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Iowa Code § 335.21 (2026)

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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 the court with the referee’s findings of fact and conclusions of law. The evidence and the referee’s findings and conclusions shall constitute a part of the proceedings upon which the \n Tue Dec 09 22:14:47 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 335 (36, 1) §335.21, COUNTY ZONING 8\n\ndetermination of the court shall be made. The court may reverse or affirm, wholly or partly, or may modify the decision brought up for review.

2. Costs shall not be allowed against the board of adjustment unless it appears to the court that the board acted with gross negligence or in bad faith or with malice in making the decision appealed from. [C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358A.21] C93, §335.21 2019 Acts, ch 24, §104; 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §182; 2021 Acts, ch 80, §218 Referred to in §329.12, 335.22 \n

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases, 1996–2019 · leading case: Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. v. Dallas Cnty., 675 N.W.2d 544 (Iowa 2004).
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Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. v. Dallas Cnty., 675 N.W.2d 544 (Iowa 2004). · cites it 8× “Iowa Code § 335.21 . Section 335.21 tracks verbatim the language of Iowa Code section 414.”
Iowa Coal Mining Co. v. Monroe Cnty., 555 N.W.2d 418 (Iowa 1996). · cites it 2× “” Iowa Code § 335.21 . What we have just described is the administrative remedy that was available to Iowa *436 Coal to establish whether in fact it had a nonconforming use to landfill at Star 6.”
Bontrager Auto Serv., Inc. v. Iowa City Bd. of Adjustment, 748 N.W.2d 483 (Iowa 2008). · cites it 2× “In Buchholz, we stated that “de novo” as used in section 335.21 does no more than permit the introduction of additional evidence in district court if the court finds that course necessary for proper disposition of the cause.”
W & G McKinney Farms, L.P. v. Dallas Cnty. Bd. of Adjustment, 674 N.W.2d 99 (Iowa 2004). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code § 335.21 (2001). The writ as returned by the Board to the district court contained a substantial portion of the record made before the Board.”
Roberts v. Sw. Bell Mobile Sys., Inc., 429 Mass. 478 (Mass. 1999). “1999); Iowa, Iowa Code Ann. §§ 335.21 (West 1994), 414.”
Ackman v. Bd. of Adj. for Black Hawk Cty., 596 N.W.2d 96 (Iowa 1999). · cites it 2× “The court also rejected plaintiffs' statutory and constitutional challenges to the board's decision.”
Fox v. Polk Cnty. Bd. of Supervisors, 569 N.W.2d 503 (Iowa 1997). “§ 335.21. The statutory provision for trial of a certiorari action against a county board of adjustment is identical to the statutory provision for trial of a certiorari action against a city board of adjustment.”
Ackman v. Bd. of Adjustment, 596 N.W.2d 96 (Iowa 1999). · cites it 2× “The court also rejected plaintiffs’ statutory and constitutional challenges to the board’s decision. This appeal by plaintiffs followed.”
IA Coal Mining Co. v. Monroe Cnty., Iowa, 257 F.3d 846 (8th Cir. 2001). “Iowa Code § 335.21 provides that the hearing before the court in such a proceeding shall be de novo.”
John Barton Goplerud, Leslie Clemenson, Lyle Hale, & Dorothy Hale v. Dallas Cnty., Iowa, Dallas Cnty. Bd. of Adjustment, & Napa Valley Owners Ass'n (Iowa Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 3× “§ 335.21. As used in section 335.21, the term “de novo” “does not bear its equitable connotation.”
Bontrager Auto Serv., Inc. Skay Auto. Serv., Inc. Brian K. Decoster Rogers Rental, Llc Marlys Breese The Breese Co. Inc. Gregg R. Redlin Eugene F. Fisher Erin K. Fisher Edward I. Schmucker K & G Michael A. Mcniel, Todd Davis, Carmen Davis, Sand Road Investors Keith L. Miller Debra S. Miller Paul M. Kennedy, Jr. Mary Frances Kennedy William B. Kron, Jr. & Derrold M. Foster, Appel (Iowa 2008). · cites it 2× “In Buchholz, we stated that “de novo” as used in section 335.21 does no more than permit the introduction of additional evidence in district court if the court finds that course necessary for proper disposition of the cause.”
Steve Gustafson & Janelle Gustafson v. The Bd. of Adjustment of Buena Vista Cnty., Iowa & Mark Snyder (Iowa Ct. App. 2018). “2d 544 , 550–51 (Iowa 2004) (interpreting sections 335.21 and 414.18 together). 5 demolished.”
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