Polk County's rural county roads are largely uncurbed, so there is no county curb-color parking code; roadway traffic-control markings follow the state and MUTCD standards. Off-street parking lots must stripe standard-size stalls and provide accessible spaces per Iowa Code 321L and the ADA. Curb-color enforcement is a city matter.
Polk County does not maintain a curbside-color parking scheme (red/yellow/white curbs) on its unincorporated county roads, which are typically rural and uncurbed; traffic-control markings on public roads follow Iowa Department of Transportation and MUTCD standards. Where the county regulates markings is in off-street parking lots: each required stall must be at least 9 feet wide and 18 feet long, laid out to the Article 13 stall/aisle table, paved and maintained to SUDAS standards, with accessible (disabled) parking provided per Iowa Code Chapter 321L and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Painted curb restrictions (loading zones, no-parking colors) at the street edge are set and enforced by incorporated cities.
Non-standard or missing accessible-stall striping in a required parking lot is a zoning/site-plan and ADA/321L compliance issue; curb-color violations are enforced under city code.
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