Iowa § 306C.3 - 306C.3 Junkyards lawfully in existence.
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§ 306C.3. 306C.3 Junkyards lawfully in existence.
1. Any junkyard located outside a zoned or unzoned industrial area lawfully in existence on July 1, 1972, which is within one thousand feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way and visible from the main-traveled portion of any highway on the interstate system shall be screened, if feasible, by the department, or by the owner under rules and direction of the department, at locations on the highway right-of-way or in areas acquired for such purposes outside the right-of-way in order to obscure the junkyard from the main-traveled way of such highways. 2. Any junkyard located outside a zoned or unzoned industrial area lawfully in existence on July 1, 2014, which is within one thousand feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way and visible from the main-traveled portion of any noninterstate highway which is on the national highway system shall be screened, if feasible, by the department, or by the owner under rules and direction of the department, at locations on the highway right-of-way or in areas acquired for such purposes outside the right-of-way in order to obscure the junkyard from the main-traveled way of such highways. [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §306C.3] 2003 Acts, ch 8, §3; 2014 Acts, ch 1123, §5 Referred to in §306C.6 Thu Dec 11 19:33:57 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 306C.3 (19, 0)
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