, a general retail service must be identified in a community
2.4wayfinding program that is (1) established by a statutory or home rule charter city, and (2)
2.5approved by the commissioner.
2.6 Subd. 4. Design. Sign design specifications established by the commissioner must
2.7allow for placement of:
2.8(1) a city name and city logo or symbol;
2.9(2) a logo for an attraction or destination identified on a sign; and
2.10(3) up to five attractions or destinations on a community destination sign assembly.
2.11EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
2.12 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 173.02, subdivision 16, is amended to read:
2.13 Subd. 16. Advertising device. "Advertising device" means any billboard, sign,
2.14notice, poster, display, or other device visible to and primarily intended to advertise and
2.15inform or to attract or which does attract the attention of operators and occupants of motor
2.16vehicles and shall include any structure erected primarily for use in connection with
2.17the display of any such device and all lighting or other attachments used in connection
2.18therewith, except "star city" signs erected under section173.085 and community
2.19destination signs erected under section 160.75.
2.20EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
2.21 Sec. 3. COMMUNITY DESTINATION SIGN PROGRAM.
2.22By December 1, 2014, the commissioner of transportation shall amend the Traffic
2.23Engineering Manual, chapter 6, section 6-8.03, to conform with the provisions established
2.24in section 1.
2.25EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
1.3amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 173.02, subdivision 16; proposing
1.4coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 160.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. [160.75] COMMUNITY DESTINATION SIGN PROGRAM.
1.7 Subdivision 1. Definition. For purposes of this section, "general retail services"
1.8means a business that sells goods or services at retail and directly to an end-use consumer.
1.9General retail services includes but is not limited to:
1.10(1) personal services;
1.11(2) repair services;
1.12(3) hardware stores;
1.13(4) lumber or building supply stores; and
1.14(5) automotive parts sellers.
1.15 Subd. 2. Program established. (a) The commissioner shall establish a community
1.16destination sign program for wayfinding to destinations or attractions of interest to the
1.17traveling public.
1.18(b) The commissioner shall establish program requirements, including but not
1.19limited to application procedures, qualifications and criteria for signage, sign placement
1.20requirements, sign design and construction specifications, and responsibility for signage
1.21costs. The commissioner may include the program in the uniform manual under section
1.22169.06, subdivision 1, or a similar engineering, procedures, or operations manual.
1.23 Subd. 3. Eligibility. (a) The community destination sign program must include as
1.24eligible attractions and destinations:
2.1(1) minor traffic generators; and
2.2(2) general retail services, as provided under paragraph (b).
2.3(b) To be eligible, a general retail service must be identified in a community
2.4wayfinding program that is (1) established by a statutory or home rule charter city, and (2)
2.5approved by the commissioner.
2.6 Subd. 4. Design. Sign design specifications established by the commissioner must
2.7allow for placement of:
2.8(1) a city name and city logo or symbol;
2.9(2) a logo for an attraction or destination identified on a sign; and
2.10(3) up to five attractions or destinations on a community destination sign assembly.
2.11EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
2.12 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 173.02, subdivision 16, is amended to read:
2.13 Subd. 16. Advertising device. "Advertising device" means any billboard, sign,
2.14notice, poster, display, or other device visible to and primarily intended to advertise and
2.15inform or to attract or which does attract the attention of operators and occupants of motor
2.16vehicles and shall include any structure erected primarily for use in connection with
2.17the display of any such device and all lighting or other attachments used in connection
2.18therewith, except "star city" signs erected under section
2.19destination signs erected under section 160.75.
2.20EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
2.21 Sec. 3. COMMUNITY DESTINATION SIGN PROGRAM.
2.22By December 1, 2014, the commissioner of transportation shall amend the Traffic
2.23Engineering Manual, chapter 6, section 6-8.03, to conform with the provisions established
2.24in section 1.
2.25EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
