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comprehensive plan requirement in Iowa

7 Iowa opinions name it 2 courts 1992–2024 2 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Iowa courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (5)

CaseFollowedCited
Iowa Coal Mining Co. v. Monroe Countygreen
iowa · 1993 · cited in 4 Iowa opinions naming this issue, 2016–2024
2 sentences

2024Advisory Comm., 888 N.W.2d at 45 (quoting Iowa Coal Min. 9 Co. v. Monroe County, 494 N.W.2d 664, 669 (Iowa 1993)).

2019“This requirement was adopted to prevent haphazard zoning.” Id. at 45 . “[I]n the context of rezoning, . . . compliance with the comprehensive plan requirement merely means that zoning authorities have given ‘full consideration to the problem presented, including the needs of the public, changing conditions, and the similarity of other land in the same area.’” Iowa Coal Mining Co., Inc. v. Monroe Cty., 494 N.W.2d 664, 669 (Iowa 1993) (emphasis removed) (quoting Montgomery v. Bremer Cty.

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Wolf v. City of Elygreen
iowa · 1992 · cited in 4 Iowa opinions naming this issue, 2016–2024
2 sentences

2024“The comprehensive plan requirement is intended to ensure the county board acts rationally rather than arbitrarily in exercising their delegated zoning authority.” Id.

2024“The comprehensive plan requirement is intended to ensure the county board acts rationally rather than arbitrarily in exercising their delegated zoning authority.” Wolf v. City of Ely, 493 N.W.2d 846, 849 (Iowa 1992).

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Montgomery v. Bremer County Board of Supervisorsgreen
iowa · 1980 · cited in 4 Iowa opinions naming this issue, 1993–2019
2 sentences

2019Bd. of Supervisors, 299 N.W.2d 687, 695 (Iowa 1980)). 9 The density level requested by the landowners with the RM-20 zoning designation was inconsistent with both the 2015 South District Plan and the 2030 Comprehensive Plan.

1993But in the context of rezoning, this court has held that compliance with the comprehensive plan requirement merely means that zoning authorities have given “full consideration to the problem presented, including the needs of the public, changing conditions, and the similarity of other land in the same area.” Montgomery, 299 N.W.2d at 695 .

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Residential and Agricultural Advisory Committee, LLC, an Iowa Limited Liability Company Matt Mescher Allan R. Demmer Catherine Demmer Wayne Ameskamp Sharon Ameskamp Vernon Boge Donald Boge Mary Ann Rubly John R. Rubly Dolores Thier Larry Thier Gary Burkle Cindy Burkle Wayne Vorwald Linda Vorwald Jeff Pape Gerald Wolf And Joanne Wolf v. Dyersville City Council, Mayor Jamegreen
iowa · 2016 · cited in 2 Iowa opinions naming this issue, 2024–2024
2 sentences

2024Advisory Comm., 888 N.W.2d at 45 (citation omitted).

2024Advisory Comm., 888 N.W.2d at 45 (quoting Iowa Coal Min. 9 Co. v. Monroe County, 494 N.W.2d 664, 669 (Iowa 1993)).

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Webb v. Giltnergreen
iowactapp · 1991 · cited in 2 Iowa opinions naming this issue, 1992–1993
2 sentences

1993Noting the flexibility of this standard, the Iowa Court of Appeals recently observed that “nothing in chapter 358A requires a county to reduce a comprehensive plan to written form.” Webb v. Giltner, 468 N.W.2d 838, 840 (Iowa App.1991).

1992Id.

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Iowa. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Statutes the citing opinions construe

IA § Iowa Code § 335.6 (3) IA § Iowa Code § 414.3 (3) IA § Iowa Code § 414.5 (3) IA § Iowa Code § 414.6 (3)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

IA 7 (1992–2024) NY 4 (1983–2012) RI 3 (1976–2009) FL 3 (2008–2022) LA 2 (1993–2009)

Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.

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