Section 306C.24 – Compensation for sign removal.
306C.24 Compensation for sign removal. 1. Definition. As used in this section, “off-premises advertising device” means an advertising device which does not qualify as an “on-premises sign” under rules adopted by the department pursuant to chapter 17A. 2. Just compensation required. Political subdivisions of this state shall not remove, take, alter, or cause to be […]
Section 306C.11 – Advertising prohibited.
306C.11 Advertising prohibited. Subject to the provisions made in section 306C.13 regarding control of bonus interstate highways and section 306D.4 regarding scenic highways or byways, an advertising device shall not be erected or maintained within any adjacent area, or on the right-of-way of any primary highway, except the following: 1. a. Advertising devices within the […]
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. Any advertising device permitted beyond an adjacent area in unincorporated areas of the state shall be subject to the […]
Section 306C.13 – Control by department of transportation.
306C.13 Control by department of transportation. The department shall control the erection and maintenance of advertising devices authorized by section 306C.11, subsection 1, in accord with the following criteria, except that in the case of bonus interstate highways the department shall maintain the controls required under chapter 306B or the controls required by this subchapter, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]