Bill Text: IA SF2231 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the regulation of styles and materials used for residential building exteriors. (Formerly SSB 3040.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-04-01 - Withdrawn. S.J. 678. [SF2231 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF2231-Introduced.html
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
GREEN)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
regulation
of
styles
and
materials
used
1
for
residential
building
exteriors.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
331.301,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
23.
A
county
shall
not
adopt,
enforce,
3
or
otherwise
administer
an
ordinance,
motion,
resolution,
or
4
building
code
that
prohibits
or
limits,
either
directly
or
5
indirectly,
the
use
of
a
specific
style
of
exterior
cladding
6
or
finish
materials
for
residential
buildings
in
a
manner
that
7
is
more
restrictive
than
the
state
building
code
as
adopted
8
pursuant
to
section
103A.7.
This
section
does
not
prohibit
a
9
county
from
regulating
the
use
of
a
specific
style
of
exterior
10
cladding
or
finish
materials
for
a
residential
building
that
11
meets
any
of
the
following
conditions:
12
a.
The
building
is
located
in
an
area
designated
and
13
declared
as
a
state
or
local
historic
district
under
applicable
14
law.
15
b.
The
building
is
designated
as
a
local,
state,
or
national
16
historic
landmark.
17
c.
The
building
is
in
a
common
interest
community
as
defined
18
in
chapter
499C.
19
Sec.
2.
Section
414.1,
subsection
1,
Code
2024,
is
amended
20
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
21
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
h.
A
city
shall
not
adopt,
enforce,
or
22
otherwise
administer
an
ordinance,
motion,
resolution,
or
23
building
code
that
prohibits
or
limits,
either
directly
or
24
indirectly,
the
use
of
a
specific
style
of
exterior
cladding
25
or
finish
materials
for
residential
buildings
in
a
manner
that
26
is
more
restrictive
than
the
state
building
code
as
adopted
27
pursuant
to
section
103A.7.
This
subsection
does
not
prohibit
28
a
city
from
regulating
the
use
of
a
specific
style
of
exterior
29
cladding
or
finish
materials
for
a
residential
building
that
30
meets
any
of
the
following
conditions:
31
(1)
The
building
is
located
in
an
area
designated
and
32
declared
as
a
state
or
local
historic
district
under
applicable
33
law.
34
(2)
The
building
is
designated
as
a
local,
state,
or
35
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national
historic
landmark.
1
(3)
The
building
is
in
a
common
interest
community
as
2
defined
in
chapter
499C.
3
EXPLANATION
4
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
5
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
6
This
bill
prohibits
a
county
or
city
from
adopting,
7
enforcing,
or
otherwise
administering
an
ordinance,
motion,
8
resolution,
or
building
code
that
prohibits
or
limits
the
use
9
of
a
specific
style
of
exterior
cladding
or
finish
materials
10
for
residential
buildings
in
a
manner
that
is
more
restrictive
11
than
the
state
building
code.
The
bill
does
not
prohibit
a
12
county
or
city
from
regulating
the
use
of
a
specific
style
13
of
exterior
cladding
or
finish
materials
for
a
residential
14
building
that
is
located
in
an
area
designated
and
declared
15
as
a
state
or
local
historic
district,
designated
as
a
local,
16
state,
or
national
historic
landmark,
or
in
a
common
interest
17
community.
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