Ankeny, IA

In the City of Ankeny, Iowa, permitted sound equipment cannot exceed 70 dB in residential areas by day (65 dB after 8 p.m.) or 75 dB in commercial areas by day (70 dB after 8 p.m.)…

In the City of Ankeny, Iowa, running motor-powered, muffler-equipped lawn and garden equipment between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. is a noise disturbance under the City Code. The rule…

In the City of Ankeny, Iowa, any sound equipment plainly audible from a public right-of-way needs a City Clerk-issued noise permit. Operation is capped at six hours per event and must…

In the City of Ankeny, Iowa, City Code section 55.08 makes it unlawful for a dog owner to let the animal cause serious annoyance or disturbance to any person through frequent, habitual…

Ankeny's noise ordinance names three specific vehicle sounds as prohibited noise disturbances: a car stereo audible more than 50 feet away, an engine brake on a diesel truck, and any…

Ankeny sets a general 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. noise curfew under Code §§ 44.04 and 44.05, banning any 'noise disturbance,' a term the ordinance defines through a list of specific sounds like…

Construction noise in Ankeny is barred overnight under Code § 44.05(4): tools or equipment used for erecting, demolishing, excavating or drilling a building may not be heard between 9…

In the City of Ankeny, Iowa, Chapter 156 requires a City permit before building any automobile driveway crossing the sidewalk area from an improved street to a lot line. Section 156.05…

In the City of Ankeny, Iowa, Chapter 80 of the Code of Ordinances adopts Iowa Code Sec. 321.89 by reference for abandoned vehicles: failing to comply with that state provision is…

Ankeny's Traffic Code bans stopping, standing or parking on a crosswalk, within 5 feet of a driveway, within 20 feet of an intersection, or within 5 feet of a fire hydrant, among other…

Ankeny bans parking a truck with more than one ton of freight capacity, a tractor-trailer unit, or non-licensed construction equipment on any City street beyond brief loading time…

Ankeny bans parking a boat, camper, recreational vehicle or motor home on any City street at any time, under the same subsection that restricts heavy trucks. The only exception is the…

When the Ankeny City Manager declares the Snow Ordinance in effect, no vehicle may park, stand or be left unattended on any public street or alley, except within the Prairie Trail and…

In the City of Ankeny, Iowa, any new building used for manufacturing, warehousing, retail, wholesale, hotel, hospital, mortuary or similar deliveries must provide at least one…

The City of Ankeny, Iowa imposes a 7% local hotel and motel tax on the sales price from renting any lodging, including short-term rental stays. Ankeny Code of Ordinances § 10.03(1)…

Ankeny's Housing Code makes short-term rentals of 30 days or less subject to the same rental-housing certificate requirements as long-term rentals, on top of the Iowa Code Chapter 423A…

The City of Ankeny bans open burning of combustible material unless the person obtains a permit and burns in accordance with the International Fire Code, per § 110.05 of the Ankeny…

Ankeny bans using or exploding consumer fireworks anywhere in the city except July 3, July 4 and December 31, under Code § 41.14. Selling fireworks requires a permit under § 192.13…

Ankeny's amended IBC Section 907.2.24 requires fire alarm systems and smoke alarms in Group R-4 residential care and assisted living occupancies, exempting a manual alarm only in…

Iowa Code Chapter 101 and the State Fire Marshal's LP-gas rules regulate propane storage, installation, and dispensing universally across the state, adopting NFPA 58 standards. Local…

The state fire marshal may prohibit open burning across any designated area of Iowa during extremely dry conditions that make fire a danger to life or property. Violating an active…

Ankeny Code of Ordinances § 110.07 lets residents compost yard and kitchen waste but caps every bin at 125 cubic feet and 42 inches tall, requires it to be free-standing, and sets it…

In the City of Ankeny, Iowa, owners of property next to a public right-of-way must trim overhanging trees, shrubs, or plantings so branches clear at least 15 feet above the street or…

In the City of Ankeny, Iowa, no owner may let grass, weeds, volunteer trees, or other vegetation grow past 12 inches tall on land within the City. After 5 days' written notice, the…

In the City of Ankeny, Iowa, native planting areas are exempt from the City's 12-inch vegetation height cap as long as they do not create a nuisance. Owners may maintain those areas by…

In the City of Ankeny, Iowa, City Code section 55.06 makes it unlawful for any dog owner to let the animal run at large anywhere in the city. A violation is a simple misdemeanor with a…

In the City of Ankeny, Iowa, City Code section 55.11 caps ownership at four dogs, four cats, or a combined four dogs and cats per household on any residentially zoned lot. A litter of…

In the City of Ankeny, Iowa, City Code section 55.17 sets up a trap-neuter-return program for community cats: property owners who trap a cat must have it sterilized, vaccinated and…

In the City of Ankeny, Iowa, the city does not ban any dog breed by name; instead Chapter 57 lets the City declare an individual dog dangerous based on its own conduct, defined at…

In the City of Ankeny, Iowa, there is no citywide microchip mandate for pets; the only chip requirement in the Code applies once a dog has been declared dangerous. Section 57.03(6)…

In the City of Ankeny, Iowa, City Code section 55.05 bans keeping livestock inside the city, but carves out backyard chickens on owner-occupied, single-family lots that follow Chapter…

In the City of Ankeny, Iowa, animal hospitals, veterinary clinics, and kennels are permitted uses in the C-2 General Retail District under Code of Ordinances § 192.09(1)(B)(1), on…

Anyone moving honeybee colonies, packages, or used equipment with combs into Iowa must apply to the state apiarist for a written entry permit at least sixty days before entry, backed…

Iowa Code Chapter 717F universally prohibits private ownership of dangerous wild animals including big cats, bears, and most primates. The ban applies statewide regardless of municipal…

Iowa sets no statewide ban on backyard wildlife feeding, but Natural Resource Commission rule 571, 106.7(6) makes it unlawful to hunt deer with the aid of bait, grain, salt, mineral…

Ankeny bans barbed wire and electric fences within city limits under Code of Ordinances § 41.08, unless the City Council gives written consent. The only automatic exception covers…

Ankeny requires a building permit before anyone erects, alters, or relocates a fence, wall, or other vision barrier, under Ankeny Code of Ordinances Section 191.14(1). The City Council…

Ankeny caps front-yard fences at 42 inches, or 48 inches for chain link, and limits side and rear yard fences to six feet solid or eight feet if the top two feet is 70 percent open…

Iowa Code Chapter 359A imposes a statewide statutory duty on adjoining landowners to share construction and maintenance of partition fences upon written request, with disputes resolved…

In the City of Ankeny, Iowa, a home occupation run out of a house in the R-2 or R-3 Residence District cannot show any exterior indication of the business under Code of Ordinances §…

In the City of Ankeny, Iowa, a home occupation allowed as an accessory use in the R-2 or R-3 Residence District cannot substantially increase neighborhood traffic under Code of…

In the City of Ankeny, Iowa, a group day care home is a permitted accessory use in the R-2 and R-3 Residence Districts under Code of Ordinances § 192.04(2)(C), conditioned on a fenced…

Ankeny allows home occupations as an accessory use in the R-2 district only if the business stays inside the dwelling, uses no more than half of one floor, and shows no exterior sign…

Iowa Code Chapter 137D exempts cottage food, non-time/temperature-controlled foods made at home, from licensing and inspection. Refrigerated or TCS foods instead require a home food…

Iowa is one of the few states that lets a home cook sell meals prepared to order. Iowa Code section 137D.1(4)(b)(2) puts made-to-order food, regularly prepared and promptly served or…

Detached sheds and accessory buildings in Ankeny's one- and two-family residential zones must sit in the rear yard, keep a three-foot setback from side and rear lot lines, and stay…

In the City of Ankeny, Iowa, every outdoor swimming pool must be enclosed by a barrier under Zoning Ordinance Section 191.09. In-ground pools need a four-foot fence or wall set four…

In the City of Ankeny, Iowa, building a swimming pool requires a permit under the Ankeny Swimming Pool and Spa Code, Chapter 183, which adopts the 2024 International Swimming Pool and…

Vendors selling at a permitted or approved craft fair, vendor show, festival or similar temporary event in the City of Ankeny, Iowa are exempt from the City's peddler and solicitor…

In the City of Ankeny, Iowa, anyone hosting a block party must first obtain a special event permit under Ankeny Code of Ordinances § 11.02, and it is unlawful to hold one without City…

Hosting a gathering exclusively inside an Ankeny, Iowa city park or greenway still needs a special event permit under § 11.02, but § 11.05(2) routes that specific application to the…

An Ankeny bar or restaurant that wants an uncovered outdoor service area for beer or liquor within 500 feet of a residential zone must get a Special Use Permit from the Zoning Board of…

In the City of Ankeny, Iowa, no one may hold a parade on a public street without a written permit from the City Council. The permit must name the date, time and route, and covers every…

In the City of Ankeny, Iowa, Chapter 49 of the Code of Ordinances bars camping, campsites or camp paraphernalia and unauthorized storage of personal property on park land, secured…

In the City of Ankeny, Iowa, drivers must yield to bicycles and electric scooters in designated bike lanes and may not drive within one except to turn within 200 feet of an…

Ankeny's bicycle code splits electric two-wheelers into distinct classes with different rules: a low-speed electric bicycle (pedals, 28 mph motor cap) may ride sidewalks and bike paths…

Iowa Code section 321.247 gives no statewide right to drive a golf cart on the road. Incorporated areas may, upon approval of their governing body, allow golf carts on city streets…

In the City of Ankeny, Iowa, Chapter 113 establishes a curbside recycling system inside the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund, defining curbside recycling as bin pickup by a licensed…

In the City of Ankeny, Iowa, commercial premises with excessive refuse must use City-approved metal bulk storage containers, keep dumpster covers closed, keep debris off the ground…

Ankeny Code of Ordinances § 111.05 lets residents get bulky, non-hazardous rubbish too large or heavy for normal solid waste collection picked up by the licensed contractor on request…

Ankeny Code of Ordinances § 110.06 requires every owner or occupant to keep yard waste, grass clippings, leaves, garden waste, brush and trees, separated from other solid waste. Once…

Ankeny Code of Ordinances § 110.10 requires every property where refuse accumulates to keep portable waste containers in good repair, meeting size and leakproof specifications, and to…

Ankeny Code of Ordinances § 111.04 guarantees residential solid waste pickup at least once every week, with commercial, industrial and institutional premises collected as often as…

Ankeny Code of Ordinances §§ 112.08 and 112.10 require anyone transporting designated recyclable materials to keep loads from spilling and to keep containers clean, and require…

Ankeny bans discarding litter onto any land or water in the city, and separately bans letting solid waste pile up into a health or fire hazard, under Code §§ 110.04 and 110.08. A…

Every retailer selling cigarettes, tobacco products, alternative nicotine products or vapor products in the City of Ankeny, Iowa needs a City-approved retail permit under Code §…

A massage therapy business or individual practitioner operating in the City of Ankeny, Iowa must hold a valid Iowa Code Chapter 152C license under Code § 139.03, or the police chief…

A sexually oriented business in the City of Ankeny, Iowa needs a City Council permit under Code § 140.04 and may only locate in a C-3 commercial district at least 1,000 feet from a…

No one may run a pawn business in the City of Ankeny, Iowa without a pawnbroker license issued by the City Clerk. The Ankeny Police Department vets every applicant, licenses cost $500…

In the City of Ankeny, Iowa, skateboards are a permitted use on multi-use recreational trails generally, but Code of Ordinances § 82.03 bars skateboarding on the portions of those…

In the City of Ankeny, Iowa, a property owner, lessee, or anyone with control over unlicensed property who knowingly permits a person under 18 to consume or possess alcohol there…

In the City of Ankeny, Iowa, it is unlawful to use or consume alcoholic liquor, wine or beer on public streets or highways or in any public place not covered by a retail alcohol…

Ankeny makes it a crime to urinate or defecate in public under Code of Ordinances § 41.13, covering sidewalks, streets, alleys, building walls, doorways and windows, and any public or…

In the City of Ankeny, Iowa, a pedestrian who crosses a street anywhere other than inside a marked crosswalk, or an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection, must yield the right-of-way…

Ankeny bans smoking, vaping and tobacco use in every City-controlled facility at all times under Code § 41.15, reaching parks, trails, pools, plazas and skate parks even where no sign…

In the City of Ankeny, Iowa, the property owner bears full responsibility for the water service pipe running from the main to the building, per Code of Ordinances § 90.12. If that pipe…

Anyone peddling, soliciting or acting as a transient merchant door-to-door in the City of Ankeny, Iowa must first obtain a license under Code § 132.03, complete a background check, and…

In the City of Ankeny, Iowa, outdoor loading and unloading noise, including handling boxes, crates and dumpsters, is a prohibited noise disturbance between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m…

The City of Ankeny bills every property inside the corporate limits a monthly stormwater management fee under City Code Chapter 107, calculated in equivalent residential units (ERUs)…

Anyone who needs a City of Ankeny building permit for new construction or a commercial or industrial addition must also get a Construction Site Erosion and Sediment Control (COSESCO)…

In the City of Ankeny, Iowa, anyone changing land or building in a mapped flood hazard area must first get a flood plain development permit from the Zoning Administrator. The permit…

In the City of Ankeny, Iowa, new and substantially improved homes in the mapped flood plain must have their lowest floor, including any basement, at least one foot above the base flood…

In the City of Ankeny, Iowa, it is unlawful to be in Heritage Park between sunset and sunrise, or in any other City park or recreational facility between 11:00 p.m. and sunrise, unless…

The City of Ankeny, Iowa levies a 7% local hotel and motel tax on the sales price of every hotel, motel or lodging stay rented within the City, collected under Ankeny Code of…

Ankeny confines mobile food units to nonresidential property and bars them from public property entirely unless a special event permit covers a City park or greenway. Trucks parked…

Ankeny bans placing any mobile food unit on a public or private sidewalk. Only a pushcart may use a sidewalk, and only as part of a City-approved public property special event permit…

Selling food from a truck, cart or stand anywhere in Ankeny without a City mobile food unit license is a simple misdemeanor carrying at least a $100 fine. The annual license expires…

Ankeny bars anyone from placing goods or merchandise on a sidewalk in a way that blocks pedestrians, and caps any lawful display to the three feet of sidewalk closest to the building…

Ankeny bars private stairways, cellar passageways and railings from occupying any part of a sidewalk unless the City Council grants permission by resolution. Open cellar doors and…

In the City of Ankeny, Iowa, the property owner abutting a public sidewalk, not the City, must repair, replace, or reconstruct any broken or defective sidewalk and keep it safe. If an…

In the City of Ankeny, Iowa, City Code section 167.02 limits grass, weeds and volunteer trees on any land, including vacant and unimproved lots, to twelve inches. Owners get five days'…

In the City of Ankeny, Iowa, abutting property owners must clear snow, ice, and accumulations from public sidewalks within 24 hours after the snow or ice stops falling. If the owner…

Ankeny's Housing Code treats any rental structure found substandard as excluded from the general rule letting existing buildings continue under prior codes, makes any violation a…

In the City of Ankeny, Iowa, planting any tree within the "parking," the strip of public right-of-way between the lot line and the curb, requires a permit from the Public Works…

In the City of Ankeny, Iowa, fruit, vegetable, and flower gardens are exempt from the City's 12-inch vegetation height limit, but they cannot spread onto a neighbor's property and…

Ankeny caps R-1 principal dwellings at 35 feet, non-dwelling principal buildings at 45 feet, garages at 14 feet, and other accessory buildings at 12 feet under Ankeny Code of…

Ankeny's R-1 One-Family Residence District requires a 35-foot front yard, 35-foot rear yard, and side yards of 18 to 20 feet total, 8 to 10 feet minimum on one side, under Ankeny Code…

Ankeny's site plan design standards require exterior lighting to be directed to eliminate impacts on adjoining sites and sized to its intended use rather than as an attraction, under…

In the City of Ankeny, Iowa, a converted digital advertising sign may not exceed 5,000 NITS of brightness during daylight or 500 NITS from dusk to dawn under § 195.07(5)(A)(4). Section…

Under the Ankeny Building Code (IBC 2024 as locally amended), a permit is required for construction work unless it falls within an exemption, and Section 175.11 narrows the standard…

Ankeny's amended IBC Section 305.2.3 lets a day care serving eight or fewer children in a dwelling unit be classified as a Group R-3 occupancy or comply with the International…

Ankeny's Building Code amendment to IBC Section 1010.2.2 flatly bars thumb turn locks on doors covered by the means-of-egress hardware rules in Chapter 10, closing off a lock style…

Instead of the model IBC energy chapter, Ankeny Section 175.51 replaces Chapter 13 with a rule that construction must follow the International Energy Conservation Code as currently…

In the City of Ankeny, Iowa, carbon monoxide detection is required in Group A, E, I and R occupancies under Fire Code Section 915.1.1 whenever the building contains a CO source, a…

In the City of Ankeny, Iowa, the adopted Residential Code requires automatic fire sprinklers in townhouses and one- and two-family dwellings under Sections R309.1 and R309.2, but the…

Plumbing work in Ankeny requires a permit from a contractor licensed by the State of Iowa Plumbing and Mechanical Systems Board under Iowa Code Chapter 105, and permits are not…

Electrical work in Ankeny needs a permit under Code of Ordinances Section 179.04, with narrow exceptions for like-for-like fixture and receptacle swaps, cord repairs, equipment…

In the City of Ankeny, Iowa, charcoal burners and other open-flame cooking devices cannot be operated on combustible balconies or decks or within 20 feet of combustible construction…

Charcoal grills, other ash-producing cookers and open-flame cooking devices cannot be used on a combustible balcony or deck, or within 20 feet of combustible construction, under…

Ankeny's Property Maintenance and Housing Code sets rental-specific physical minimums on top of the 2024 International Property Maintenance Code: 120 square feet for a living room, 70…

Every person, firm or corporation that rents out a dwelling in Ankeny must apply to the Community Development Department for a rental inspection certificate, pay the fee set by City…

Iowa Code Sec. 562A.27(2) lets a landlord terminate after 3 days' written notice for nonpayment of rent. For other material lease breaches, Sec. 562A.27(1) requires a 7-day notice with…

Under Iowa Code Sec. 562A.19, a landlord must give the tenant at least 24 hours' notice before entering and may enter only at reasonable times, except in an emergency. Tenants may not…

Iowa Code Sec. 562A.9(4) caps late fees by rent amount. If monthly rent is $700 or less, a lease may not charge over $12 per day or $60 per month total. If rent is more than $700, the…

Iowa Code Sec. 562A.34 lets either party end a month-to-month tenancy with at least 30 days' written notice before the periodic rental date, a week-to-week tenancy with at least 10…

Iowa preempts local rent control. Iowa Code 364.3(9) bars any city from adopting or enforcing an ordinance that limits the amount of rent charged for leasing private residential or…

Iowa caps a security deposit at two months' rent. Under Iowa Code 562A.12, a landlord must return the deposit, or a written statement of deductions, within 30 days after the tenancy…

Iowa requires 10 years of open, hostile, exclusive, and continuous possession under a claim of right or color of title to claim title by adverse possession, drawing on the 10-year…

Ankeny requires periodic inspections of every rental dwelling unit, with the interval set by City Council resolution rather than fixed in the code itself. The owner, registered…

A tenant who wants the city to inspect an Ankeny rental unit must first submit a written complaint to the landlord at least seven days before complaining to the city, using a form…

In the City of Ankeny, Iowa, temporary political campaign signs may go up no more than 12 months before an election and must come down within 10 days after it. Political signs need no…

In the City of Ankeny, Iowa, garage sale signs may go up for no more than three days per sale under § 195.03(12), stay under 3 square feet, and must sit off public rights-of-way…

In the City of Ankeny, Iowa, new off-premises advertising billboards are banned outright under § 195.07(5)(A). An existing nonconforming billboard may convert to a digital advertising…

In the City of Ankeny, Iowa, pylon signs are only considered for sites with interstate frontage, under the sign chapter's Appendix B table of permitted signs. Where allowed, a pylon…

Iowa Code 124E and Iowa Admin Code 641 chapter 154 control medical cannabidiol dispensary licensing, location count, and operations. Only state-licensed dispensaries may sell…

Recreational drone use in Iowa is governed primarily by FAA Part 107 and the Recreational Flyers exception, with state limits in Iowa Code 808.15 on government surveillance. Iowa…

Iowa Code 331.301(6) preempts counties and cities from adopting minimum wage rates that exceed the Iowa state minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.

Iowa has allowed permitless concealed carry for adults 21 and older since July 2021, while still issuing optional non-professional permits for reciprocity.

Iowa Code 724.28 broadly preempts cities and counties from regulating firearms, ammunition, components, and accessories more strictly than state law.

Iowa permits open carry of handguns by qualifying adults statewide, though local preemption under Iowa Code 724.28 prevents stricter city rules.

Iowa Code 99F.7 gives the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission sole authority to decide the number, location, and type of licensed gambling structures and excursion gambling boats…

Iowa Code chapter 99B bars any nonprofit from running bingo, raffles, games of skill or chance, or a game night until the Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing issues a…

Iowa Code § 99B.45 lets individuals gamble against each other in card and parlor games, including poker, without a state gambling license, but caps it hard: no one may win or lose more…

Iowa restricts sports wagering licenses to operators already licensed to run gambling games at a pari-mutuel racetrack enclosure or an excursion gambling boat. Under Iowa Code section…

Iowa has no general HOA assessment statute, so a planned-community HOA's lien rights come from its recorded declaration plus contract law. For condominiums under the Horizontal…

Iowa's records law for homeowners associations is Iowa Code chapter 499C, added by 2023 Acts, chapter 137. It gives a unit owner or the owner's authorized agent five categories of…

Iowa sets no dollar cap on a homeowners association fine and requires no notice, cure period or hearing before one is imposed. The amount and the process come from your declaration and…

Iowa gives an association a statutory assessment lien only where the community is a condominium under the Horizontal Property Act or a multiple housing cooperative under chapter 499A…

Iowa gives its police an express roadblock statute, chapter 321K, and then confines it. A routine vehicle roadblock may be run only as provided in that section, and the section lists…

Iowa has no statute granting an express right to film police, but it does not need one: Iowa Code section 727.8(3)(a) exempts from the eavesdropping offence any recording made by a…

Iowa is not a stop and identify state. No provision of the Iowa Code requires a person detained on suspicion to give a name, and the closest section, Iowa Code 719.1A, criminalizes…

Iowa has never legalized adult-use cannabis, and it has no statute about consenting to a vehicle search. The one search-limiting provision in the Iowa Code is section 124E.12(9), which…

Iowa Code 335.2 exempts most farm structures and uses from county zoning regulations, preserving broad rights to operate agricultural land.

Iowa Code 657.11 protects qualifying animal feeding operations and farms from most nuisance suits unless plaintiffs prove specified statutory exceptions.

Iowa Code 364.3(3)(c) (cities) and 331.301(6) (counties) preempt local governments from regulating consumer merchandise containers, including plastic bags, foam containers, cups, and…

Iowa has no statute that voids a homeowners association covenant banning solar panels. The only covenant provision in Iowa's solar chapter, Iowa Code section 564A.8, does nothing more…

Iowa Code section 476.49 requires rate-regulated electric utilities to offer net metering to customer-owned solar up to one megawatt AC that produces no more than 110 percent of annual…

Iowa Code 453A.6 sets the minimum age to purchase or possess tobacco, alternative nicotine, and vapor products at 21 in alignment with federal law.

Iowa answers add-on lighting with numbers rather than generalities. Iowa Code section 321.403 allows no more than three auxiliary driving lamps, mounted on the front between 12 and 42…

Iowa never enumerates what may be stuck to a windshield. Chapter 321 mentions the windshield in only four places, and none of them is a list of permitted items, so a dash cam is judged…

Iowa Code section 321.275(4) does four things in one paragraph. It bans a motorcycle or motorized bicycle from being operated between lanes of traffic or between adjacent lines or rows…

Iowa Code section 321.37(3) makes it unlawful for a vehicle owner to place any frame around or over the registration plate which does not permit full view of all numerals and letters…

The word detector does not appear anywhere in Iowa Code chapter 321. What Iowa outlaws is the speed detection jamming device, defined in Iowa Code section 321.232(4)(a) as equipment…

Iowa Code section 321.442 starts from a flat ban: no tire moved on a highway may carry a block, stud, flange, cleat or spike of any material other than rubber projecting beyond the…

Iowa Code section 321.438(2) bans operating a vehicle whose front windshield, front side windows or front sidewings are excessively dark or reflective, and it leaves the number to the…