Iowa Code 335.2 exempts most farm structures and uses from county zoning regulations, preserving broad rights to operate agricultural land.
Iowa Code section 335.2 prohibits counties from using zoning powers to regulate land, buildings, or structures used for agricultural purposes outside cities, including most farm operations and dwellings. Confined animal feeding operations are governed under Iowa Code chapter 459 and matrix scoring administered by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, not local zoning. Cities retain zoning authority within their boundaries. The limits reinforce Iowa's policy of protecting agricultural enterprises from inconsistent local regulation.
County zoning rules conflicting with the agricultural exemption are void; courts will enjoin enforcement.
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Polk County allows backyard composting but regulates it through the Health Nuisance Regulation: a compost pile that harbors vermin, produces offensive odors,...
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Polk County has no ordinance for or against artificial turf on residential lots. Installation on unincorporated land is generally unrestricted; cities and HO...
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Polk County has no ordinance banning native or prairie landscaping, and the county promotes native roadside vegetation. The one legal limit: your planting ca...
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Iowa has no state ban on collecting rainwater, and Polk County sets no rain-barrel ordinance. Residents may capture roof runoff in barrels or cisterns; only ...
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Polk County sets no lawn-watering schedule. Central Iowa's water is managed by Central Iowa Water Works / Des Moines Water Works, which can impose voluntary ...
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Iowa Code 317.10 requires every landowner to destroy all noxious weeds on their land as directed by the county board of supervisors. Polk County's Weed Commi...
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