Building Safety in Adair County, IA (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Adair County, Iowa.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Adair County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Lead Paint

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 or selling lead-based paint for residential use, and requires owners to correct hazards within 30 days of a certified-mail notice from the Health Officer.

Adair County Lead Hazard Ordinance for Dwellings

Significant Restrictions

Adair County Ordinance No. 11, Sections 3(A), 4(A) and 8(A)

Section 3: ... Scope and Applicability A. This ordinance shall affect only those premises in which an EBL child resides or commonly visits. All owners shall comply with the provisions of this ordinance and of the rules, resolutions, and order adopted pursuant to this ordinance. Section 4: Use or Sale of Lead-Based Paint A. No person shall possess, sell, expose for sale, deliver, or give away an...

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Building Permits

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 to real estate such as buildings, filling, grading, paving or excavation, and before placing a factory-built home. Ordinance No. 37 sets the application and approval steps.

Adair County Floodplain Development Permit Requirement

Significant Restrictions

Adair County Ordinance No. 37, Section IV(B)(1)-(3)

1. Permit Required - A Floodplain Development Permit issued by the Administrator shall be secured prior to any floodplain development (any man-made change to improved and unimproved real estate, including but not limited to buildings or other structures, mining, filling, grading, paving, excavation or drilling operations), including the placement of factory-built homes. 2. Application for Permi...

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