Advertising.
Saint Paul Legislative Code, App. I, § 21
in effectSection 21. - Advertising.
The company shall limit advertising to one-third (⅓) of the area of the vertical surface of the shelter. All advertising panels shall not be larger than four (4) feet by six (6) feet in dimension, except for specially designed artwork on shelters that provides additional revenue and is approved on a case by case basis by the director of public works or designee. The company shall not permit obscene, immoral or indecent advertising or political advertising of any character. The company shall not allow more than sixty (60) percent of the company's combined total advertising space on all shelters in the city to alcoholic beverage products at any time. There shall be no tobacco products advertised in accordance with state and federal laws. The company, in accepting this franchise, agrees to remove any advertising which the council determines to be inappropriate to the particular location or surroundings of the shelter or inappropriate as a use of the public street right-of-way. The company shall provide equal access to all advertisers at reasonable rates. The company shall, upon notice, remove any advertisement of a private company or a commercial product or service that has been placed or displayed on a shelter on the same street and within one (1) city block of any property owned or leased by a company which is in competition with, or which, as its principal and primary business, markets a product or service which is advertised.
The city has the right to use up to five (5) percent of the advertising panels for their own departmental public service announcements with a sixty (60) day advance notice and such space shall be subject to availability. City's announcement posters may be rotated to different locations as panels are sold to advertisers. City will provide franchisee with announcement posters ready to install.
Advertising may be placed on shelters only in accordance with the Saint Paul Zoning Ordinances.
(Ord. No. 17237, § 21, 5-9-85; C.F. No. 95-516, § 21, 6-7-95; C.F. No. 05-457, § 21, 6-8-05)
Source: City of Saint Paul, Minnesota, City Charter, Legislative Code and Administrative Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mn/st._paul/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIILECO_AP_APXIBUSTSHFR_S21ADFetched: 11/1/2026