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Council committee approves sign-code changes and a temporary pause on new billboards
Summary
The Business, Housing & Zoning Committee on Nov. 13 approved revisions to the sign code to ease permitting for painted-wall and skyway signs, allow new sign types and temporarily prohibit new billboards and conversions to digital while staff crafts a revenue-sharing policy; an amendment preserves conversion rights in one downtown district.
The Minneapolis Business, Housing & Zoning Committee voted Nov. 13 to advance a comprehensive amendment to the city's sign code that increases flexibility for on-premises signs and pauses the construction of new off-premises billboards and conversions of static displays to digital while staff develops a new policy framework.
CPED planner Sarah Roman said the changes ease permitting for painted-wall signs, expand allowances for skyway and nonprimary-wall signage, allow limited temporary art and building-wrap signs, and…
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