Iowa § 329.1 - 329.1 Definitions.

§ 329.1. 329.1 Definitions.

The following words, terms, and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall, for the purposes of this chapter, have the meaning given in this section, unless otherwise specifically defined, or unless another intention clearly appears, or the context otherwise requires: 1. “Airport” means any area of land or water designed and set aside for the landing and take-off of aircraft and utilized, or to be utilized, in the interest of the public for such purposes. 2. “Airport hazard” means any structure or tree or use of land which would exceed the federal obstruction standards as contained in 14 C.F.R. §77.21, 77.23 and 77.25 as revised March 4, 1972, and which obstruct the air space required for the flight of aircraft and landing or take-off at an airport or is otherwise hazardous to such landing or taking off of aircraft. 3. “Airport hazard area” means any area of land or water upon which an airport hazard might be established if not prevented as provided by this chapter. 4. “Department” means the state department of transportation. 5. “Municipality” means any county or city of this state. 6. “Obstruction” means any tangible, inanimate physical object, natural or artificial, protruding above the surface of the ground. 7. “Person” means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, joint stock association, or body politic, and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee, or other similar representative thereof. 8. “Structure” means any object constructed or installed by humans, including, but without limitation, buildings, towers, smokestacks, and overhead transmission lines, including the poles or other structures supporting the same. 9. “Tree” means any object of natural growth. 10. The singular shall include the plural, and the plural the singular. [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §329.1] 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §106; 2023 Acts, ch 66, §81 Fri Dec 12 19:54:20 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 329.1 (24, 0)