Title VIII, TRANSPORTATION (Ch. 306 - 330B)

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 cha…

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 erecte…

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 …

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 advertis…

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…

The owner of every advertising device regulated by section 306C.11, subsection 1, 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 owne…

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 devi…

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 oth…

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…

1. The department may establish or enter into agreements with private persons, firms, or corporations for the establishment of information centers in rest areas on the interstate, freeway primary, and primary highways, subject to the approval of the appropriate authority of the f…

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 sta…

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…

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 rule…

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 th…

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 subchapt…

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

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 o…

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, …