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IA Code § 306B.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 306B - OUTDOOR ADVERTISING ALONG INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS|Section 306B.3 - Rules.

306B.3 Rules.   The department shall promulgate and enforce rules consistent with the safety of the traveling public and in compliance with national policy governing the erection, maintenance, and frequency of advertising devices within six hundred sixty feet of the edge of the right-of-way of the interstate system which are authorized by this chapter and which are outside of commercial and industrial zones designated in section 306B.2, subsection 4.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §306B.3]
IA Code § 306B.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 306B - OUTDOOR ADVERTISING ALONG INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS|Section 306B.4 - Purchase of existing signs.

306B.4 Purchase of existing signs.   The department shall acquire by purchase, gift, or condemnation all advertising devices existing on May 21, 1965, which violate the provisions of this chapter or which fail to conform to rules promulgated by the said department under this chapter and all rights and interests of all persons in and to such devices; except that in instances involving any authorized device which fails to conform to rules, the said department shall give notice to the owner of the device and to the owner of the land on which the device is located and shall give the owner and landowner time to conform to such rules as provided in section 306B.5 before proceeding as directed in this section. The provisions of chapters 6A and 6B shall be applicable to any such condemnation and the said department shall have the right to take immediate possession of and remove such devices under the procedures of section 6B.25.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §306B.4]
IA Code § 306B.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 306B - OUTDOOR ADVERTISING ALONG INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS|Section 306B.5 - Removal after notice.

306B.5 Removal after notice.   Any advertising device erected or maintained adjacent to any interstate system after May 21, 1965 in violation of this chapter or the rules promulgated by the department, is a public nuisance and may be removed by the department upon thirty days’ notice, by certified mail, to the owner of the advertising device and to the owner of the land on which the advertising device is located. The notice shall require such owners to remove the advertising device if it is prohibited or to cause it to conform to this chapter or rules promulgated by the department if it is not prohibited.   1. If the owner of the advertising device or the landowner fails to act within thirty days as required in the notice, the advertising device shall be deemed to be forfeited and the department may enter upon the land and remove the advertising device. Such entry after notice, shall not be deemed a trespass and the department may be aided by injunction to abate the nuisance and to insure peaceful entry.   2. The cost of removal, including fees, costs and expenses which arise out of an action brought by the department to insure peaceful entry and removal, may be assessed against the owner of the advertising device. If the owner of the advertising device fails to pay the fees, costs, or expenses within thirty days after assessment, the department may commence an action to collect the fees, costs, or expenses, which when collected shall be paid into the “highway beautification fund”.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §306B.5]  83 Acts, ch 186, §10067, 10201  Referred to in §306B.4, 306C.10  Nuisances in general, chapter 657
IA Code § 306B.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 306B - OUTDOOR ADVERTISING ALONG INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS|Section 306B.6 - Misdemeanor.

306B.6 Misdemeanor.   Whoever erects or maintains an advertising device in violation of this chapter or in violation of rules and regulations promulgated by the department under this chapter shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §306B.6]
IA Code § 306B.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 306B - OUTDOOR ADVERTISING ALONG INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS|Section 306B.7 - Federal agreements.

306B.7 Federal agreements.   The department may enter into agreements with the secretary of commerce of the United States concerning the erection, maintenance, regulation, location, frequency and related matters of advertising devices permitted under this chapter.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §306B.7]
IA Code § 306B.8 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 306B - OUTDOOR ADVERTISING ALONG INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS|Section 306B.8 - Funds accepted.

306B.8 Funds accepted.   The department may accept any allotment of funds by the United States or any department or agency thereof appropriated under Tit. 23 U.S.C. or amendments thereto to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §306B.8]
IA Code § 306C.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 306C - JUNKYARD BEAUTIFICATION AND BILLBOARD CONTROL|Section 306C.1 - Definitions.

306C.1 Definitions.   For the purposes of this subchapter unless the context otherwise requires:   1. “Department” means the state department of transportation.   2. “Interstate highway” includes “interstate road” and “interstate system” and means any highway of the national highway system at any time officially designated as a part of the national system of interstate and defense highways by the department and approved by the appropriate authority of the federal government.   3. “Junk” means old or scrap copper, brass, rope, rags, batteries, paper, trash, rubber debris, waste, or junked, dismantled, or wrecked automobiles, or parts of automobiles, or iron, steel, or other old or scrap ferrous or nonferrous material.   4. “Junkyard” means an establishment or place of business which is maintained, operated, or used primarily for storing, keeping, buying, or selling junk; and the term includes garbage dumps, sanitary fills, and automobile graveyards.   5. “National highway system” means the network designated by the federal highway administration in consultation with the state department of transportation, which consists of interconnected urban and rural principal arterials and highways that serve major population centers, ports, airports, public transportation facilities, other intermodal transportation facilities, and other major travel destinations; meet national defense requirements; and serve interstate and interregional travel.  [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §306C.1]  2003 Acts, ch 8, §1; 2014 Acts, ch 1123, §2, 3; 2016 Acts, ch 1011, §121  Referred to in §555B.1
IA Code § 306C.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 306C - JUNKYARD BEAUTIFICATION AND BILLBOARD CONTROL|Section 306C.2 - Junkyards prohibited — exceptions.

306C.2 Junkyards prohibited — exceptions.   A person shall not establish, operate, or maintain a junkyard, any portion of which is within one thousand feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of any highway on the national highway system, except:   1. Those which are screened by natural objects, plantings, fences, or other appropriate means obscuring them from view from the main-traveled portion of the highway.   2. Those located within areas which are zoned for industrial use under authority of law.   3. Those located within unzoned industrial areas which areas shall be determined from actual land uses and defined by regulations to be promulgated by the department under the provisions of chapter 17A in accordance with the standards, criteria, and rules and regulations promulgated under authority of Tit. 23, United States Code.   4. Those which are not visible from the main-traveled portion of the highway.  [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §306C.2]  2003 Acts, ch 8, §2; 2014 Acts, ch 1123, §4  Referred to in §306C.6
IA Code § 306C.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 306C - JUNKYARD BEAUTIFICATION AND BILLBOARD CONTROL|Section 306C.3 - Junkyards lawfully in existence.

306C.3 Junkyards lawfully in existence.   1. Any junkyard located outside a zoned or unzoned industrial area lawfully in existence on July 1, 1972, which is within one thousand feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way and visible from the main-traveled portion of any highway on the interstate system shall be screened, if feasible, by the department, or by the owner under rules and direction of the department, at locations on the highway right-of-way or in areas acquired for such purposes outside the right-of-way in order to obscure the junkyard from the main-traveled way of such highways.   2. Any junkyard located outside a zoned or unzoned industrial area lawfully in existence on July 1, 2014, which is within one thousand feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way and visible from the main-traveled portion of any noninterstate highway which is on the national highway system shall be screened, if feasible, by the department, or by the owner under rules and direction of the department, at locations on the highway right-of-way or in areas acquired for such purposes outside the right-of-way in order to obscure the junkyard from the main-traveled way of such highways.  [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §306C.3]  2003 Acts, ch 8, §3; 2014 Acts, ch 1123, §5  Referred to in §306C.6
IA Code § 306C.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 306C - JUNKYARD BEAUTIFICATION AND BILLBOARD CONTROL|Section 306C.4 - Requirements as to screening.

306C.4 Requirements as to screening.   The department may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A governing the location, planting, construction, and maintenance of screening or fencing required by this chapter including materials to be used. However, such rules shall be in accordance with the standards, criteria and rules promulgated under authority of Tit. 23, United States Code.  [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §306C.4]
IA Code § 306C.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 306C - JUNKYARD BEAUTIFICATION AND BILLBOARD CONTROL|Section 306C.5 - Acquisition of land for screening or removal.

306C.5 Acquisition of land for screening or removal.   When the department determines that it is in the best interests of the state, it may acquire by gift, purchase, exchange, or condemnation, as provided by law, such property or rights or interests in property as may be necessary to provide adequate screening for junkyards. When the department determines that the topography of the land adjoining the highway will not permit adequate screening, or screening would not be economically feasible, the department may acquire such property or rights or interests in property as may be necessary to secure the relocation, removal, or disposal of the junkyard, and shall pay the cost of such relocation, removal, or disposal, with federal participation. However, no plan for relocation, removal, or disposal which qualifies for federal participation shall be undertaken unless the department has received notification from the federal government that the federal share to be paid is immediately available for that purpose.  [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §306C.5]
IA Code § 306C.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 306C - JUNKYARD BEAUTIFICATION AND BILLBOARD CONTROL|Section 306C.6 - Nuisance — injunction.

306C.6 Nuisance — injunction.   Any junkyard which does not conform to the requirements of this subchapter and which is not excepted under section 306C.2 or 306C.3, is a public nuisance. The department may apply for an injunction to abate any nuisance arising from a violation of the provisions of this subchapter or rules adopted pursuant to this subchapter.  [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §306C.6]  2016 Acts, ch 1011, §121  Nuisances in general, chapter 657
IA Code § 306C.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 306C - JUNKYARD BEAUTIFICATION AND BILLBOARD CONTROL|Section 306C.7 - Interpretation.

306C.7 Interpretation.   Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to abrogate or affect the provisions of any lawful ordinance, regulation, or resolution, which are more restrictive than the provisions of this subchapter.  [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §306C.7]  2016 Acts, ch 1011, §121
IA Code § 306C.8 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 306C - JUNKYARD BEAUTIFICATION AND BILLBOARD CONTROL|Section 306C.8 - Agreements with the United States authorized.

306C.8 Agreements with the United States authorized.   The department may enter into agreements with the United States secretary of transportation as provided by Tit. 23, United States Code, relating to control of junkyards in areas adjacent to the interstate system, and take action in the name of the state to comply with the terms of such agreements.  [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §306C.8]  2003 Acts, ch 8, §4
IA Code § 306C.9 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 306C - JUNKYARD BEAUTIFICATION AND BILLBOARD CONTROL|Section 306C.9 - Compensation.

306C.9 Compensation.   Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as permitting the taking of private property or the restriction of the reasonable and existing uses of such property without just compensation and in accordance with the provisions of chapter 6B and Tit. 23, United States Code.  [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §306C.9]  2016 Acts, ch 1011, §121
IA Code § 306C.12 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 306C - JUNKYARD BEAUTIFICATION AND BILLBOARD CONTROL|Section 306C.12 - None visible from highway.

306C.12 None visible from highway.   An advertising device shall not be constructed or reconstructed beyond the adjacent area in unincorporated areas of the state if it is visible from the main-traveled way of any primary highway except for advertising devices permitted in section 306C.11, subsections 1 and 2. Any advertising device permitted beyond an adjacent area in unincorporated areas of the state shall be subject to the applicable permit provisions of section 306C.18.  [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §306C.12]  2006 Acts, ch 1068, §2; 2014 Acts, ch 1123, §8
IA Code § 306C.14 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 306C - JUNKYARD BEAUTIFICATION AND BILLBOARD CONTROL|Section 306C.14 - Existing signs — six-year limit.

306C.14 Existing signs — six-year limit.   Any advertising device lawfully in existence in an adjacent area on July 1, 1972, which does not conform with the provisions of this subchapter, shall be required to be brought into conformity or removed within six years after July 1, 1972. Any advertising device lawfully erected after said date which subsequently becomes nonconforming, shall be required to be brought into conformity or removed within five years after the date the nonconformity occurs. However, no advertising device shall be acquired or be required to be removed pursuant to this subchapter unless the department has received notification from the federal government that the federal share of just compensation to be paid is immediately available to contribute to the cost of acquisition or removal; this requirement shall not apply to the acquisition or removal of advertising devices for which no federal share is payable.  [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §306C.14]  2016 Acts, ch 1011, §121  Referred to in §306C.24
IA Code § 306C.15 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 306C - JUNKYARD BEAUTIFICATION AND BILLBOARD CONTROL|Section 306C.15 - Acquisition of signs.

306C.15 Acquisition of signs.   The department shall acquire by purchase, gift, or condemnation, and shall pay just compensation upon the removal of any of the following advertising devices which are not in conformity with the provisions of this subchapter:   1. Advertising devices lawfully in existence on July 1, 1972.   2. Advertising devices lawfully in existence on land adjoining any highway made an interstate, freeway primary, or primary highway after July 1, 1972.   3. Advertising devices lawfully erected on or after July 1, 1972, but which subsequently become nonconforming.   4. Any advertising device erected on the mistaken or negligent advice of any official or employee of the state of Iowa as to the interpretation, effect, or operation of this subchapter, chapter 306B, or rules promulgated by the department.  [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §306C.15]  2016 Acts, ch 1011, §121  Referred to in §306C.16, 306C.18
IA Code § 306C.16 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 306C - JUNKYARD BEAUTIFICATION AND BILLBOARD CONTROL|Section 306C.16 - Compensation.

306C.16 Compensation.   Compensation required by section 306C.15 or 306C.24 shall be paid for the following:   1. The taking from the owner of such advertising device of all right, title, leasehold, and interest in such advertising device.   2. The taking from the owner of real property on which an advertising device is located, of the right to erect and maintain such advertising devices upon that real property.  [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §306C.16]  89 Acts, ch 317, §24  Referred to in §306C.24
IA Code § 306C.17 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 306C - JUNKYARD BEAUTIFICATION AND BILLBOARD CONTROL|Section 306C.17 - Condemnation.

306C.17 Condemnation.   The provisions of chapters 6A and 6B shall be applicable to any such condemnation commenced pursuant to this subchapter, and the department may take immediate possession of and remove such advertising devices under the procedures of section 6B.25.  [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §306C.17]  2016 Acts, ch 1011, §121
IA Code § 306C.18 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 306C - JUNKYARD BEAUTIFICATION AND BILLBOARD CONTROL|Section 306C.18 - Permit required.

306C.18 Permit required.   The owner of every advertising device regulated by this chapter, except signs and advertising devices excepted by section 306C.11, subsections 1, 2, and 5, and official signs erected by public officers or agencies, shall be required to make application to the department for a permit.   1. The application for a permit shall be on a form provided by the department and shall contain the name and address of the owner of the advertising device and the name and address of the owner of the real property on which it is located; the date of its erection; a description of its location; its dimensions; and such other information required by the department, together with a permit fee as provided in this section or rule adopted by the department.   2. After July 1, 1972, no new advertising device for which an application for a permit is required may be erected without first obtaining a permit from the department, except in the case of advertising devices lawfully in existence in areas adjacent to any highway made an interstate, freeway primary, or primary highway after July 1, 1972. The owner shall be required to make application for a permit as provided for in this section within thirty days after the date the said highway acquired said designation.   3. Upon receipt of an application containing all the required information in due form and properly executed together with the fee required, the department shall issue a permit to be affixed to the advertising device if the advertising device will not violate any provision of this subchapter or chapter 306B, or any rule promulgated by the department, provided that in the case of advertising devices to be acquired pursuant to section 306C.15, a provisional permit shall be issued.   4. The fee for both types of permits for calendar years 1997 and 1998 shall be one hundred dollars for the initial fee and fifteen dollars for each annual renewal for signs up to three hundred seventy-five square feet in area, twenty-five dollars for each annual renewal for signs at least three hundred seventy-six, but not more than nine hundred ninety-nine, square feet in area, and fifty dollars for each annual renewal for signs one thousand square feet or more in area. Beginning January 1, 1999, fees shall be as determined by rule by the department. The fees collected for the above permits shall be credited to the highway beautification fund created in section 306C.11, subsection 5, and all salaries and expenses incurred in administering this chapter shall be paid from this fund or from specific appropriations for this purpose, except that surveillance of, and removal of, advertising devices performed by regular maintenance personnel are not to be charged against the fund.  [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §306C.18]  91 Acts, ch 176, §1; 96 Acts, ch 1218, §34; 97 Acts, ch 104, §3; 2006 Acts, ch 1068, §3; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §74; 2016 Acts, ch 1011, §121  Referred to in §306C.12, 306C.24
IA Code § 306C.19 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 306C - JUNKYARD BEAUTIFICATION AND BILLBOARD CONTROL|Section 306C.19 - Removal after notice.

306C.19 Removal after notice.   Any advertising device erected or maintained after July 1, 1972, in violation of this subchapter or the rules promulgated by the department, is a public nuisance and may be removed by the department upon thirty days’ notice, by certified mail, to the owner of the advertising device and to the owner of the land on which the advertising device is located. The notice shall require such owners to remove the advertising device if it is prohibited, or to cause it to conform to this subchapter or rules promulgated by the department if it is not prohibited.   1. If the owner of the advertising device or the landowner fails to act within thirty days as required in the notice, the advertising device shall be deemed to be forfeited and the department may enter upon the land and remove the advertising device. Such entry after notice, shall not be deemed a trespass and the department may be aided by injunction to abate the nuisance and to insure peaceful entry.   2. The cost of removal, including fees, costs and expenses which arise out of an action brought by the department to insure peaceful entry and removal, may be assessed against the owner of the advertising device. If the owner of the advertising device fails to pay the fees, costs, or expenses within thirty days after assessment, the department may commence an action to collect the fees, costs, or expenses, which when collected shall be paid into the highway beautification fund.  [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §306C.19]  83 Acts, ch 186, §10068, 10201; 2016 Acts, ch 1011, §121  Nuisances in general, chapter 657
IA Code § 306C.20 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 306C - JUNKYARD BEAUTIFICATION AND BILLBOARD CONTROL|Section 306C.20 - Bonus funds agreements.

306C.20 Bonus funds agreements.   The department shall enter into agreements with the duly constituted federal authorities in order to secure for the state all bonus federal funds allotted and appropriations to the state and to avoid loss or reduction, under 23 U.S.C. §131, of federal aid funds apportioned or to be apportioned to the state under 23 U.S.C. §104. The department may accept funds from whatever source, including any allotment of funds by the United States, or any of its departments or agencies, appropriated to carry out the purposes of 23 U.S.C. §131. The department shall take such steps as may be necessary to obtain from the United States or any of its departments or agencies, funds allotted and appropriated for the purpose of paying the federal share of just compensation to be paid to advertising device owners and owners of the real property under the terms of this chapter and 23 U.S.C. §131(g). All moneys received pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be deposited in the highway beautification fund.  [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §306C.20]  2010 Acts, ch 1061, §51