Senate Study Bill 3040 - Introduced SENATE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT BILL BY CHAIRPERSON GREEN) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the regulation of styles and materials used 1 for residential building exteriors. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5504XC (2) 90 lh/js

S.F. _____ Section 1. Section 331.301, Code 2024, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 23. A county shall not adopt, enforce, 3 or otherwise administer an ordinance, motion, resolution, or 4 building code that prohibits or limits, either directly or 5 indirectly, the use of a specific style of exterior cladding 6 or finish materials for residential buildings in a manner that 7 is more restrictive than the state building code as adopted 8 pursuant to section 103A.7. This section does not prohibit a 9 county from regulating the use of a specific style of exterior 10 cladding or finish materials for a residential building that 11 meets any of the following conditions: 12 a. The building is located in an area designated and 13 declared as a state or local historic district under applicable 14 law. 15 b. The building is designated as a local, state, or national 16 historic landmark. 17 c. The building is in a common interest community as defined 18 in chapter 499C. 19 Sec. 2. Section 414.1, subsection 1, Code 2024, is amended 20 by adding the following new paragraph: 21 NEW PARAGRAPH . h. A city shall not adopt, enforce, or 22 otherwise administer an ordinance, motion, resolution, or 23 building code that prohibits or limits, either directly or 24 indirectly, the use of a specific style of exterior cladding 25 or finish materials for residential buildings in a manner that 26 is more restrictive than the state building code as adopted 27 pursuant to section 103A.7. This subsection does not prohibit 28 a city from regulating the use of a specific style of exterior 29 cladding or finish materials for a residential building that 30 meets any of the following conditions: 31 (1) The building is located in an area designated and 32 declared as a state or local historic district under applicable 33 law. 34 (2) The building is designated as a local, state, or 35 -1- LSB 5504XC (2) 90 lh/js 1/ 2

S.F. _____ national historic landmark. 1 (3) The building is in a common interest community as 2 defined in chapter 499C. 3 EXPLANATION 4 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 5 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 6 This bill prohibits a county or city from adopting, 7 enforcing, or otherwise administering an ordinance, motion, 8 resolution, or building code that prohibits or limits the use 9 of a specific style of exterior cladding or finish materials 10 for residential buildings in a manner that is more restrictive 11 than the state building code. The bill does not prohibit a 12 county or city from regulating the use of a specific style 13 of exterior cladding or finish materials for a residential 14 building that is located in an area designated and declared 15 as a state or local historic district, designated as a local, 16 state, or national historic landmark, or in a common interest 17 community. 18 -2- LSB 5504XC (2) 90 lh/js 2/ 2