Iowa Administrative Code

116.5(1) Notice. The department may provide a 30-day written notice by certified mail to the owner of a junkyard and, if not the same person or entity, the owner of the property, demanding that steps be taken to bring a site into compliance. Steps may include but are not limited …

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. [ARC 8783C, IAB 1/8/25, effective 2/12/25]

Advertising Management Section, Traffic and Safety Bureau, Department of Transportation, 800 Lincoln Way, Ames, Iowa 50010; telephone 515.239.1255. This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 306C.1 through 306C.9. [ARC 8783C, IAB 1/8/25, effective 2/12/25] [Filed 1/20/…

addition: “Abandoned sign” means an advertising device for which the owner has failed to timely apply for the required outdoor advertising permit(s) or has failed to timely pay the required fee(s). “Blank sign” means an advertising device for which any of the following conditions…

117.10(1) An applicant who has been denied an outdoor advertising permit by the department may timely contest the decision in accordance with 761—Chapter 13. A request is considered timely if submitted in writing to the director of the traffic and safety bureau at the address in …

117.2(1) Scope. This chapter pertains to all advertising devices that are visible from the main traveled way of any primary highway, except for the following: a. Advertising devices within incorporated areas that are beyond 660 feet from the nearest edge of the right-of-way. b. O…

117.3(1) Limitations. In addition to the standards contained in Iowa Code section 306C.13, advertising devices shall not be erected or maintained: a. That attempt or appear to attempt to direct the movement of traffic. b. That move or have any animated or moving parts in areas su…

117.5(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, including a device located beyond the adjacent area in unincorporated areas, may remain in existence without conforming to the …

117.6(1) Application. Application for a permit for any advertising device subject to subrule 117.2(1) shall be made in accordance with Iowa Code section 306C.18 within the following time frames: a. On or before July 31, 1972, for advertising devices in existence on July 1, 1972. …

117.8(1) Advertising devices subject to this chapter that have been abandoned, or illegally erected or maintained, may be removed, or caused to be removed, by the department after 30 days’ notice in accordance with Iowa Code section 306C.19. 117.8(2) Advertising devices removed b…

117.9(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 pe…

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 in accordance with the “Manual on Uniform Traffic Contro…

“Business” means an entity that provides a gas, food, lodging, or camping service or that is an attraction site. “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 o…

118.3(1) General. a. The department may 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 …

the logo program is limited to businesses that meet the following conditions: 118.4(1) The business is open to the general public; does not restrict entrance based on age; and conforms to all applicable laws concerning discrimination based on age, race, creed, color, sex, sexual …

118.5(1) Application. a. A business may request placement of a business sign upon a main line specific service sign by submitting a completed application form, provided by the department, along with the application fee, to the Advertising Management Section, Traffic and Safety Bu…

the necessary specifications for fabrication of the business signs to the applicant or applicant’s sign fabricator. The applicant or applicant’s sign fabricator shall submit a design proof to the department for approval before creating the business signs. If the department approv…

118.7(1) Damaged business signs. If a business sign is destroyed due to an errant vehicle or act of nature, the business, at its own expense, will need to furnish a replacement business sign. The department, due to an errant vehicle or act of nature, will waive any service fee as…

“At-grade intersection,” for the purpose of this chapter, means an intersection of a primary highway and a secondary roadway, municipal street, or other primary highway, in which traffic may pass through the intersection at the same grade level as the intersecting roadway, or tur…

119.2(1) Conformance to MUTCD. The department administers the tourist-oriented directional signing program in conformance with the “Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices” (MUTCD), as adopted in rule 761—130.1(321). 119.2(2) Spacing and location. a. Tourist-oriented directiona…

destinations that meet the following criteria: 119.3(1) The destination is open to the general public for a minimum of four days per week and 20 hours per week, year-round or during the normal season for the destination. These hours are exclusive of any hours of operation that ar…

119.4(1) Applications for tourist-oriented directional signing may be submitted to: Advertising Management Section, Traffic and Safety Bureau, Iowa Department of Transportation, 800 Lincoln Way, Ames, Iowa 50010. Information regarding the program may be accessed at www.iowadot.go…

119.5(1) Installation and maintenance of tourist-oriented directional signs. The department will fabricate and perform the installation, maintenance, removal and replacement of tourist-oriented directional signs that are located within the right-of-way. a. Upon approval of an app…

“Declaratory order” means the department’s interpretation of a statute, rule or order as applied to specified circumstances. A declaratory order is issued in response to a petition for declaratory order. “Director” means the director of transportation or the director’s designee. …

12.2(1) Any person or agency may file with the department a petition for declaratory order. 12.2(2) The petition is to be submitted to the rules administrator either by mail to Rules Administrator, Office of the Director, Iowa Department of Transportation, 800 Lincoln Way, Ames, …

12.3(1) A declaratory order or an order declining to issue a declaratory order is issued by the director. 12.3(2) The director may issue an order declining to issue a declaratory order on some or all of the questions raised in the petition for any of the following reasons: a. The…

petitioner and is applicable only in circumstances where the relevant facts and the law involved are indistinguishable from those on which the order was based. As to all other persons, a declaratory order serves only as precedent and is not binding on the department. The issuance…

“Department” means the Iowa department of transportation. “Director” means the director of transportation or the director’s designee. [ARC 8779C, IAB 1/8/25, effective 2/12/25]

13.10(1) A party may move for default against another party that has requested the contested case proceeding and that has failed to appear after proper service is served. 13.10(2) Notwithstanding subrule 13.10(1), no default may be entered against the department for failure to ap…

13.11(1) Jurisdiction. When the department is obligated by statute to administer a controversy to which it is not a party, the following additional procedures apply: 13.11(2) Request. a. A person who has an interest in a controversy and who is entitled to a contested case hearing…

13.2(1) This chapter provides the minimum procedural requirements for department involvement in contested cases under Iowa Code chapter 17A. 13.2(2) Rules that apply to a particular type of contested case take precedence over this chapter. If there are no other rules applicable t…

13.3(1) A person who is aggrieved by an action of the department and who is entitled to a contested case hearing may: a. Unless prohibited by statute, request an informal settlement. b. Initiate a contested case by submitting a request for a contested case hearing. c. Use both pr…

13.4(1) An informal settlement may be handled by telephone. 13.4(2) If an informal settlement cannot be reached within a reasonable period of time, the department will notify the person in writing that there has been a failure to reach an informal settlement, that the department’…

13.5(1) Procedures. a. The department may initiate a contested case proceeding. Prior to initiating the contested case proceeding, the department, unless disallowed by statute, may attempt to settle the matter informally. b. After a contested case hearing, a written decision will…

officer’s decision. The motion for review is subject to the same time limits as an appeal from a presiding officer’s decision. If there is a motion for review, paragraphs 13.5(3)“g” and “h” apply. [ARC 8779C, IAB 1/8/25, effective 2/12/25]

17A.16 shall be filed with the director. [ARC 8779C, IAB 1/8/25, effective 2/12/25]

of the final decision copies of the record made before the presiding officer, the decision received from the presiding officer, the decision issued by the director, and related correspondence. [ARC 8779C, IAB 1/8/25, effective 2/12/25]

13.9(1) Each party to a contested case is to keep the department informed of the party’s current address and telephone number; the name, address and telephone number of the party’s attorney, if any; and the mailing address to be used for communications from the department. 13.9(2…

Edition, dated December 2023, published by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, constitutes the manual and specifications for a uniform system of traffic control devices for use upon any street, highway, or bicycle trail open to public travel wit…

available from: Traffic and Safety Bureau, Iowa Department of Transportation, 800 Lincoln Way, Ames, Iowa 50010. Submissions to the traffic and safety bureau may also be sent or delivered to this address. Additional information and guidance may be found at www.iowadot.gov/traffic…

purchase and pay for the installation of signs designating the Iowa medal of honor highway. 131.2(1) Definition. “Iowa medal of honor highway” means the segment of the highway known as United States Highway 20, as designated as of June 17, 2020, that crosses this state from Sioux…

135.1(1) Purpose. The purpose of this rule is to establish the eligibility of vehicles or equipment that are not owned or operated by the department to use flashing white lights in accordance with Iowa Code section 321.423(7)“a.” 135.1(2) Eligibility. A vehicle or other equipment…

“Arterial street” means any U.S. or state numbered route, controlled access highway, or other major street or highway designated by the city within its respective jurisdiction as a part of a major arterial system of streets or highways. “Coordination” means the establishment of a…

the corporate limits. [ARC 0212D, IAB 4/15/26, effective 5/20/26]

143.3(1) Unless a traffic engineering study documents that it is not practical, traffic signals within one-half mile of each other along an arterial street or in a network of intersecting arterial streets shall be operated as a traffic signal system. 143.3(2) Traffic signal timin…

and Safety Bureau, Iowa Department of Transportation, 800 Lincoln Way, Ames, Iowa 50010. Additional information and guidance may be found at www.iowadot.gov/consultants-contractors/traffic- safety/document-resource-library/traffic-safety-manual. [ARC 0212D, IAB 4/15/26, effective…

145.1(1) Purpose and applicability. This chapter establishes conditions, procedures, and responsibilities for the use of automated traffic enforcement mobile systems to issue citations for violations of the speed limit. These rules apply to local authorities using or planning to …

145.2(1) Placement. a. Except when used in a construction zone, a mobile system shall not be placed or parked: (1) Less than 15 feet from any traffic lane of an interstate road unless shielded by a crashworthy barrier. (2) On the outside shoulder of any non-interstate primary roa…