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This bill prevents cities from creating or enforcing local ordinances that limit homeowners' ability to grow vegetation on residential properties with speed limits of 25 miles per hour or less. Specifically, the bill allows property owners to plant and maintain vegetation up to 42 inches tall anywhere on their property, and vegetation up to 34 inches tall along curb lines where the vegetation might potentially obstruct a motorist's view. The legislation aims to give homeowners more flexibility in landscaping and gardening, limiting municipal restrictions on purposely planted vegetation that is not otherwise prohibited by existing laws. By setting clear height parameters, the bill balances potential safety concerns about obstructed views with homeowners' desires to cultivate gardens, landscaping, and other greenery in residential areas. The bill would amend Section 364.3 of the Iowa Code to add this new provision restricting cities' ability to regulate residential vegetation.

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https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=91&ba=HF456