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Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Right-of-way and Environment › Chapter 115 - Utility Accommodation › Rule 761-115.30 - Miscellaneous Adjustment Provisions

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(1)
Work plan compliance.
The utility owner shall complete its utility adjustment work within the time
				frame of the work plan accepted by the department. Upon completion of the work,
				the utility owner shall certify to the department that the adjustment of its
				facilities is in accordance with the accepted work plan.
(2)
Project changes prior to the
				letting.
If, prior to the letting date of the highway improvement
				project, changes to the project result in the need for additional utility
				adjustment work, the department shall furnish a revised project plan to each
				affected utility owner. The department shall clearly identify to the utility
				owner those portions of the project that have been revised. Within 60 calendar
				days after the date the department submits the revised project plan, the
				utility owner shall provide to the department a revised work plan.
(3)
Project changes after the
				letting.
If, after the letting date of the highway improvement
				project, changes to the project result in the need for additional utility
				adjustment work, the department shall notify each affected utility owner. The
				department and the owner shall agree on a revised work plan.
(4)
Work plan changes.
If a
				utility owner needs to change its work plan after its adjustment work begins,
				the utility owner shall notify the department. Once the department approves a
				modified work plan, the utility owner may make the necessary changes and
				perform the work.
(5)
Cost
				allocation.
a. If the department
				requires the adjustment of a utility facility that was originally determined,
				per the notice and work plan processes, to not need adjustment:
(1) The utility owner shall bear the cost of
				the adjustment if the work is otherwise not reimbursable.
(2) The department shall bear the reasonable
				cost of the adjustment if the work is otherwise reimbursable.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Right-of-way and Environment › Chapter 116 - Junkyard Control › Rule 761-116.2 - Junkyards Prohibited-exceptions

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(1)
Prohibitions.
a. After July 1, 1972, a person shall not
				establish, operate, or maintain a junkyard any portion of which is within the
				adjacent area.
b. After May 6,
				2015, a person shall not establish, operate, or maintain a junkyard any portion
				of which is within the adjacent area of a highway on the national highway
				system.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Right-of-way and Environment › Chapter 116 - Junkyard Control › Rule 761-116.3 - Screening or Removal

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(1)
Nonconforming junkyards.
Nonconforming junkyards which do not
				meet any of the exceptions in subrule 116.2(2) shall be screened by the
				department, if feasible, or removed by the department. However, this
				requirement is conditioned on the availability of participating federal funds
				for this purpose and a determination by the department that such funds are
				adequate for this purpose. Prior to the date of the installation of screening
				or of removal, a nonconforming junkyard may continue in existence unscreened,
				provided the portion visible to the main traveled way is not increased in
				height, width, or length. This subrule shall not abrogate any other more
				restrictive state or local law or regulation which governs the screening,
				licensing, operation or existence of the junkyard.
(2)
Owner requirements.
The
				following junkyards shall be screened or removed by the owner at no expense to
				the department:
a. Junkyards established after
				July 1, 1972, and located within the adjacent area of an interstate highway,
				but which do not meet any of the exceptions in subrule 116.2(2).
b. Junkyards established after May 6,2015,
				and located within the adj acent area of a noninterstate highway on the
				national highway system, but which do not meet any of the exceptions in subrule
				116.2(2).
c. Nonconforming
				junkyards of which portions visible to the main traveled way have increased in
				height, width, or length since the date the junkyard became nonconforming.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				  306C.3.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Right-of-way and Environment › Chapter 116 - Junkyard Control › Rule 761-116.4 - Acquisition

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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, the property or rights or interests in
				  property as may be necessary to provide adequate screening for junkyards. When
				  the department determines that screening of a junkyard will not be economically
				  feasible, the department may acquire the 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 the relocation, removal, or disposal.
				  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.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				  306C.5.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Right-of-way and Environment › Chapter 116 - Junkyard Control › Rule 761-116.5 - Screening

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Screening for each individual junkyard required to be
				  screened shall meet the standards of these rules. Where the owner is required
				  to screen, the owner shall submit a screening plan which shall be approved by
				  the department. Screening plans shall integrate the screen with the natural
				  surroundings and shall consider and make provisions to ensure reasonable access
				  to the screen for purposes of maintaining the screens required by these
				  rules.
(1)
Purpose.
Screening shall be designed to eliminate the visual impact of the junkyard
				contents by obscuring it from view from the main traveled portion of the
				highway.
(2)
Type.
Materials for use in screening and junkyards shall generally consist of natural
				objects, plantings, fences, or other appropriate means such as storage sheds,
				buildings and other similar elements.
a.
				Natural objects shall be earthen berms, rock formations, wooded areas, or other
				similar elements.
b. Plantings
				shall be shrubs and trees of such types as to provide year-round obscurement
				commensurate with local site conditions. All plant material used for screening
				shall be of a size and quantity to provide obscurement.
c. Screens shall be made of wood, metal or
				other materials commonly used in the building trade, and shall be of a height
				and type necessary to provide obscurement. Screens shall be designed to
				withstand a minimum wind load of 20 pounds per square foot and shall be of a
				permanent nature. All materials used for finishing screens shall be a
				nonreflective material which will blend with the natural surroundings.
				Screening shall not be placed so that either the screen or the maintenance of
				the screen will create or contribute to the creation of a safety hazard or
				endanger public safety or will interfere with the public's use or the
				department's maintenance of the highway.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Right-of-way and Environment › Chapter 116 - Junkyard Control › Rule 761-116.6 - Nuisance-injunction

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Any junkyard operated or maintained or which is altered,
				  changed or enlarged in violation of these rules and the Iowa Code shall be
				  considered a public nuisance. If, after written notice by certified mail to the
				  landowner and the owner of the junkyard of any such violation, the owner or
				  operator fails or refuses to comply with the terms of the notice, the
				  department may apply for an injunction to abate the nuisance.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				  306C.6.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Right-of-way and Environment › Chapter 116 - Junkyard Control › Rule 761-116.7 - Hearings and Appeals

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A person who is aggrieved by a decision of the department and
				  who is entitled to a hearing may contest the decision pursuant to 761-Chapter
				  13.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code chapter
				  17A.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Right-of-way and Environment › Chapter 116 - Junkyard Control › Rule 761-116.8 - Contact Information

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Inquiries regarding this chapter shall be directed to the
				  Advertising Management Section, Office of Traffic and Safety, Department of
				  Transportation, 800 Lincoln Way, Ames, Iowa, 50010.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections
				  306C.1 to
				  306C.9.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Right-of-way and Environment › Chapter 117 - Outdoor Advertising › Rule 761-117.2 - General Provisions

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(1)
Scope.
This chapter of rules pertains to all advertising
				devices which are visible from the main traveled way of any primary highway,
				with the following exceptions:
a. Within
				incorporated areas, this chapter does not apply to advertising devices which
				are beyond 660 feet from the nearest edge of the right-of-way.
b. This chapter does not apply to official
				traffic control devices, logo signing or tourist-oriented directional
				signing.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Right-of-way and Environment › Chapter 117 - Outdoor Advertising › Rule 761-117.5 - Location, Size and Spacing Requirements

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(1)
Advertising devices lawfully in
				existence prior to July 1, 1972.
a.
				An advertising device that was lawfully in existence prior to July 1, 1972, and
				is visible from any primary highway, including a device located beyond the
				adjacent area in unincorporated areas, may remain in existence without
				conforming to subrule 117.5(5) as long as the device otherwise conforms to all
				other applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. The permit provisions
				of rule 761-117.6(306C) apply.
b.
				If the advertising device is located in an adjacent area which is neither a
				zoned nor an unzoned commercial or industrial area, the device may remain in
				existence as described in paragraph
"a"
of this subrule only
				until such time as the device is acquired by the department. The permit issued
				for the device will be a provisional permit. See subrule 117.6(3) and rule
				761-117.9(306B,306C).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Right-of-way and Environment › Chapter 117 - Outdoor Advertising › Rule 761-117.6 - Outdoor Advertising Permits and Fees Required

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The owner of an advertising device must apply to the
				  department for an outdoor advertising permit if the device is subject to
				  subrule 117.2(1).
1. If an advertising
				device was in existence on July 1, 1972, application for a permit must have
				been made on or before July 31, 1972.
2. After July 1, 1972, the owner or an
				advertising device must obtain a permit from the department prior to the
				erection of the advertising device.
3. If an advertising device that was lawfully
				erected later becomes subject to these rules due to an event such as, but not
				limited to, a change in zoning, the establishment of a new highway or a change
				in the designation of a highway, the owner of the advertising device shall
				apply to the department for an outdoor advertising permit within 30 days after
				the event that made the device nonconforming. A nonconforming advertising
				device that complies with the permit provisions of rule 761-117.6 (306C) may
				remain in existence without being in compliance with subrule 117.5(5) as long
				as the device otherwise complies with all other applicable statutory and
				regulatory requirements.
(1)
Application.
Application for a permit shall be made in
				accordance with Iowa Code section
				306C.18.
a. A permit is required for each face of an
				advertising device; thus, a permit application must be submitted for each face.
				Three permits are required for a tri-face device if all three faces are visible
				from the main traveled way of a primary highway.
b. A copy of the current lease shall be
				submitted upon application for a permit.
c. Any intentional falsification or
				misrepresentation of information in the application or renewal process shall
				result in immediate denial or revocation of the permit.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Right-of-way and Environment › Chapter 117 - Outdoor Advertising › Rule 761-117.8 - Removal Procedures

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The department shall cause to be removed every advertising
				  device illegally erected or maintained and every abandoned sign.
(1)
Removal of illegal and abandoned
				advertising devices.
In accordance with Iowa Code sections
				306B.5 and
				306C.19, an advertising device erected or maintained in violation of Iowa Code
				chapter 306B or 306C or these rules is a public nuisance and may be removed by
				the department upon 30 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.
a. The notice shall require the
				owner of the advertising device to remove the advertising device if it is
				prohibited, or to cause it to conform to the provisions of these rules if it is
				not. The department may revoke a permit issued for the advertising device as
				part of the same notice, in which case, the notice shall be served by
				restricted certified mail or by personal service.
b. If the advertising device has not been
				removed or made to conform with the provisions of these rules, the advertising
				device is deemed to be forfeited and the department may enter upon the land and
				remove the advertising device, aided by injunction to abate the nuisance and to
				ensure peaceful entry, if necessary.
c. Costs of removal, including fees and costs
				or expenses as may arise out of any action brought by the department to ensure
				peaceful entry and removal, shall be assessed against the owner of the
				advertising device. Should the owner of the advertising device fail to pay such
				fees, costs, or expenses within 30 days after assessment, the department may
				commence an action to collect them.
d. The advertising device may be used,
				scrapped, dismantled, or otherwise destroyed or disposed of by the department
				as it sees fit.
e. No compensation
				shall be paid to the owner of any advertising device which is illegally erected
				or maintained.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Right-of-way and Environment › Chapter 117 - Outdoor Advertising › Rule 761-117.9 - Acquisition of Advertising Devices That Have Been Issued Provisional Permits

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(1) The department
				will acquire an advertising device for which a provisional permit has been
				issued only if all of the following conditions are met:
a. Acquisition is required by federal
				law.
b. All necessary federal and
				state funding is available for the purpose.
c. The permit has not been revoked.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Right-of-way and Environment › Chapter 117 - Outdoor Advertising › Rule 761-117.10 - Contested Cases

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(1) An
				applicant who has been denied an outdoor advertising permit by the department
				may contest the decision in accordance with 761-Chapter 13. The request for a
				contested case hearing shall be submitted in writing to the director of the
				traffic and safety bureau at the address in subrule 117.2(2). The request shall
				be deemed timely submitted if it is delivered or postmarked within 30 days of
				the department's mailing of the letter denying the application.
(2) The owner of an outdoor advertising
				permit which has been revoked or canceled by the department may contest the
				decision in accordance with 761-Chapter 13. The request for a contested case
				hearing shall be submitted in writing to the director of the traffic and safety
				bureau at the address in subrule 117.2(3). The request shall be deemed timely
				submitted if it is delivered or postmarked within 30 days of the owner's
				receipt of the revocation notice issued by the department.
(3) Failure to timely request a hearing on
				the denial, revocation, or cancellation of a permit is a waiver of the right to
				a hearing and a failure to exhaust administrative remedies.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Right-of-way and Environment › Chapter 118 - Logo Signing › Rule 761-118.1 - Introduction

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Logo signing consists of individual business signs attached
				  to specific service signs erected by the department within the right-of-way of
				  interstate and freeway-primary highways. The purpose of logo signing is to
				  provide specific motorist service information of interest to the traveling
				  public. Logo signing shall comply with this chapter and the "Manual on Uniform
				  Traffic Control Devices," as adopted in rule
				  761-130.1 (321). The
				  department shall perform all required installation, maintenance, removal and
				  replacement of specific service signs and business signs within the
				  right-of-way. The business signs are provided by the
				  applicants.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Right-of-way and Environment › Chapter 118 - Logo Signing › Rule 761-118.2 - Definitions

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"Business sign"
means a separate sign
				  attached to a specific service sign; the business sign shows the name, symbol
				  or trademark of a business that provides the type of motorist service
				  identified on the specific service sign.
"General service sign"
means an official
				  guide sign that identifies general road user services such as gas, food,
				  lodging and camping. This sign does not provide for the placement of business
				  signs.
"Mainline"
means the main-traveled way of an
				  interstate or a freeway-primary highway.
"Motorist service"
means one of the
				  following five types of services: gas, food, lodging, camping or
				  attraction.
"Qualified business"
means a business that
				  meets all requirements to participate in the logo signing program and meets all
				  qualifications pertaining to a particular type of motorist service without the
				  granting of an exception.
"Ramp"
means the exit lane which carries
				  decelerating traffic away from the mainline of an interstate or a
				  freeway-primary highway.
"Specific service sign"
means an official
				  guide sign that identifies one or more types of motorist services, provides
				  directional information, and has spaces for the attachment of business signs to
				  identify businesses providing those services.
"Trailblazing sign"
means a specific service
				  sign erected on the road network accessed from an interchange that has logo
				  signing; the sign directs motorists to a particular business signed on the
				  mainline and has spaces for the attachment of business signs.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Right-of-way and Environment › Chapter 118 - Logo Signing › Rule 761-118.3 - Erection and Location of Specific Service Signs and Placement of Business Signs

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(1)
General.
a. The department
				shall erect specific service signs at rural interchanges if the requirements of
				this chapter are met and sufficient space is available. The department may also
				erect specific service signs at urban, or nonrural interchanges if the
				requirements of this chapter are met and sufficient space is available. If
				sufficient space is not available for more than one specific service sign, the
				department may install a general service sign in lieu of a specific service
				sign.
b. Specific service signs
				shall be erected at an interchange only when the motorist can conveniently
				reenter the interstate or freeway-primary highway and continue in the same
				direction of travel.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Right-of-way and Environment › Chapter 118 - Logo Signing › Rule 761-118.4 - Eligibility for Placement of Business Signs on Mainline Specific Service Signs

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To qualify for placement of a business sign on a mainline
				  specific service sign, the business shall be open to the general public, shall
				  not restrict entrance based on age, and shall meet the following
				  requirements:
(1)
Discrimination prohibited.
As a condition of approval as a
				participant in the logo signing program, the applicant shall give the
				department written assurance of the business's conformity with all applicable
				laws prohibiting discrimination based on age, race, creed, color, sex, sexual
				orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion or disability, and a
				participant shall not be in breach of that assurance.
(2)
Maximum distance from
				exit.
a.
Three-mile limit of
				eligibility.
The maximum distance that a business may be located from
				the exit to qualify for a business sign shall not exceed three miles in either
				direction. The distance shall be measured from the beginning of the widening
				for the deceleration ramp at the exit to the entrance of the
				business.
b.
Limit of
				eligibility reduced to one mile.
In urban areas where the number of
				qualified businesses for a particular type of motorist service exceeds six
				within the three-mile limit, the department may reduce the maximum distance to
				one mile for that service type.
c.
Exceptions.
If there is space for additional business signs on
				a mainline specific service sign for a particular type of motorist service and
				no businesses which provide that motorist service within the limit of
				eligibility have expressed an interest to the department in the space, the
				department may grant a distance exception, in accordance with subrule
				118.4(11), to a business which provides that motorist service and is located
				within 15 miles of the exit.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Right-of-way and Environment › Chapter 118 - Logo Signing › Rule 761-118.5 - Application, Drawing, and Fees

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(1)
Application.
a. A business requesting placement of a
				business sign upon a mainline specific service sign shall submit a completed
				application form, provided by the department, along with the application fee,
				to the Advertising Management Section, Traffic and Safety Bureau, Iowa
				Department of Transportation, 800 Lincoln Way, Ames, Iowa 50010.
b. A separate application is not needed for
				the corresponding ramp business sign or trailblazing business signs. The
				department will advise the applicant what signs are required once the
				department approves the application.
c. Once the application is approved and the
				department has determined what business signs are required, the applicant shall
				furnish the department with business signs meeting department
				specifications.
d. Approved
				applications are valid for the fiscal year (July 1 to June 30) or portion
				thereof and expire on June 30. If the fees, as billed by the department, are
				paid by the business in accordance with subrule 118.5(5), the application is
				renewed on July 1.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Right-of-way and Environment › Chapter 118 - Logo Signing › Rule 761-118.6 - Business Sign Blank Specifications

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Business signs shall meet the following specifications for
				  the sign blank and shall not be installed until they are inspected and approved
				  by the department.
(1)
Mainline business sign blank.
Mainline business signs shall be
				fabricated from a rectangular sheet of aluminum, between 0.074 inches and 0.125
				inches thick, with 3-inch radius corners. Gas business signs shall be 48 inches
				wide and 36 inches high. Food, lodging, camping and attraction business signs
				shall be 60 inches wide and 36 inches high.
(2)
Ramp business sign
				blank.
Ramp business signs shall be fabricated from a rectangular
				sheet of aluminum, between 0.074 inches and 0.125 inches thick, with 2-inch
				radius corners. Gas business signs shall be 24 inches wide and 16 inches high.
				Food, lodging, camping and attraction business signs shall be 36 inches wide
				and 16 inches high.
(3)
Trailblazing business sign blank.
Trailblazing business signs
				shall be fabricated from a rectangular sheet of aluminum, between 0.074 inches
				and 0.125 inches thick, with 2-inch radius corners. All trailblazing signs
				shall be 20 inches wide and 12 inches high.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Right-of-way and Environment › Chapter 118 - Logo Signing › Rule 761-118.7 - Business Sign Face Specifications

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Business signs shall meet the following specifications for
				  the sign face and shall not be installed until they are inspected and approved
				  by the department. Businesses shall submit a proposed sign design to the
				  department for approval before proceeding with fabrication.
(1)
Design layout.
A legend
				layout or a logo layout, but not both, shall be used for the design of the
				sign's message.
a.
Legend
				layout.
A legend layout shall reflect the name of the business in
				white letters on a blue background. Recommended letter height is 10 inches on a
				mainline business sign, 4 inches on a ramp business sign, and 3 inches on a
				trailblazing business sign. The recommended number of text lines is one or two.
				Reducing the letter height or adding a third text line will reduce the
				legibility of the message.
b.
Logo layout.
A logo layout shall reflect the nationally,
				regionally, or locally known symbol or trademark of the business, using colors
				consistent with customary use of the symbol or trademark and resembling the
				business's on-premises sign. The symbol or trademark may be modified to improve
				legibility.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Right-of-way and Environment › Chapter 119 - Tourist-oriented Directional Signing › Rule 761-119.1 - Definitions

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"Destination,"
for the purpose of this
				  chapter, means a business, service, activity, or site that meets the program
				  requirements established in rule
				  761-119.3 (321).
"Primary highway,"
for the purpose of this
				  chapter, means those roads and streets both inside and outside the boundaries
				  of municipalities which are under department jurisdiction but does not include
				  an interstate highway or a freeway primary highway as defined in Iowa Code
				  section 306C.10.
"Tourist-oriented directional signing"
means
				  a system of guide signs with one or more sign panels that display the
				  identification of and directional information for an eligible
				  destination.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Right-of-way and Environment › Chapter 119 - Tourist-oriented Directional Signing › Rule 761-119.2 - General

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(1)
Conformance to MUTCD.
Tourist-oriented directional signing
				shall conform to the "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices" (MUTCD), as
				adopted in rule 761-130.1 (321).
(2)
Spacing and location.
a. Tourist-oriented directional signing shall
				be installed only when sufficient space is available. The determination of
				whether sufficient space is available is the responsibility of the department
				in accordance with the MUTCD and department policies. If the number of
				applications exceeds the capacity to accommodate all of the requests, a lottery
				drawing shall be held to determine which applications will be accepted.
				However, destinations that are already participating in the tourist-oriented
				directional signing program shall not be subject to the lottery drawing,
				provided that each applicant's participation remains in compliance with this
				chapter, including the timely payment of fees.
b. Tourist-oriented directional signing shall
				be installed in advance of the intersection where the motorist leaves the
				primary highway system to travel to the destination. However, tourist-oriented
				directional signs may be placed on a higher-classified highway to direct
				motorists onto a lower-classified highway, or on a greater-traveled highway to
				direct motorists onto a lesser-traveled highway.
c. Tourist-oriented directional signing shall
				not be placed at interchanges. If an at-grade intersection on a primary highway
				is replaced with an interchange, the intersection will no longer qualify for
				tourist-oriented directional signing. Any tourist-oriented directional signing
				previously erected shall be removed by the department.
d. If an adjacent landowner complains to the
				department about the placement of a tourist-oriented directional sign, the
				department shall attempt to reach an agreement with the landowner for
				relocating the sign. If possible, the sign shall be relocated to the least
				objectionable place.
e.
				Tourist-oriented directional signing shall not be placed within the urban area
				as established by the U.S. Census Bureau of an incorporated municipality with a
				population of 5000 or more.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Right-of-way and Environment › Chapter 119 - Tourist-oriented Directional Signing › Rule 761-119.3 - Eligibility Requirements for a Destination

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This rule describes the general requirements which a
				  destination must meet to qualify for tourist-oriented directional
				  signing.
(1)
Operational
				requirements.
a. The destination
				shall be open to the general public for a minimum of 20 hours per
				week.
b. The destination shall be
				open to the general public at least four days per week.
c. Hours of operation that are available to
				the public only by appointment, reservation, or membership shall not count
				toward meeting the minimum requirements set forth in this subrule.
d. Manufacturing plants, trucking terminals,
				distribution centers, warehouses, production facilities, and other industrial
				activities for which the general public has access but for which employees and
				contractors are the primary users shall not qualify as destinations. However,
				if the facility has developed public tours and is prepared to receive
				unscheduled visitors, the tourist signing committee may consider this
				information during the application review and make an exception to the general
				rule as set forth above.
e. Unless
				the destination is open 24 hours per day, the hours of operation shall be
				conspicuously posted on the destination premises.
f. Entrance to the destination shall not be
				restricted based on age.
g. The
				destination shall be properly licensed by all governing authorities relative to
				the nature of the activity engaged in by the destination.
h. Seasonal destinations shall be in
				operation for a minimum of four consecutive weeks.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Right-of-way and Environment › Chapter 119 - Tourist-oriented Directional Signing › Rule 761-119.5 - Application and Approval Procedure

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(1)
				Applications for tourist-oriented directional signing shall be submitted to:
				Advertising Management Section, Traffic and Safety Bureau, Iowa Department of
				Transportation, 800 Lincoln Way, Ames, Iowa 50010.
(2) The department of transportation shall
				verify compliance with the minimum requirements and develop an agenda for the
				tourist signing committee's review of applications that meet the minimum
				requirements. The department shall return to the applicant an application that
				does not meet the minimum requirements.
(3) The tourist signing committee consists of
				representatives from the economic development authority, the department of
				transportation, the department of agriculture and land stewardship, the
				department of natural resources, the department of cultural affairs, Iowa's
				tourism industry, and the outdoor advertising association for Iowa. The
				committee's responsibility is to approve or deny applications.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Right-of-way and Environment › Chapter 119 - Tourist-oriented Directional Signing › Rule 761-119.6 - Installation, Maintenance, Replacement and Removal

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(1)
Installation and maintenance of tourist-oriented directional
				signs.
Except as provided in subrule 119.6(4), the department shall
				fabricate and perform all required installation, maintenance, removal and
				replacement of tourist-oriented directional signs that are located within the
				right-of-way.
a. The department shall design
				the tourist-oriented directional sign and provide a scaled drawing of it to the
				applicant prior to sign fabrication.
b. A tourist-oriented directional sign shall
				not be installed until the applicant has paid the department the initial fee
				specified in subrule 119.6(3).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Right-of-way and Environment › Chapter 121 - Adopt-a-highway Program › Rule 761-121.2 - Information

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Information relating to the adopt-a-highway program may be
				  obtained online at
www.iowadot.gov
.
				  Assistance is available by mail from the Maintenance Bureau, Iowa Department of
				  Transportation, 800 Lincoln Way, Ames, Iowa 50010 or by telephone at
				  (515)239-1971.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Right-of-way and Environment › Chapter 121 - Adopt-a-highway Program › Rule 761-121.3 - Program Guidelines

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(1) The
				adopt-a-highway program allows individuals or groups to assume responsibility
				for performing litter pickup for a specific segment of highway.
(2) All primary roads, including interstate
				highways, under the jurisdiction of the department shall be eligible for
				participation in the adopt-a-highway program.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Right-of-way and Environment › Chapter 121 - Adopt-a-highway Program › Rule 761-121.4 - Sponsors

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(1)
Eligible sponsors.
Communities, organizations and individuals
				are eligible to participate in the adopt-a-highway program.
(2)
Ineligible sponsors.
The
				department shall not grant sponsorship of a highway section in the
				adopt-a-highway program if the sponsorship might be deemed a partisan
				endorsement by the state or have an adverse effect on the program.
(3)
Discrimination
				prohibited.
Eligible sponsors must comply with all applicable laws
				prohibiting discrimination based on age, race, creed, color, sex, sexual
				orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion or
				disability.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Right-of-way and Environment › Chapter 121 - Adopt-a-highway Program › Rule 761-121.6 - Procedure

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(1)
Application.
The adopt-a-highway webpage located on the
				department's website at
www.iowadot.gov
contains a link to an online adopt-a-highway permit application form. After a
				prospective sponsor applies online, the department will review the application
				and contact the prospective sponsor by telephone or email.
(2)
Selection.
If more than
				one individual or group applies to adopt a specific highway segment, the
				department shall determine the sponsor.
(3)
Termination.
If the
				department determines that a sponsor is not fulfilling the terms and conditions
				of the agreement, the department may terminate the sponsorship.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Right-of-way and Environment › Chapter 124 - Highway Helper Sponsorship Program › Rule 761-124.1 - Introduction and Purpose

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The department operates the highway helper sponsorship
				  program on the primary highways to keep traffic flowing by providing minor
				  breakdown assistance and aiding with traffic control at crash scenes. This
				  chapter establishes the requirements for a sponsorship for this program. The
				  purpose of this sponsorship program is to provide contributory support for the
				  primary road fund. The highway helper fleet is funded through the primary road
				  fund and provides a public service.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Right-of-way and Environment › Chapter 124 - Highway Helper Sponsorship Program › Rule 761-124.2 - Contact Information

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Information relating to the issuance of requests for
				  proposals when sponsorship opportunities become available may be obtained from
				  the Office of Traffic and Safety, Iowa Department of Transportation, 800
				  Lincoln Way, Ames, Iowa 50010, or by telephone at
				  (515)239-1296.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Right-of-way and Environment › Chapter 124 - Highway Helper Sponsorship Program › Rule 761-124.4 - General Provisions

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(1)
Program ownership and operation.
The department shall retain
				ownership and operation of the highway helper program.
(2)
Monetary contributions.
Subject to the provisions of Iowa Code chapter 23A, the department may, through
				an equitable procurement process, receive a monetary contribution from an
				approved sponsor. This monetary contribution shall be deposited into the
				primary road fund and subsequently spent for highway purposes, including the
				maintenance and operation of the highway helper sponsorship program.
(3)
Placement of signs.
Subject to the provisions of Iowa Code section
				321.253,
				the department may erect acknowledgment signs within the right-of-way along the
				main-traveled way of any interstate or freeway-primary highway patrolled by the
				highway helper vehicles.
(4)
Program discontinuance.
The department shall have the right to
				discontinue the program, or portions thereof, if the program or any component
				part of the program is found to be in violation of federal law or
				regulation.
(5)
Termination
				of sponsorship agreement.
The department shall have the right to
				terminate a sponsorship agreement for reasons, as determined by the department,
				based on safety concerns, interference with the free and safe flow of traffic,
				or a determination that the sponsorship agreement or acknowledgment sign is not
				in the public interest.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Right-of-way and Environment › Chapter 124 - Highway Helper Sponsorship Program › Rule 761-124.5 - Sponsorship Agreements

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(1)
Federal Highway Administration approval.
All sponsorship
				agreements are subject to approval by the Federal Highway
				Administration.
(2)
Qualifications.
A person, firm or entity may be eligible to
				participate as a sponsor for the program. However, the department may deny the
				proposal or application from any potential sponsor if the sponsor's
				participation might be deemed by the state as a partisan endorsement or have an
				adverse effect on the program.
(3)
Selection process.
Sponsors will be approved through a fair
				and transparent procurement process, as approved by the department, subject to
				the provisions of 761-Chapter 20.
(4)
Sponsor benefits.
Subject to terms mutually agreed upon by the department and sponsor during or
				following the procurement process, the following benefits may be offered:
a. Identification of the sponsor on
				acknowledgment signs along the interstate or freeway-primary highway, subject
				to rule
				761-124.6
				(307).
b. Placement of the
				sponsor's name and logo on a highway helper vehicle, not to exceed the
				dimension and size requirements for the particular highway helper vehicle, as
				determined by the department.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Right-of-way and Environment › Chapter 124 - Highway Helper Sponsorship Program › Rule 761-124.6 - Acknowledgment Sign Criteria

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(1)
Identification displayed.
a.
				An acknowledgment sign shall not advertise.
b. An acknowledgment sign shall not contain
				any messages, lights, symbols or trademarks that resemble any official traffic
				control device.
c. An
				acknowledgment sign shall contain the appropriate lettering to indicate
				"HIGHWAY HELPER" and may contain an identification of one sponsor.
d. The department shall review the
				acknowledgment sign proposed by the sponsor and shall have full authority to
				determine whether proposed designs from sponsors advertise or provide
				identification.
e. The department
				shall not approve any acknowledgment sign proposed by the sponsor if the sign
				might be deemed a partisan endorsement or have an adverse effect on the
				program.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Traffic Operations › Chapter 130 - Signing Manual › Rule 761-130.1 - Manual

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The "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices" (MUTCD),
				  2009 Edition with Revision Numbers 1 and 2, dated May 2012, published by the
				  U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, shall
				  constitute the manual and specifications for a uniform system of traffic
				  control devices for use upon the highways of this state.
(1) The department makes the following
				exception to the MUTCD for school zones: In Part 2, Section 2B.04, paragraph
				12, of the MUTCD, Right-of-Way at Intersections, Standard, in lieu of the
				sentence "Portable or part-time STOP or YIELD signs shall not be used except
				for emergency and temporary traffic control zone purposes," the department
				adopts the following: "Portable or part-time STOP signs may be used only in the
				following situations:
1. When necessary for
				emergency and temporary traffic control zone purposes, or
2. In school zones at appropriate school
				crosswalks.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Traffic Operations › Chapter 131 - Signing on Primary Highways › Rule 761-131.1 - Destination Signs at an Intersection

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This rule establishes the requirements and procedure for
				  placing destination signs on a primary highway at the intersection of a
				  secondary road.
(1)
Requirements.
a. A
				destination shown on a primary highway destination sign shall be one reached by
				following either the secondary road or the primary highway.
b. A secondary road destination shall not be
				located beyond the next primary highway.
c. The secondary road must be marked with
				sufficient route markers, arrows, and destination signs to guide a motorist
				through intersecting roads, winding roads and built-up areas.
d. To qualify for signing, a secondary road
				destination must be one of the following:
(1)
				Another primary highway.
(2) An
				incorporated community.
(3) An
				unincorporated village shown on the state transportation map.
(4) A publicly maintained park.
(5) A public-use or publicly owned
				airport.
(6) A historical site
				recognized and approved by the department of cultural affairs.
e. The department shall determine
				which primary highway destinations qualify for signing.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Traffic Operations › Chapter 131 - Signing on Primary Highways › Rule 761-131.2 - Erection of Signs for Numbered Business Routes

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This rule establishes signing requirements, responsibilities
				  and procedures for the erection of signs for numbered business routes.
(1)
Definition.
A business
				route is a route principally within the corporate city limits which provides
				the public a marked route through the business area of the city as an alternate
				to the regular route which bypasses the city or its congested area.
(2)
Requirements.
a. The business route must connect with the
				regular route outside the congested area or the corporate limits, but within a
				reasonable distance of those limits.
b. The route must be designated over paved
				streets and highways which are available to all types of vehicles.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Traffic Operations › Chapter 131 - Signing on Primary Highways › Rule 761-131.3 - Erection of Signs for Schools

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This rule establishes requirements and procedures for the
				  erection of signs for schools.
(1)
Requirements.
a. Signs may
				be erected for a junior college, college, university or an area community
				college.
(1) The school shall provide an
				accredited program of academic study or an approved program of technical or
				vocational training under the supervision of the state department of education
				or the state board of regents.
(2)
				The school shall have a minimum enrollment of 500 full-time students at that
				school site.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Traffic Operations › Chapter 131 - Signing on Primary Highways › Rule 761-131.4 - Erection of Camping Service Signs on Interstate Highways

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This rule establishes requirements and procedures for the
				  erection of camping service signs.
(1)
Definition.
"All-weather roads" are roads with sufficient
				surfacing so as to be passable regardless of weather conditions.
(2)
Requirements.
a. The distance of the camp facility from the
				nearest off-ramp intersection with the intersected highway or street should not
				exceed five miles via an all-weather road or street.
b. Campsites should have a minimum of 20
				spaces available for camping and parking.
c. The camping area and all facilities shall
				be available to the public 24 hours a day on a year-round basis. If a camping
				facility meets the "24 hours a day" condition but is operated on a seasonal
				basis, camping service signs shall be provided with the condition that the sign
				be masked (at no cost to the owner) during that part of the year when the
				facility is not open to the public.