335.1 Where applicable. The provisions of this chapter shall be applicable to any county of the state at the option of the board of supervisors of any such county. [C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358A.1] C93, §335.1 Referred to in §335.25
335.10 Board of adjustment — review and remand. 1. The board of supervisors shall provide for the appointment of a board of adjustment, and in the regulations and restrictions adopted pursuant to the authority of this chapter shall provide that the said board of adjustment may, in appropriate cases, and subject to appropriate conditions and […]
335.11 Membership of board. The board of adjustment shall consist of five members who are eligible electors, as defined in section 39.3, and who reside within the county, but outside the corporate limits of any city, each to be appointed for a term of five years, excepting that when the board shall first be created […]
335.12 Rules. The board of adjustment shall adopt rules in accordance with the provisions of any regulation or ordinance adopted pursuant to this chapter. Meetings of the board of adjustment shall be held at the call of the chairperson and at such other times as the board may determine. The chairperson, or in the chairperson’s […]
335.13 Appeals to board. Appeals to the board of adjustment may be taken by any person aggrieved or by any officer, department, board or bureau of the county affected by any decision of the administrative officer. Such appeal shall be taken within a reasonable time, as provided by the rules of the board of adjustment, […]
335.14 Stay of proceedings. An appeal stays all proceedings in furtherance of the action appealed from, unless the officer from whom the appeal is taken certifies to the board of adjustment after the notice of appeal shall have been filed with the officer that by reason of facts stated in the certificate a stay would, […]
335.15 Powers of board. The board of adjustment shall have the following powers: 1. To hear and decide appeals where it is alleged there is error in any order, requirement, decision or determination made by an administrative official in the enforcement of this chapter or of any ordinance adopted pursuant thereto. 2. To hear and […]
335.16 Decision. In exercising the powers in section 335.15, the board of adjustment may, in conformity with the provisions of this chapter, reverse or affirm, wholly or partly, or may modify the order, requirement, decision, or determination appealed from and may make such order, requirement, decision, or determination as ought to be made, and to […]
335.17 Vote required. The concurring vote of three members of the board of adjustment shall be necessary to reverse any order, requirement, decision, or determination of an administrative official, or to decide in favor of the applicant on any matter upon which the board is required to pass under an ordinance or to effect any […]
335.18 Petition to court. Any person or persons, jointly or severally, aggrieved by any decision of the board of adjustment under the provisions of this chapter, or any taxpayer, or any officer, department, board, or bureau of the county, may present to a court of record a petition, duly verified, setting forth that such decision […]
335.19 Review by court. Upon the presentation of such petition, the court may allow a writ of certiorari directed to the board of adjustment to review the decision of the board of adjustment and shall prescribe within the writ the time within which a return must be made and served upon the relator’s attorney, which […]
335.2 Farms exempt. 1. Except to the extent required to implement section 335.27, no ordinance adopted under this chapter applies to land, farm houses, farm barns, farm outbuildings, or other buildings or structures that are primarily adapted, by reason of nature and area, for use for agricultural purposes, while so used. However, the ordinances may […]
335.20 Record advanced. The board of adjustment shall not be required to return the original papers acted upon by the board, but it shall be sufficient to return certified or sworn copies of the originals or of such portions of the originals as may be called for by the writ under section 335.19. The return […]
335.21 Trial to court. 1. If upon the hearing which shall be tried de novo it shall appear to the court that testimony is necessary for the proper disposition of the matter, the court may take evidence or appoint a referee to take such evidence as the court may direct and report the evidence to […]
335.22 Precedence. All issues in any proceedings under sections 335.18 through 335.21 shall have preference over all other civil actions and proceedings. [C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358A.22] C93, §335.22 2009 Acts, ch 133, §127
335.23 Restraining order. In case any building or structure is erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, repaired, converted, or maintained; or any building, structure, or land is used in violation of this chapter or of any ordinance or other regulation made under authority conferred thereby, the board of supervisors, in addition to other remedies, may institute any […]
335.24 Conflict with other regulations. If the regulations made under this chapter require a greater width or size of yards, courts, or other open spaces, or require a lower height of building or less number of stories, or require a greater percentage of lot to be left unoccupied, or impose other higher standards than are […]
335.25 Zoning for family homes. 1. It is the intent of this section to assist in improving the quality of life of persons with a developmental disability or brain injury by integrating them into the mainstream of society by making available to them community residential opportunities in the residential areas of this state. In order […]
335.26 Shooting ranges. In approving the improvement of property acquired to establish, use, and maintain a new shooting range or in approving a substantial change to an existing shooting range pursuant to section 657.9, subsection 1, the county zoning commission, or if there is not a county zoning commission, the county board of supervisors, shall […]
335.27 Agricultural land preservation ordinance. If a county adopts an agricultural land preservation ordinance under this chapter which subjects farmland to the same use restrictions provided in section 352.6 for agricultural areas, then section 6B.3, subsection 1, paragraph “f”, and sections 352.10 through 352.12 shall apply to farms and farm operations which are subject to […]
