Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules in Story County, IA (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Story County, Iowa.

Verified from official government sources

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

Obstruction Rules

Story County's Board of Supervisors has formally found that fences, ditches, drainage-tile changes, trash, junk, abandoned vehicles, billboards, signs and hazardous mailbox supports placed in the secondary road right-of-way create hazardous obstructions and hinder snow removal. Chapter 33 treats unpermitted placement of any of these as unauthorized use of county right-of-way.

Story County Right-of-Way Obstructions

Significant Restrictions

Story County Code of Ordinances § 33.01(2)-(3)

The Story County Board of Supervisors finds as follows: ... ... 2. This problem includes, but is not limited to, the cultivation and growing of crops on the County right-of-way; the improper placing of fences or ditches on the County right-of-way; the alteration of ditches, water breaks and drainage tiles on the County right-of-way; the placement of trash, junk, rocks, corncobs, brush, abandone...

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Encroachment Permits

Anyone wanting to place a structure, fence, driveway, mailbox support or other improvement in a Story County secondary road right-of-way needs written pre-authorization from the County Engineer first. Story County Code § 33.04 makes that authorization a no-charge permit that the Engineer can condition, limit or bond.

Story County Road ROW Encroachment Permit

Some Restrictions

Story County Code of Ordinances § 33.04

1. No action shall be a violation of this chapter if done with the written pre-authorization of the Story County Engineer. 2. Written pre-authorization shall be in the form of a permit, which shall be issued at no charge. 3. The Story County Engineer may set forth conditions, limitations and/or specifications in the permit and may require the posting of a bond. ... ... 6. Upon the violation of ...

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All Story County ordinances

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