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Iowa Code § 478.20 (2026)

Distance from buildings

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No transmission line shall be constructed, except by agreement, within one hundred feet of any dwelling house or other building, except where said line crosses or passes along a public highway or is located alongside or parallel with the right-of-way of any railway\n\nTue Dec 09 22:08:10 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 478 (39, 1) 11 ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINES, §478.25\n\ncompany. In addition to the foregoing, each person, company, or corporation shall conform to any other rules, regulations, or specifications established by the utilities commission, in the construction, operation, or maintenance of such lines. [S13, §2120-r; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8327; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §489.19; C66, 71, 73, 75, §489.20; C77, 79, 81, §478.20] 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §369

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1992–2023 · leading case: Johnson v. Interstate Power Co., 481 N.W.2d 310 (Iowa 1992).
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Johnson v. Interstate Power Co., 481 N.W.2d 310 (Iowa 1992). · cites it 4× “See Iowa Code § 478.20 . Pursuant to this statute the commission established such “rules, regulations, or specifications.”
Victor Maldonado v. City of Sibley, 58 F.4th 1017 (8th Cir. 2023). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code § 478.20 governs the minimum distance between electric transmission lines and buildings, and requires municipal utilities to conform to any “rules, regulations, or specifications established by the [IUB] in the construction, operation, or maintenance of such lines.”
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