331.304 - PROCEDURAL LIMITATIONS ON GENERAL COUNTY POWERS.

        331.304  PROCEDURAL LIMITATIONS ON GENERAL COUNTY      POWERS.         If a county proposes to exercise any of the following powers, it      shall do so in accordance with the following limitations:         1.  The power to act jointly with other political subdivisions or      public or private agencies shall be exercised in accordance with      chapter 28E or 28I or other applicable state law.         2.  The power to authorize games of skill or chance at amusement      concessions shall be exercised in accordance with section 99B.4.         3.  The power to adopt, administer and enforce the state building      code shall be exercised in accordance with chapter 103A.  The power      to adopt by ordinance, administer, and enforce a county building      code, is subject to the following restrictions:         a.  A county building code shall not apply within the      incorporated area of a city except at the option of the city, and      shall not apply within a city's two-mile limit referred to in section      414.23, to the extent that the city has adopted a building code      within the two-mile limit.         b.  A county building code shall not apply to farm houses or      other farm buildings which are primarily adapted for use for      agricultural purposes, while so used or under construction for that      use.         4.  A county shall not license elevator inspectors or regulate      elevator conveyances except as provided in section 89A.15.         5.  The power to adopt airport zoning regulations applicable to      airport hazard areas shall be exercised in accordance with chapter      329.         6.  The power to adopt county zoning regulations shall be      exercised in accordance with chapter 335.         7.  The board may file a petition with the city development board      as provided in section 368.11.         8.  The power to take private property for public use shall only      be exercised by counties for public purposes which are reasonable and      necessary as an incident to the powers and duties conferred upon      counties, and in accordance with chapters 6A and 6B.  Section 306.19      is also applicable to condemnation of right-of-way for secondary      roads.  Sections 306.27 through 306.37 are applicable to the      condemnation of right-of-way that is contiguous to existing road      right-of-way and necessary for the maintenance, safety improvement,      or upgrade of the existing secondary road.         9.  The board, upon application, may grant permits for the display      of fireworks as provided in section 727.2.         10.  A county shall not adopt or enforce any ordinance imposing      any registration or licensing system or registration or license fees      for or relating to owner-occupied manufactured or mobile homes      including the lots, lands, or manufactured home community or mobile      home park upon or in which they are located.  A county shall not      adopt or enforce any ordinance imposing any registration or licensing      system, or registration or license fees, or safety or sanitary      standards for rental manufactured or mobile homes unless similar      registration or licensing system, or registration or license fees, or      safety or sanitary standards are required for other rental properties      intended for human habitation.  This subsection does not preclude the      investigation and abatement of a nuisance or the enforcement of a      tiedown system, or the enforcement of any regulations of the state or      local board of health if those regulations apply to other rental      properties or to owner-occupied housing intended for human      habitation.         11.  A county shall not adopt or enforce any ordinance imposing      any limitation on the amount of rent that can be charged for leasing      private residential or commercial property.  This subsection does not      prevent the right of a county to manage and control residential      property in which the county has a property interest.  
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