HOUSE FILE 2081

BY  SCHULTZ

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to signs erected within a primary highway right-of-way by cities of a certain size.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 306C.11, Code 2011, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  7.  Signs erected by a city with a population of less than twenty thousand within the right-of-way of a primary highway, other than an interstate or freeway primary highway, located within the corporate limits of the city for the purpose of directing traffic to the city’s attractions. A sign erected pursuant to this subsection shall be maintained by the city and shall not detract from the visibility of an official traffic control device.
EXPLANATION
   This bill allows a city with a population of less than 20,000 to place signs within the right-of-way of a primary highway located within the corporate limits of a city for the purpose of directing traffic to the city’s attractions. The bill requires that a city is responsible for maintaining such a sign, and the sign shall not detract from the visibility of an official traffic control device. The provision does not apply to interstate or freeway primary highways.