House
File
2388
-
Enrolled
House
File
2388
AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
THE
REGULATION
OF
STYLES
AND
MATERIALS
USED
FOR
RESIDENTIAL
BUILDING
EXTERIORS.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
331.301,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
23.
a.
A
county
shall
not
adopt,
enforce,
or
otherwise
administer
an
ordinance,
motion,
resolution,
or
building
code
that
prohibits
or
limits,
either
directly
or
indirectly,
the
use
of
a
specific
style
of
exterior
cladding
or
finish
materials
for
residential
buildings
in
a
manner
that
is
more
restrictive
than
the
state
building
code
as
adopted
pursuant
to
section
103A.7.
This
section
does
not
prohibit
a
county
from
regulating
the
use
of
a
specific
style
of
exterior
cladding
or
finish
materials
for
a
residential
building
that
meets
any
of
the
following
conditions:
House
File
2388,
p.
2
(1)
The
building
is
located
in
an
area
designated
and
declared
as
a
state
or
local
historic
district
under
applicable
law.
(2)
The
building
is
designated
as
a
local,
state,
or
national
historic
landmark.
(3)
The
building
is
in
a
common
interest
community
as
defined
in
chapter
499C.
(4)
The
building
is
located
on
a
property
that
is
governed
by
a
policy
of
regulation
of
an
overlay
or
special
purpose
zoning
district
that
is
adopted
pursuant
to
applicable
law.
b.
For
purposes
of
this
subsection,
“residential
building”
means
any
single
or
multifamily
residential
dwelling
and
includes
single-family
and
two-family
dwellings
and
townhouses,
condominiums
and
apartments
with
a
maximum
of
twelve
units
per
building,
and
all
secondary
structures
to
such
a
single
or
multifamily
residential
dwelling.
Sec.
2.
Section
414.1,
subsection
1,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
h.
(1)
A
city
shall
not
adopt,
enforce,
or
otherwise
administer
an
ordinance,
motion,
resolution,
or
building
code
that
prohibits
or
limits,
either
directly
or
indirectly,
the
use
of
a
specific
style
of
exterior
cladding
or
finish
materials
for
residential
buildings
in
a
manner
that
is
more
restrictive
than
the
state
building
code
as
adopted
pursuant
to
section
103A.7.
This
subsection
does
not
prohibit
a
city
from
regulating
the
use
of
a
specific
style
of
exterior
cladding
or
finish
materials
for
a
residential
building
that
meets
any
of
the
following
conditions:
(a)
The
building
is
located
in
an
area
designated
and
declared
as
a
state
or
local
historic
district
under
applicable
law.
(b)
The
building
is
designated
as
a
local,
state,
or
national
historic
landmark.
(c)
The
building
is
in
a
common
interest
community
as
defined
in
chapter
499C.
(d)
The
building
is
located
on
a
property
that
is
governed
by
a
policy
of
regulation
of
an
overlay
or
special
purpose
zoning
district
that
is
adopted
pursuant
to
applicable
law.
House
File
2388,
p.
3
(2)
For
purposes
of
this
paragraph,
“residential
building”
means
any
single
or
multifamily
residential
dwelling
and
includes
single-family
and
two-family
dwellings
and
townhouses,
condominiums
and
apartments
with
a
maximum
of
twelve
units
per
building,
and
all
secondary
structures
to
such
a
single
or
multifamily
residential
dwelling.
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
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