Outdoor Lighting in Black Hawk County, IA (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Black Hawk County, Iowa.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Black Hawk County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Billboard Lighting
In the agricultural and residential zoning districts of unincorporated Black Hawk County, Iowa, outdoor advertising signs and billboards are prohibited outright, and even the narrow accessory-sign exception the county allows must go unlit. BHCC § 18.100.050(A) caps that accessory sign at 32 square feet and 12 feet in height or width, and bars illumination entirely.
Black Hawk County Ban on Illuminated Accessory Signs
Heavy RestrictionsBlack Hawk County Code § 18.100.050(A)
A. In the “A” agricultural district, “A-L” agricultural-limited district, “A-R” agricultural-residential district, “R-S” residential-suburban district and the “R-M” residential-multiple district, outdoor advertising signs and billboards are prohibited, except when accessory and customarily incidental to any principal permitted use within these districts. Any incidental accessory sign within the...
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