House File 2081 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2081 BY SCHULTZ A BILL FOR An Act relating to signs erected within a primary highway 1 right-of-way by cities of a certain size. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5409YH (3) 84 dea/nh

H.F. 2081 Section 1. Section 306C.11, Code 2011, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 7. Signs erected by a city with a 3 population of less than twenty thousand within the right-of-way 4 of a primary highway, other than an interstate or freeway 5 primary highway, located within the corporate limits of 6 the city for the purpose of directing traffic to the city’s 7 attractions. A sign erected pursuant to this subsection shall 8 be maintained by the city and shall not detract from the 9 visibility of an official traffic control device. 10 EXPLANATION 11 This bill allows a city with a population of less than 12 20,000 to place signs within the right-of-way of a primary 13 highway located within the corporate limits of a city for the 14 purpose of directing traffic to the city’s attractions. The 15 bill requires that a city is responsible for maintaining such a 16 sign, and the sign shall not detract from the visibility of an 17 official traffic control device. The provision does not apply 18 to interstate or freeway primary highways. 19 -1- LSB 5409YH (3) 84 dea/nh 1/ 1