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Section 414.28A – Land-leased communities.

414.28A Land-leased communities. 1. “Land-leased community” means any site, lot, field, or tract of land under common ownership upon which ten or more occupied manufactured homes are harbored, either free of charge or for revenue purposes, and shall include any building, structure, or enclosure used or intended for use as part of the equipment of […]

Section 414.3 – Regulations and comprehensive plan — considerations and objectives — notice, adoption, distribution.

414.3 Regulations and comprehensive plan — considerations and objectives — notice, adoption, distribution. 1. The regulations shall be made in accordance with a comprehensive plan and designed to preserve the availability of agricultural land; to consider the protection of soil from wind and water erosion; to encourage efficient urban development patterns; to lessen congestion in […]

Section 414.30 – Homes for persons with disabilities.

414.30 Homes for persons with disabilities. A city council or city zoning commission shall consider a home for persons with disabilities a family home, as defined in section 414.22, for purposes of zoning in accordance with chapter 504C. 93 Acts, ch 90, §5; 94 Acts, ch 1023, §111; 2010 Acts, ch 1079, §17 Similar provision, […]

Section 414.31 – Elder group homes.

414.31 Elder group homes. A city council or city zoning commission shall consider an elder group home a family home, as defined in section 414.22, for purposes of zoning, in accordance with section 231B.4, and may establish limitations regarding the proximity of one proposed elder group home to another. 93 Acts, ch 72, §8; 2005 […]

Section 414.32 – Home and community-based services waiver recipient residence.

414.32 Home and community-based services waiver recipient residence. 1. A city, city council, or city zoning commission shall consider the residence of the recipient of services under a home and community-based services waiver as a residential use of property for the purposes of zoning and shall treat the use of the residence as a permitted […]

Section 414.4 – Zoning regulations, district boundaries, amendments.

414.4 Zoning regulations, district boundaries, amendments. The council of the city shall provide for the manner in which the regulations and restrictions and the boundaries of the districts shall be determined, established, and enforced, and from time to time amended, supplemented, or changed. However, the regulation, restriction, or boundary shall not become effective until after […]

Section 414.5 – Changes — protest.

414.5 Changes — protest. The regulations, restrictions, and boundaries may, from time to time, be amended, supplemented, changed, modified, or repealed. Notwithstanding section 414.2, as a part of an ordinance changing land from one zoning district to another zoning district or an ordinance approving a site development plan, a council may impose conditions on a […]

Section 414.6 – Zoning commission — powers and duties.

414.6 Zoning commission — powers and duties. 1. In order to avail itself of the powers conferred by this chapter, the council shall appoint a commission, to be known as the zoning commission, to recommend the boundaries of the various original districts and appropriate regulations and restrictions to be enforced therein. Where a city plan […]

Section 414.7 – Board of adjustment — review by council.

414.7 Board of adjustment — review by council. 1. The council shall provide for the appointment of a board of adjustment. In the regulations and restrictions adopted pursuant to the authority of this chapter, the council shall provide that the board of adjustment may in appropriate cases and subject to appropriate conditions and safeguards make […]

Section 414.8 – Membership.

414.8 Membership. The board of adjustment shall consist of five, seven, or nine members as determined by the council. Members of a five-member board shall be appointed for a term of five years, excepting that when the board shall first be created one member shall be appointed for a term of five years, one for […]

Section 414.9 – Rules — meetings — general procedure.

414.9 Rules — meetings — general procedure. The board shall adopt rules in accordance with the provisions of any ordinance adopted pursuant to this chapter. Meetings of the board shall be held at the call of the chairperson and at such other times as the board may determine. Such chairperson, or in the chairperson’s absence, […]