657.9 Shooting ranges. 1. Before a person improves property acquired to establish, use, and maintain a shooting range by the erection of buildings, breastworks, ramparts, or other works or before a personsubstantially changes the existing use of a shooting range, the person shall obtain approvalof the county zoning commission or the city zoning commission, whichever is appropriate.The appropriate commission shall comply with section 335.8 or 414.6. In the event a countyor city does not have a zoning commission, the county board of supervisors or the city councilshall comply with section 335.6 or 414.5 before granting the approval. 2. A person who acquires title to or who owns real property adversely affected by the use of property with a permanently located and improved range shall not maintain a nuisanceaction against the person who owns the range to restrain, enjoin, or impede the use of therange where there has not been a substantial change in the nature of the use of the range. 3. This section does not prohibit actions for negligence or recklessness in the operation of the range or by a person using the range. been a substantial change in the nature of the use of the range. 3. This section does not prohibit actions for negligence or recklessness in the operation of the range or by a person using the range. [82 Acts, ch 1193, §1]84 Acts, ch 1067, §49; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §112Referred to in §335.26, 414.26 Sat Dec 23 12:22:45 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 657.9 (17, 0)
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