Bill Text: IA HF2388 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the regulation of styles and materials used for residential building exteriors. (Formerly HSB 619.) Effective date: 07/01/2024.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2024-05-17 - Signed by Governor. H.J. 937. [HF2388 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF2388-Introduced.html
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the regulation of styles and materials used for residential building exteriors. (Formerly HSB 619.) Effective date: 07/01/2024.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2024-05-17 - Signed by Governor. H.J. 937. [HF2388 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF2388-Introduced.html
House
File
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2388
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
619)
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.
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
(1)
The
building
is
located
in
an
area
designated
and
13
declared
as
a
state
or
local
historic
district
under
applicable
14
law.
15
(2)
The
building
is
designated
as
a
local,
state,
or
16
national
historic
landmark.
17
(3)
The
building
is
in
a
common
interest
community
as
18
defined
in
chapter
499C.
19
(4)
The
building
is
located
on
a
property
that
is
governed
20
by
a
policy
of
regulation
of
an
overlay
or
special
purpose
21
zoning
district
that
is
adopted
pursuant
to
applicable
law.
22
b.
For
purposes
of
this
subsection,
“residential
building”
23
means
any
single
or
multifamily
residential
dwelling
and
24
includes
single-family
and
two-family
dwellings
and
townhouses,
25
condominiums
and
apartments
with
a
maximum
of
twelve
units
per
26
building,
and
all
secondary
structures
to
such
a
single
or
27
multifamily
residential
dwelling.
28
Sec.
2.
Section
414.1,
subsection
1,
Code
2024,
is
amended
29
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
30
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
h.
(1)
A
city
shall
not
adopt,
enforce,
31
or
otherwise
administer
an
ordinance,
motion,
resolution,
or
32
building
code
that
prohibits
or
limits,
either
directly
or
33
indirectly,
the
use
of
a
specific
style
of
exterior
cladding
34
or
finish
materials
for
residential
buildings
in
a
manner
that
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is
more
restrictive
than
the
state
building
code
as
adopted
1
pursuant
to
section
103A.7.
This
subsection
does
not
prohibit
2
a
city
from
regulating
the
use
of
a
specific
style
of
exterior
3
cladding
or
finish
materials
for
a
residential
building
that
4
meets
any
of
the
following
conditions:
5
(a)
The
building
is
located
in
an
area
designated
and
6
declared
as
a
state
or
local
historic
district
under
applicable
7
law.
8
(b)
The
building
is
designated
as
a
local,
state,
or
9
national
historic
landmark.
10
(c)
The
building
is
in
a
common
interest
community
as
11
defined
in
chapter
499C.
12
(d)
The
building
is
located
on
a
property
that
is
governed
13
by
a
policy
of
regulation
of
an
overlay
or
special
purpose
14
zoning
district
that
is
adopted
pursuant
to
applicable
law.
15
(2)
For
purposes
of
this
paragraph,
“residential
building”
16
means
any
single
or
multifamily
residential
dwelling
and
17
includes
single-family
and
two-family
dwellings
and
townhouses,
18
condominiums
and
apartments
with
a
maximum
of
twelve
units
per
19
building,
and
all
secondary
structures
to
such
a
single
or
20
multifamily
residential
dwelling.
21
EXPLANATION
22
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
23
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
24
This
bill
prohibits
a
county
or
city
from
adopting,
25
enforcing,
or
otherwise
administering
an
ordinance,
motion,
26
resolution,
or
building
code
that
prohibits
or
limits
the
use
27
of
a
specific
style
of
exterior
cladding
or
finish
materials
28
for
residential
buildings
in
a
manner
that
is
more
restrictive
29
than
the
state
building
code.
The
bill
does
not
prohibit
a
30
county
or
city
from
regulating
the
use
of
a
specific
style
31
of
exterior
cladding
or
finish
materials
for
a
residential
32
building
that
is
located
in
an
area
designated
and
declared
33
as
a
state
or
local
historic
district,
designated
as
a
local,
34
state,
or
national
historic
landmark,
in
a
common
interest
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