Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 384.50 (2026)

Notice of hearing

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1. The clerk shall publish notice of the date, time, and place of the hearing once each week for two consecutive weeks in the manner provided by section 362.3.

2. The notice must be in substantially the following form: NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS Notice is given that there is now on file for public inspection in the office of the clerk of ...................., Iowa, a proposed resolution of necessity, an estimate of cost, and a plat and schedule showing the amounts proposed to be assessed against each lot and the valuation of each lot within a district approved by the council of ...................., Iowa, for a .................... improvement of the type(s) and in the location(s) as follows: The council will meet at ........ o’clock ........m., on .................... (date), at the ...................., at which time the owners of property subject to assessment for the proposed improvement or any other person having an interest in the matter may appear and be heard for or against the making of the improvement, the boundaries of the district, the cost, the assessment against any lot, or the final adoption of a resolution of necessity. A property owner will be deemed to have waived all objections unless at the time of hearing the property owner has filed objections with the clerk. .................................... Clerk

3. Not less than fifteen days before the hearing, the clerk shall send a copy of the notice by mail to each property owner whose property is subject to assessment for the improvement at the address as shown by the records of the county auditor. If a property is shown to be in the name of more than one owner at the same mailing address, a single notice may be mailed addressed to all owners at that address. Failure to receive a mailed notice is not a defense to the special assessment. [C97, §810, 823, 824, 965, 971; S13, §823, 840-a, 849-c, 965, 971; SS15, §810, 840-l, -r; C24, 27, §5997, 6026, 6029, 6083, 6092, 6901, 6914; C31, 35, §5997, 6026, 6029, 6083, 6092, 6610-c9, 6610-c10, 6901, 6914; C39, §5997, 6026, 6029, 6083, 6092, 6610.21, 6610.22, 6901, 6914; C46, §391.24, 391.53, 391.56, 395.5, 395.14, 417.9, 417.10, 420.253, 420.266; C50, §391.24, 391.53, 391.56, 391A.10, 395.5, 395.14, 417.9, 417.10, 420.253, 420.266; C54, 58, 62, §391.24, 391.53, 391.56, 391A.13, 395.5, 395.14, 417.9, 417.10, 420.253, 420.266; C66, 71, 73, §390A.13, 390A.27, 390A.29, 391.24, 391.53, 391.56, 391A.13, 395.5, 395.14, 417.9, 417.10, 420.253, 420.266; C75, 77, 79, 81, §384.50] 86 Acts, ch 1241, §9; 2000 Acts, ch 1058, §62; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §155; 2025 Acts, ch 130, §9 Referred to in §357E.11A, 384.38, 384.41, 384.55, 384.56 Subsection 1 amended\n\nTue Dec 09 22:13:33 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 384 (48, 2) §384.51, CITY FINANCE 34 \n

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 1980–2018 · leading case: Blumenthal Inv. Trusts v. City of West Des Moines, 636 N.W.2d 255 (Iowa 2001).

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Blumenthal Inv. Trusts v. City of West Des Moines, 636 N.W.2d 255 (Iowa 2001). · cites it 2× “As part of this statutory process, "all of the owners of record of all property to be affected by the public improvement” agree to the plan and may agree to waive the notice required by section 384.50 with respect to special assessments.”

Slater v. Inc. Town of Adel, 324 N.W.2d 482 (Iowa 1982). · cites it 4× “A hearing on the proposal was set for February 17, 1981, and the city clerk complied with the notice requirements of Iowa Code § 384.50 (publication and mailed copy to property owners).”

City of Clive v. Iowa Concrete Block & Material Co., 298 N.W.2d 585 (Iowa 1980). “§§ 384.50, .51. The decision, in the form of a resolution of necessity, requires a vote of three-fourths of the members of the council.”

Tombergs v. City of Eldridge, 433 N.W.2d 731 (Iowa 1988). “Following notice to affected property owners, § 384.50, the city council meets to consider objections, if any, to the proposal.”

Interchange Partners, L.L.C. v. City of West Des Moines, 918 N.W.2d 502 (Iowa Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “If the governing body directs that notice be made by mail, the notice shall be as required in section 384.50. Each person whose property will be served by connecting to the city sewer or water utility shall pay a connection fee to the city.”

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