# Sign Regulations in Rogers, Minnesota

Sign permit rules, size and height limits, setbacks, and ordinance citations for Rogers, Minnesota, compiled by PermitPal from the jurisdiction's published municipal code.

- **Jurisdiction:** Rogers, Minnesota (MN)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/minnesota/rogers
- **Data last verified:** 2025-05-08
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/MN/Rogers/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=CH113SI)

## At a glance

Rogers, Minnesota regulates 14 sign types across 10 zoning districts. Freestanding Signs in the TTC traditional town center sign overlay district (B-1, L-1, R-2 on certain streets) zoning district are capped at 6 ft tall and 16 sq ft, with a 1 ft from property line; clear vision area needed setback (Sec. Sec. 113-9, Table One; Notes c/d). Most commercial signs in Rogers require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (10 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| R residential sign overlay district (R-2) | 2 | 6 ft | 6 sq ft | — |
| RMI residential, multifamily and institutional sign overlay district (AG, AG-PUD, R-2, R-3, R-4, city parks and facilities, nonresidential uses in R-2 through R-4) | 3 | 8 ft | 60 sq ft | — |
| TTC traditional town center sign overlay district (B-1, L-1, R-2 on certain streets) | 5 | 12 ft | 48 sq ft | — |
| CB community business sign overlay district (B-1) | 4 | 12 ft | 100 sq ft | — |
| RB regional business sign overlay district (B-1, B-2, B-3, B-C) | 3 | 15 ft | 100 sq ft | — |
| IG industry general sign overlay district (I-1, SI, south of I-94, north of I-94 and west of Highway 101) | 3 | 6 ft | 60 sq ft | — |
| ILS industry large site sign overlay district (I-1, SI, north of I-94 and east of Highway 101) | 3 | 8 ft | 120 sq ft | — |
| SI special industrial zoning district | 2 | — | 680 sq ft | — |
| AG, AG-PUD, R-3, R-4, B-1, B-2, B-3, B-C, L-1, I-1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 5 | No part <8 ft or >12 ft above grade | 40 sq ft | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 10 zones)

### TTC traditional town center sign overlay district (B-1, L-1, R-2 on certain streets)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | 12 ft | 48 sq ft | — | — | One per street frontage | On building wall | — | Sec. 113-9, Table One; Sec. 113-4 |
| Projecting Sign | Up to 2 ft above roofline; minimum 8 ft above grade | 12 sq ft | 4 ft projection from wall | — | — | Perpendicular to wall, or under soffit/overhang | — | Sec. 113-9, Table One; Sec. 113-1 (Projecting sign definition) |
| Freestanding Sign | 6 ft | 16 sq ft | — | 1 ft from property line; clear vision area needed | One per site | On property frontage facing street | — | Sec. 113-9, Table One; Notes c/d |
| Auxiliary Sign (Wall or Freestanding) | 4 ft | 6 sq ft | — | — | — | On building wall or separate freestanding structure | — | Sec. 113-9, Table One |
| Portable Sign | — | 6 sq ft | — | — | One per parcel | On parcel without freestanding sign; may be in right-of-way with encroachment permit | — | Sec. 113-14(a) |

### CB community business sign overlay district (B-1)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign | — | 100 sq ft | — | — | One per street frontage | On building wall | — | Sec. 113-9, Table One; Sec. 113-4 |
| Freestanding Sign | 12 ft | 60 sq ft | — | 1 ft setback; clear vision area | One per site | On property frontage | — | Sec. 113-9, Table One; Notes c/d |
| Auxiliary Sign (Wall or Freestanding) | 4 ft | 6 sq ft | — | — | — | On building wall or separate freestanding structure | — | Sec. 113-9, Table One |
| Portable/Balloon Sign | — | 30 sq ft | — | — | One per parcel | On parcel | — | Sec. 113-14(b) |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Service Area Canopy Sign | — | 25 sq ft per canopy edge facing street | — | — | — | Each edge of service area canopy facing street | — | Sec. 113-11(a) |
| Awning or Sun Canopy Sign | No part <8 ft or >12 ft above grade | — | — | — | — | On awning/canopy | — | Sec. 113-11(b) |
| Subdivision Identification Sign | 5 ft | 32 sq ft | — | — | One per entrance | At entrance of subdivision, in outlots | — | Sec. 113-11(d) |
| Banner (Building Frontage < 400 linear ft) | — | 40 sq ft | — | — | Max 2 per business | Affixed to principal/accessory building or structure; not above cornice/parapet | — | Sec.113-13(a)-(d) |
| Banner (Building Frontage >= 400 linear ft) | — | 7% of wall area, up to a max 200 sq ft | — | — | Max 2 per business | Affixed to principal/accessory building or structure; not above cornice/parapet | — | Sec.113-13(b)-(d) |

## Prohibited signs in Rogers

- Signs with moving or swinging parts, except for projection signage.
- Flashing signs, except when used to provide primarily time and temperature or other public service information and not to exceed 25 percent of the area of the sign face.
- Roof signs, a sign mounted on the roof of a building or on a parapet wall.
- Off-premises, billboard or advertising signs, or any sign that directs attention to a business, service, product or event not related to or on the premises where the sign is located, except as permitted in the SI special industrial zoning district and through sections 113-13 and 113-14.
- Any sign not constructed, wired, assembled, attached or supported in conformance with applicable building or other codes and regulations.
- Pennants, streamers, strings of lights, searchlights, flags of other than a political jurisdiction, beacons or any other similar signs, except as permitted through sections 113-13 and 113-14.
- Any sign not specifically permitted in this chapter.
- Any signage placed in the right-of-way will be immediately removed by the city, and no reimbursement will be given for damage.
- Backlighting is not a permitted method of sign illumination.
- Signage on a single pole is prohibited.
- Signs on wheels and signage on trucks or other vehicles that are not parked in a parking lot or that are parked for the sole purpose of off-site advertising are prohibited.

## Signs exempt from permit in Rogers

- Official public notices or warning signs required by local, state or federal law, including, but not limited to, traffic control and other regulatory purpose signs.
- Any sign located inside a building that is not legible from more than three feet beyond the property line of the parcel or lot the sign is located on.
- Religious symbols or works of art that do not contain a commercial message.
- Any temporary for sale or for rent sign that advertises the sale or rental of personal property or residential premises upon which the sign is located, as long as the sign is not illuminated and does not exceed 24 square feet in area or four feet in height, or the height permitted for an auxiliary sign in that sign district, if greater.
- Any political or noncommercial sign in compliance with the standards of Minn. Stats. § 211B.045, and any political or noncommercial sign in the residential or residential, multifamily and institutional sign overlay districts outside of the regulated period, provided such signs do not exceed six square feet, not extending more than six feet above grade at the base and limited to one wall sign or freestanding sign per street frontage. In all other sign overlay districts, any sign display or device allowed under this section may contain any otherwise lawful political or noncommercial message that does not direct attention to a business operated for profit, or to a commodity or service for sale, and that complies with the size, height and lighting requirements of this section.
- Any sign placed within the right-of-way of a roadway with the permission and approval of the roadway authority.
- Any nonilluminated project information sign not exceeding 64 square feet in area and 12 feet in height and removed upon building occupancy.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- Adjustments to the requirements and standards for the height, number, type, lighting, area or location of a sign or signs may be approved through the site plan review process, provided certain criteria are met (Sec. 113-12).
- Proposed changes to sign allowances beyond the scope of permitted adjustments must be processed according to the variance or planned unit development requirements of the zoning ordinances (Sec. 113-12(d)).
- Sign permit is required for painting, construction, erection, remodeling, relocation, or expansion of any sign (Sec. 113-7), except for routine maintenance.
- A temporary permit application and a map of signage locations are required for certain types of off-premises temporary signage (Sec. 113-14(f)(3)).

## Full detail

This page publishes an overview of every zoning district plus a sample of 3 districts in full. Complete zone-by-zone requirements for all 10 zoning districts in Rogers — every sign type, every field — are available with a free PermitPal account: https://app.permitpal.io/?address=Rogers+MN&override=true&utm_source=landing&utm_medium=city-page&utm_campaign=city-rogers

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