Adair County, IA Ordinances (2026)

In the unincorporated area of Adair County, the only structure height limit is Ordinance No. 4, the Greenfield Municipal Airport Height Zoning Ordinance. In the horizontal zone no…

Adair County Ordinance No. 38 sets setbacks for utility-scale solar in the unincorporated area by protected area, not by zoning district: 1,000 feet from an occupied residence, 250…

Adair County's Ordinance No. 4 prints no shielding or lumen standard, so it is not a dark-sky ordinance. It does regulate glare and tower lighting near the Greenfield Municipal…

In the unincorporated area of Adair County, Ordinance No. 36 requires anyone who collects or hauls solid waste owned by another person to hold an annual license from the Adair County…

Adair County Ordinance No. 8B prohibits discarding, placing, dumping or disposing of solid wastes, garbage or debris within the rights-of-way of a County Highway or road. A violation…

The Adair County Sanitary Landfill charges $100.00 per ton for solid waste and construction/demolition debris beginning 07/01/2026, with a $25.00 minimum. Appliances cost $15.00 each…

Adair County runs no curbside pickup, so there is no holiday pickup shift. Instead, the Adair County Sanitary Landfill and Recycling Center publishes nine closure dates for 2026, from…

The Adair County Sanitary Landfill and Recycling Center accepts oil, lead acid batteries, metal cans, clean cardboard, paper, glass, plastics #1 to #7 and metal at no charge if…

Adair County runs no curbside collection in what this page publishes: waste goes to the landfill in Menlo. It is open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m…

In the unincorporated area of Adair County, no one can operate a sexually oriented business without a valid business license, and no one can work in one without an employee license…

Adair County licenses only one kind of massage business: the adult massage parlor or health/sport club defined in Ordinance No. 29. In the unincorporated area of Adair County, such a…

Adair County Ordinance No. 11 is a lead program, not a sale-time disclosure rule. It applies to premises where an elevated blood lead child resides or commonly visits, bans possessing…

In Adair County's mapped flood hazard areas, a Floodplain Development Permit issued by the Administrator must be secured before any floodplain development, meaning any man-made change…

Anyone siting a utility-scale solar energy system in the unincorporated area of Adair County files an application with the County Engineer or designee and pays a $100.00 permit fee…

Adair County Ordinance No. 37 applies to every special flood hazard area in the county, defined as Zone A on the Flood Insurance Rate Map for Adair County dated April 5, 2017…

In Adair County's Zone A flood hazard areas, new or substantially improved residential and non-residential buildings must have the lowest floor, including basement, at least one foot…

In the unincorporated area of Adair County, anyone building or widening a driveway entrance onto the Secondary Road System needs a $50.00 permit from the County Engineer, paid with the…

Adair County has no parking or RV-storage ordinance, so this applies only inside the mapped Zone A special flood hazard areas. There, a recreational vehicle is exempt from the…

In the unincorporated area of Adair County, no one can install utility lines in county road right-of-way without a Utility Permit. The applicant must give the County Engineer two…

In Adair County's county parks and recreation areas only, the parks are open 24 hours a day, with quiet hours from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. Mormon Trail Beach has its own hours of 6:30 a.m…

In Adair County's county parks and recreation areas only, pets shall not be allowed to run at large, and owners are responsible for maintaining areas occupied by pets. The rule comes…

Adair County residents report animal neglect and abuse, dumping and other garbage issues, illegal burning, rental home conditions and animal bites to Environmental Health, which the…

In Adair County's county parks and recreation areas only, fires may be built in fire rings or grills only. The same Conservation Board rule list bars fireworks, weapons and dangerous…

In Adair County's county parks and recreation areas only, possession of beer in containers larger than one quart is prohibited without a written special use permit. Glass containers…

Adair County has no general shed, setback or building-permit rule, so this applies only inside the mapped special flood hazard areas, the Zone A land on the Flood Insurance Rate Map…