House File 2388 - Enrolled
House File 2388
AN ACT
RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF STYLES AND MATERIALS USED FOR
RESIDENTIAL BUILDING EXTERIORS.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 Section 1. Section 331.301, Code 2024, is amended by adding
2 the following new subsection:
3 NEW SUBSECTION. 23. a. A county shall not adopt, enforce,
4 or otherwise administer an ordinance, motion, resolution, or
5 building code that prohibits or limits, either directly or
6 indirectly, the use of a specific style of exterior cladding
7 or finish materials for residential buildings in a manner that
8 is more restrictive than the state building code as adopted
9 pursuant to section 103A.7. This section does not prohibit a
10 county from regulating the use of a specific style of exterior
11 cladding or finish materials for a residential building that
12 meets any of the following conditions:
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13 (1) The building is located in an area designated and
14 declared as a state or local historic district under applicable
15 law.
16 (2) The building is designated as a local, state, or
17 national historic landmark.
18 (3) The building is in a common interest community as
19 defined in chapter 499C.
20 (4) The building is located on a property that is governed
21 by a policy of regulation of an overlay or special purpose
22 zoning district that is adopted pursuant to applicable law.
23 b. For purposes of this subsection, “residential building”
24 means any single or multifamily residential dwelling and
25 includes single-family and two-family dwellings and townhouses,
26 condominiums and apartments with a maximum of twelve units per
27 building, and all secondary structures to such a single or
28 multifamily residential dwelling.
29 Sec. 2. Section 414.1, subsection 1, Code 2024, is amended
30 by adding the following new paragraph:
31 NEW PARAGRAPH. h. (1) A city shall not adopt, enforce,
32 or otherwise administer an ordinance, motion, resolution, or
33 building code that prohibits or limits, either directly or
34 indirectly, the use of a specific style of exterior cladding
35 or finish materials for residential buildings in a manner that
1 is more restrictive than the state building code as adopted
2 pursuant to section 103A.7. This subsection does not prohibit
3 a city from regulating the use of a specific style of exterior
4 cladding or finish materials for a residential building that
5 meets any of the following conditions:
6 (a) The building is located in an area designated and
7 declared as a state or local historic district under applicable
8 law.
9 (b) The building is designated as a local, state, or
10 national historic landmark.
11 (c) The building is in a common interest community as
12 defined in chapter 499C.
13 (d) The building is located on a property that is governed
14 by a policy of regulation of an overlay or special purpose
15 zoning district that is adopted pursuant to applicable law.
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16 (2) For purposes of this paragraph, “residential building”
17 means any single or multifamily residential dwelling and
18 includes single-family and two-family dwellings and townhouses,
19 condominiums and apartments with a maximum of twelve units per
20 building, and all secondary structures to such a single or
21 multifamily residential dwelling.
______________________________ ______________________________
PAT GRASSLEY AMY SINCLAIR
Speaker of the House President of the Senate
I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and
is known as House File 2388, Ninetieth General Assembly.
______________________________
MEGHAN NELSON
Chief Clerk of the House
Approved _______________, 2024 ______________________________
KIM REYNOLDS
Governor


Statutes affected:
Introduced: 331.301, 414.1
Enrolled: 331.301, 414.1