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Iowa Code § 414.10 (2026)

Appeals

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Appeals to the board of adjustment may be taken by any person aggrieved or by any officer, department, board, or bureau of the municipality affected by any decision of the administrative officer. Such appeal shall be taken within a reasonable time as provided by the rules of the board by filing with the officer from whom the appeal is taken and with the board of adjustment a notice of appeal specifying the grounds thereof. The officer from whom the appeal is taken shall forthwith transmit to the board all the papers constituting the record upon which the action appealed from was taken. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §6461; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §414.10] Referred to in §8C.7A, 329.12

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 10 cases, 1962–2018 · leading case: Paul J. Burroughs, Kenneth Burroughs, Terri Spinner, David Spinner, Sean Harvey, & Ty Harvey v. The City Of Davenport Zoning Bd. Of Adjustment, The City Of Davenport, Iowa, An Iowa Mun. Corp., & MZ Annie-Ru Daycare Ctr., An Iowa Ltd. Liab. Co., 912 N.W.2d 473 (Iowa 2018).

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Paul J. Burroughs, Kenneth Burroughs, Terri Spinner, David Spinner, Sean Harvey, & Ty Harvey v. The City Of Davenport Zoning Bd. Of Adjustment, The City Of Davenport, Iowa, An Iowa Mun. Corp., & MZ Annie-Ru Daycare Ctr., An Iowa Ltd. Liab. Co., 912 N.W.2d 473 (Iowa 2018). · cites it 8× “at 576 (quoting Iowa Code § 414.10 ). The board in Arkae Development had adopted a rule that appeals “must be perfected to the Board not later than thirty (30) days after the decision complained of.”

Joseph Walsh v. Teresa Wahlert & the State of Iowa, 913 N.W.2d 517 (Iowa 2018). · cites it 6× “Both Iowa Code section 414.10 and a local ordinance provided that a person may appeal a decision of the zoning administrator to the board of adjustment.”

Shors v. Johnson, 581 N.W.2d 648 (Iowa 1998). · cites it 20× “” Iowa Code § 414.10 (emphasis added). Furthermore, we have interpreted an identically-worded predecessor statute as creating an exclusive remedy for persons who object to the granting of a permit.”

Riley v. Boxa, 542 N.W.2d 519 (Iowa 1996). · cites it 8× “See Iowa Code § 414.10 . In spite of these provisions, Riley did not appeal the decision of the building administrator to the board of adjustment.”

Grandview Baptist Church v. Zoning Bd. of Adjustment, 301 N.W.2d 704 (Iowa 1981). · cites it 4× “10 of the Code provides: Appeals to the board of adjustment may be taken by any person aggrieved or by any officer, department, board, or bureau of the municipality affected by any decision of the administrative officer. Such appeal shall be taken within a reasonable time as…”

Arkae Dev., Inc. v. Zoning Bd. of Adjustment, 312 N.W.2d 574 (Iowa 1981). · cites it 3× “On February 22, Hammer filed an appeal with the Ames Zoning Board of Adjustment (Board), see § 414.10, The Code 1979, alleging that issuance of the permit was illegal because construction of a duplex at 4006-4008 Ontario would violate a city zoning ordinance prohibiting…”

Frank Hardie Advert., Inc. v. City of Dubuque Zoning Bd. of Adjustment, 501 N.W.2d 521 (Iowa 1993). · cites it 4× “” A distinction is drawn from the language of section 414.10, which authorizes appeals to the zoning board “by any person aggrieved.”

Chicago, Rock Island & Pac. R. Co. v. Liddle, 112 N.W.2d 852 (Iowa 1962). · cites it 2× “Appeals to the board by any person aggrieved by any decision of “the administrative officer” are authorized by section 414.10. Section 414.12 specifies the three powers the board, shall have.”

Matters v. City of Ames, 219 N.W.2d 718 (Iowa 1974). “§ 414.10, The Code. Forsaking any further administrative endeavors plaintiffs brought this declaratory judgment action under rule 262, Rules of Civil Procedure.”

Giesey v. Bd. of Adjustment of Iowa City, 229 N.W.2d 258 (Iowa 1975). “Lest there be any doubt on that issue, we find the Board had the requisite jurisdiction by virtue of §§ 414.10, 414.12 and 414.13, The Code, 1971, and § 8.”

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