JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The City of Jamestown Inspection Department is issuing a reminder that no commercial signs, permanent or temporary, are allowed to be placed within the right-of-way.

The right-of-way includes City streets, avenues, and boulevards. R-O-W also includes State highways.

For more information on sign placement and who to contact, go to www.JamestownND.gov, Departments, Inspections.

City of Jamestown Municipal Code:
[Article V, Sec. 21-05-09- Unauthorized Signs, etc.]
(b) No person shall place or maintain upon any street, nor shall any public authority permit, upon
any street, any sign or signal bearing thereon any commercial or political advertising.
(d) All signs, other than official signs, signals, and markings, unauthorized hereunder, are hereby
declared to be a public nuisance and the police department is hereby empowered to remove such signs or cause them to be removed without notice.

[Sec. 1-9- General Penalty; Continuing Violations]
Violation of these ordinances is a Class B misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of up to $1,500 and/or
up to thirty (30) days in jail. (Ord. No. 523; Ord. No. 587; Ord. No. 716; Ord. No. 854; Ord. No. 1073, 3-7-94; Ord. No. 1146, 10-6-97) State law reference— Similar provisions, NDCC 1983, § 40-05-06.