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Maplewood council to bring sign‑ordinance amendments into alignment with Richmond Heights; city attorney cites First Amendment time/place/manner limits
Summary
Council discussed amending Chapter 6, Advertising, Article 2 (Signs) to align election‑sign timeframes with neighboring Richmond Heights, clarify election‑season definitions, and consider an emergency clause so changes take effect before an upcoming school‑board election.
Maplewood City Council members discussed proposed amendments to Chapter 6, Advertising, Article 2 (Signs) during a Jan. 14 work session and asked staff to bring the ordinance forward for formal readings. The change is intended to align Maplewood’s timelines for election signage with adjacent Richmond Heights, which shares a school district and election contests.
Council members said parity matters because candidates running for the shared Richmond Heights‑Maplewood school board would otherwise have different sign‑display windows in the two municipalities. One council member summarized the goal as ensuring that a…
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