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Code of Ordinances

Benton County ordinances can be found below, searchable by ordinance name or chapter.

Chapter 1 - Streets, Roads, Public Ways & Transportation

#47 · Class C Roads

#5 · Class B Roads

#70 · Snow Removal

#71 · ATV Ordinance

Chapter 2 - Solid Waste & Hazardous Materials

#16 · Siting Permits for Solid Waste Facilities

#21 · Litter Control

#74 · Recycling Material

#9 · Hazardous Substances and Wastes

Chapter 3 - Business & Administration

#10 · Ordinance Regarding Communication to all Personnel of the Hazardous Material Ordinance #9

#22 · Readopting Code of Ordinances

#40 · Readoption Code of Ordinances

#42 · Establishing a Cemetery Commission

#54 · Readoption Code of Ordinances

#63 · Readoption of Code of Ordinances

#67 · Establish Cemetery Commission

#77 · An Ordinance Establishing The County Supervisor Districts and Election Precincts

#78 · Readopt Code of Ordinances

#8 · Readoption Code of Ordinances

Chapter 4 - Land Use & Zoning Regulations

Benton County Comprehensive Plan

Due to the size of the Comprehensive Plan, copies are not available online. For a copy of the plan, please contact Barb Fetzer at (319) 472-3119 or the Auditor's Office at (319) 472-2365.

#15 · Vinton Airport Tall Structure Zoning

#20 · Belle Plaine Airport Tall Structure Zoning

#24 · Land Use

#35 · Eastern Iowa Airport Zoning Regulations

#53 · Sexually Themed Businesses

#61 · Subdivision

#62 · Amend Land Use Ordinance

#65 · Amend Land Use Ordinance

#72 · Amend Benton County Ordinance 16

#79 · Floodplain Management Ordinance

Chapter 5 - Public Health

#17 · Nuisance

#34 · Water Wells, as amended by Ordinance #39

#48 · Quarantine and Isolation

#51 · An Ordinance for the Control of Lead-Base Paint

#55 · Watkins Wastewater

#73 · On-site Wastewater

Chapter 6 - Taxation

#18 · Industrial property Tax Exemption Ordinance, as amended by Ordinance #28

#25 · Ordinance Providing for Division of Taxes, as amended by Ordinance #27

#27 · Ordinance Amending Ordinance #25 (Urban Renewal) (adding the BECCA Industrial Park)

#28 · Ordinance Amending Ordinance #8 (Industrial Tax Exemption to Exclude Area Located in Urbana Renewal)

#52 · An Ordinance Providing for the Division of Taxes Levied on Taxable Property in the Benton County Frontier Urban Renewal Area, Pursuant to Section 403.19 of the Code of Iowa

#56 · Local Option Sales and Services Tax

#57 · Local Option Sales and Services Tax

#68 · Public Nuisance Tax Sales

#69 · Allowing the County & Cities to Bid for & Purchase Tax Sales Certificates on Abandoned Property

Chapter 7 - Safety

#33 · Uniform Rural Address System

#37 · Vicious Animal Ordinance, as amended by Ordinance #39

#66 · Social Host Ordinance

Chapter 8 - Penalty

#39 · Ordinance Establishing the Penalty for County Infractions

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