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Point 10: outdoor advertising Compliance
The Iowa Valley Scenic Byway must comply with existing local, state, ● Poweshiek County: Zoning Ordinance, Article XIV
and federal laws controlling outdoor advertising. From a Byway ○ http://www.poweshiekcounty.org/pdf_%20files/poweshiek_
perspective, the most important of these is the Federal Highway zoning_final.pdf
Beautification Act, 23.USC 131, which prohibits the construction of
new billboards along designated scenic byways on interstate, National ● Iowa County: Zoning Ordinances do not have an article relating to
Highway System, or federal-aid primary roads. The Byway includes signage.
11.4 miles of U.S. Highways 6, 63, and 151. ○ http://www.co.iowa.ia.us/bosinfo/ordinances/Ordinances_2011.
pdf
Outdoor advertising signage along state roads is governed by
Chapter 306C of the Code of Iowa and 761 IAC 117. Regulations Ordinances regulating outdoor advertising signs are in effect in the
are summarized by the Iowa Department of Transportation which Amana Colonies and Belle Plaine. Tama has similar ordinances, but
publishes a 16-page brochure, Guide to Iowa Outdoor Advertising these are not available online.
Sign Regulations (http://www.iowadot.gov/iowaroadsigns/guide_to_ ● Belle Plaine: http://www.belleplaineiowa.us/belle-plaine-code/
outdoor_sign_regulations.pdf). Other websites relevant to state signage chapter-96-zoning-ordinance/
regulations are at:
● Tama: Title VI, Chapter 5, Zoning Code (not available online)
● http://www.iowadot.gov/iowaroadsigns/ ○ http://www.tamacity.govoffice2.com/index.
● http://www.iowadot.gov/iowaroadsigns/links.html asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={B91B5921-BC9D-4726-8289-
● http://www.iowadot.gov/iowaroadsigns/roadsigns.aspx?Billboard 7F86D0946CC3}&DE={C7D6B61C-1506-43F7-97D2-
C89E6CDF8F68}
The Byway must comply with county ordinances regarding outdoor
signage, as follows. Benton County’s ordinances are not available ● Amana Colonies Land Use District, Zoning Ordinance Chapter
online� 31.37
○ http://aclud.org/resources/SignOrdinance.pdf
● Tama County: Zoning Ordinance, Article XVII
○ http://www.tamacounty.org/Documents/
auditor/2005CodeofOrdinances/ORDINANCE%20
VI.1Zoning%20Ordinance%20of%201998.htm
