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1st Reading: 3/ 1 <br />4/ 1 <br />1 <br />Publication: 4/ 1 <br />9/ 1 <br />1 <br />i Reading: 4/ 1 <br />1/ 1 <br />1 <br />Effective: 5/ 1 <br />9/ 1 <br />1 <br />Council Member O' Donnell <br />moved for adoption of the following ordinance: <br />CITY OF LINO LAKES <br />ORDINANCE NO. 08-11 <br />AMENDING CHAPTER 1010 OF THE CITY CODE RELATING TO THE <br />REGULATION OF SIGNS IN ELECTION YEARS <br />The City Council of the City of Lino Lakes, Minnesota does ordain: <br />Section 1 Findings <br />1. Chapter 1010 of the Lino Lakes City Code of Ordinances regulates signage. <br />2. MN Statute 211B.045 governs noncommercial signs in years with state elections, which are <br />in even -numbered years. However, city elections occur in odd -numbered years, so that <br />statute does not cover city election years. <br />3. Political campaign signs are a form of noncommercial speech and sign regulations <br />must not regulate signage based on the content of the signs. <br />Section 2 Chapter 1010 Amended <br />Chapter 1010 of the City Code is hereby amended as indicated below. Text to be added is <br />underlined, text to be deleted is in strikethrough. <br />§1010.006 GENERAL REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL DISTRICTS <br />(13) Signs in Election Years: In state general election years, the provisions of <br />Minnesota Statute 211B.045, as amended, shall apply. Notwithstanding other provisions <br />of this chapter regulating the allowed size or number of signs, in city election years all <br />temporary noncommercial signs of any size may be posted in any number without a <br />permit from 30 days before the city election until ten days following the city <br />election. Other requirements of this chapter, including those regarding the location of <br />signs, shall continue to apply. <br />(13) Campaign Signs. <br />(a) State General Election years: In a state general election year, the size <br />