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	TO:ALLCANDIDATES FROM:DOLLYCOOK,COUNTYCLERK RE:POLITICALSIGNS DURINGTHELASTWEEKIHAVERECEIVEDNUMEROUSQUESTIONSABOUTPOLITICALSIGNS REGARDINGPLACEMENT,WHENTHEYCANBEPUTUPANDWHATTHERULESARE. IHAVE ACCUMULATEDTHEFOLLOWINGINFORMATION,WHICHISTOMYKNOWLEDGECOMPLETE: FIRSTANDFOREMOSTIS TOGETPERMISSIONFROMTHEPROPERTYOWNERBEFORE PLACINGYOURSIGN. MYOFFICERECEIVEDALETTERFROMTHEMICHIGANDEPARTMENTOFTRANSPORTATION PERTAININGTOPOLITICALSIGNSANDTHEIRRULESREGARDINGTHEM. "OURGENERALCRITERIAREQUIRETHATSIGNSBEMORETHAN30FEETFROMTHE EDGEOFTHEROADWAY(WHITELINE)FORHIGHWAYSWHICHDONOTHAVE BARRIERTYPE CURBS. FORHIGHWAYSWHICHDO HAVEBARRIERTYPECURBS, THESIGNSMUSTBEMORE THAN3FEETFROMTHEBACKOFTHECURB. ALSO,SIGNSMAYNOTBEWITHINCLEAR VISIONAREASATINTERSECTIONSNORMAYTHEY INTERFERE WITHSIGHTDISTANCE FORAVEHICLEATINTERSECTIONSORCOMMERCIAL DRIVEWAYS.NOSIGNSMAYBE PLACEDWITHINLIMITEDACCESSRIGHTOFWAY.OFCOURSE,ITREMAINSTHE RESPONSIBILITYOFTHECANDIDATESTOOBTAINANYNECESSARYPRIORAPPROVALFROM ABUTTINGPROPERTYOWNERSTOPLACETHESIGN.THECANDIDATESMUSTALSOASSURE THATALLSIGNSAREREMOVEDWITHIN TEN(10) DAYSAFTER THE ELECTION. POLITICALCAMPAIGNSIGNSWHICHDONOTMEETTHESECRITERIAWILLBE REMOVEDIN THEINTERESTOFSAFETY. THEYWILLBEKEPTFORAPERIODOF7DAYSAT THEDISTRICTMAINTENANCEGARAGERESPONSIBLEFORTHEIRREMOVAL,AFTERWHICH THEYWILLBEDISPOSEDOF. IFYOUAREMISSINGSIGNS,YOUMUSTCALLTHEM,THEYWILL NOTCALLYOU. THEREAREOTHERLIMITATIONSONSIGNSWITHWHICHEVERYONEMUSTCOMPLY. FOREXAMPLE,THEHIGHWAYADVERTISINGACTAPPLIESTOSIGNSPLACEDADJACENTTO THERIGHTOFWAY.ALSO,THEREARELAWSRESTRICTINGTHEPLACEMENTOFBANNERS OVERHIGHWAYS." I THECITY OFIRON MOUNTAINHASTHEIROWNORDINANCECONCERNING POLITICALSIGNS.IFSIGNSARENOTCONFORMINGTOTHISORDINANCE,THE POLICE DEPARTMENT,DPWORANYAUTHORIZEDCITY EMPLOYEEWILL REMOVEANDDISPOSE OFTHESIGNS WITHOUT NOTICE! THEORDINANCEREADSASFOLLOWS: 1)ELECTIONSIGNSSHALLNOTBEERECTEDFORTY FIVE(45)DAYSPRIORTOTHE ELECTIONTOWHICHTHESIGNPERTAINSANDSHALL BEREMOVEDWITHINTEN(10) DAYS FOLLOWINGTHATELECTION. 2)THEYSHALLNOTBEPLACEDCLOSERTHAN100FEET FROMANYPOLLINGPLACE ENTRANCE.(EVENIFWITHINTHAT100FEETISONPRIVATEPROPERTY!) 3)NOELECTIONSIGNSHALLEXCEED20SQUAREFEETINAREA. 4)NOELECTIONSIGNSHALLBEPLACEDSOASTOOBSCURETHECLEARVISIONOF DRIVERSOFVEHICLES. 5)PRIVATESIGNS PROHIBITED INRIGHT-OF-WAYANDPUBLIC EASEMENTS.NO SIGNSEXCEPTTHOSEESTABLISHEDANDMAINTAINEDBYTHECITY,COUNTY,STATEAND FEDERALGOVERNMENTSSHALLBELOCATEDIN, PROJECTINTOOROVERHANGAPUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAYORDEDICATEDPUBLICEASEMENT.(NOTE:THISWOULD INCLUDETHEBOULEYARDAREABETWEENTHE BLACKTOPANDSIDEWALKOFCITYSTREETS-SIGNSCANONLYBEONPRIVATE PROPERTY!) 6)REMOVALOFPOLITICALSIGNS:SIGNSRELATINGTOELECTIONSSHALLBE REMOVEDWITHINTEN(10)DAYSFOLLOWINGTHEELECTIONORWITHINNINETY(90) DAYSOFINSTALLATION,WHICHEVER OCCURSFIRST. ACIVIL FINECANBEIMPOSEDBYTHECITY OFIRONMOUNTAIN UNDERTHEIR CITY CODE 74.10(B) THECITY OFKINGSFORD HASORDINANCENO.128WHICHREADSASFOLLOWS: ANORDINANCETOREGULATETHEPLACINGOFSIGNSANDPOSTERSWITHINTHECITYOF

	KINGSFORD. THECITYOFKINGSFORDORDAINS: SECTION1.THEPLACINGORCAUSINGTOBEPLACED,OFSIGNSADVERTISINGACOMING EVENT,ORADVERTISINGANELECTION,ORELECTIONCAMPAIGNPOSTERS,UPON TELEPHONEPOLES,LIGHTPOLES,FENCES,BUILDINGEXTERIORS,ORANYOTHEREXTERIOR PLACEEXCEPTINGMOTORVEHICLESWITHINTHECITYOFKINGSFORD,ISHEREBY PROHIBITED. SECTION2.PROVIDED,HOWEVER,THAT,IFANYINDIVIDUAL,CORPORATIONORANY OTHERASSOCIATIONPOSTSACASHBONDWITHTHECITYCLERKINTHEAMOUNTOF TWENTY-FIVE($25)DOLLARSTOINSURETHEREMOVALOFTHESAIDSIGNSANDPOSTERS WITHINSIXTY(60)DAYSAFTERTHEEVENTORELECTIONTAKESPLACE,ORISSCHEDULED TOTAKEPLACE,THEPOSTINGOFSAIDSIGNSORPOSTERSWILL BEPERMITTEDANDTHE CASHBONDWILL BERETURNEDTOTHEPERSONWHOPOSTEDITUPONREMOVALOFTHE SIGNSORPOSTERS.FORTHEPURPOSEOFTHISORDINANCE,POLITICALPARTIESSHALLNOT BEENTITLEDTOPOSTABLANKETBONDTOCOVERALLCANDIDATESUNDERSAID POLITICALPARTY,UNLESSSUCHBONDSHALLAMOUNTTOTHESUMOF$25FOREACH CANDIDATEWHODESIRESTOHAVETHESIGNSORPOSTERSPLACEDINTHECITY. SECTION3.PROVIDEDFURTHERTHATTHECITYCOUNqiL MAYALLOWNON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONSTOPLACESIGNSANDPOSTERSWITHINTHECITYWITHOUTPOSTINGA BONDINANYSPECIFICINSTANCEUPONTHEAPPLICATIONTOANDSECURINGTHE APPROVALOFTHECITYCOUNCILANDUPONGIVINGADEQUATEASSURANCEOFTHE REMOVALOFTHESIGNSANDPOSTERSWITHINAREASONABLETIME. SECTION4.THEPURPOSEOFTHISORDINANCEISTOINSURETHECLEANLINESSOFTHECITY OFKINGSFORD. SECTION 5.ANYPERSONWHOVIOLATESTHISORDINANCESHALLBEFINEDTHESUMOF $50FOREACHOFFENSEORFIVEDAYSINJAIL,IN THEDISCRETIONOFTHECOURT. ADOPTED:March18,1968 BREITUNG TOWNSHIP-SECTION508-EXEMPTSIGNS THEFOLLOWINGSIGNSSHALLNOTEXCEEDNINESQUARE FEET ANDOTHERWISEEXEMPT FROMTHISORDINANCE:(Anysignslargerthan9squarefeetwouldneedclearancefromMr.JoeRogina, ZoningAdministratorforBreitungTownship.) PUBLICSIGNS-SIGNSOFNONCOMMERCIALNATUREANDINTHEPUBLICINTEREST, ERECTEDBYORONTHEORDEROFAPUBLICOFFICERINTHEPERFORMANCEOFOFFICIAL DUTY. POLITICALSIGNS-THOSESIGNSWHICHAREINTENDEDTOADVERTISEAPUBLIC ELECTION,INDIVIDUALACTIVELYPARTICIPATINGINSUCHANELECTION,OROTHERPUBLIC BALLOTISSUE,AREPERMITTEDONPRIVATEPROPERTYWITHTHEOWNER'S PERMISSION. ALL POLITICALAREAUTHORIZEDONLYNINETY(90)DAYSPRIORTOANYELECTION. ALL POLITICALSIGNSMUSTBEREMOVEDWITHINTEN(10) DAYSAFTERTHEELECTIONDATE ANDSHALLNOTBELOCATEDONTHEPUBLICRIGHT-OF-WAYORINTERFEREWITHTRAFFIC. IN THEC-1ANDC-2DISTRICTSPOLITICALSIGNSSHALLNOTEXCEEDTHIRTY-TWO(32) SQUAREFEET. SECTION509ANDSECTION510HAVETODOWITHTHELIGHTINGOFSIGNSAND MAINTENANCEOFSIGNS.CONTACTBREITUNGTOWNSHIPIFYOUHAVEANYCONCERNS ABOUTLIGHTINGORMAINTENANCE. CITY OF NORWAY , ASOFMONDAY,JUNE21,2004,THECITYOFNORWAYWILLCOLLECTS$25.00FEETHATIS REFUNDABLEIFSIGNSAREPICKEDUPWITHINlODAYSAFTERTHEELECTION.YOUNO LONGERNEEDWRITTENPERMISSIONFROMTHEPROPERTYOWNERBEFOREPLACINGYOUR SIGNS.CHECKWITHTHECITYIFYOUAREPLANNINGTOUSEASIGNLARGERTHANA STANDARDYARDSIGN. ANYQUESTIONS,PLEASECALL774-0988. DOLLYL.COOK DICKINSONCOUNTYCLERK

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