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Iowa Code § 335.4 (2026)

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The board of supervisors may divide the county, or any area or areas within the county, into districts of such number, shape, and area as may be deemed best suited to carry out the purposes of this chapter; and within such districts it may regulate and restrict the erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, or use of buildings, structures, or land. All such regulations and restrictions shall be uniform for each class or kind of buildings\n\nTue Dec 09 22:14:47 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 335 (36, 1) 3 COUNTY ZONING, §335.6\n\nthroughout each district, but the regulations in one district may differ from those in other districts. [C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358A.4] C93, §335.4 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §180 Referred to in §335.7

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1998–2024 · leading case: Goodell v. Humboldt Cnty., 575 N.W.2d 486 (Iowa 1998).
Goodell v. Humboldt Cnty., 575 N.W.2d 486 (Iowa 1998). · cites it 6× “§ 335.4 (emphasis added). The statute requires that any regulation adopted pursuant to chapter 335 advance certain enumerated objectives, including "to protect health and the general welfare.”
Perkins v. Bd. of Supervisors, 636 N.W.2d 58 (Iowa 2001). “The property owners also assert the following related issues: (1) the amendment violates the requirements of uniformity and adherence to a comprehensive plan of Iowa Code sections 335.4 and 335.5, respectively; and (2) the amendment is effectively illegal spot zoning.”
Robinson v. Linn Cnty. Bd. of Supervisors (Iowa Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 26× “” Iowa Code § 335.4 . The Robinsons argue the agricultural district with a renewable energy overlay violates the “uniformity requirement” of section 335.”
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