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Iowa Code § 414.2 (2026)

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For any or all of the purposes of this chapter, the local legislative body, referred to as the council, may divide the city into districts, including historical preservation districts but only as provided in section 15.459, of such number, shape, and area as may be deemed best suited to carry out the purposes of this chapter; and within such districts the council 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 throughout each district, but the regulations in one district may differ from those in other districts. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §6453; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §414.2] 2021 Acts, ch 80, §244 Referred to in §414.5 Certification of zoning district ordinance, §380.11

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 10 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1961–2023 · leading case: Greenawalt v. Zoning Bd. of Adj. of Davenport, 345 N.W.2d 537 (Iowa 1984).

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Greenawalt v. Zoning Bd. of Adj. of Davenport, 345 N.W.2d 537 (Iowa 1984). · cites it 2× “” Before reaching the substance of this claim, we note that Greenawalt erroneously concluded the purpose of the zoning ordinance is “relatively less important” than his right to free use of property. Zoning ordinances are enacted “[f]or the purpose of promoting the health,…”

Stone v. City of Wilton, 331 N.W.2d 398 (Iowa 1983). · cites it 2× “On the record in this case, we cannot conclude that the council’s stated reasons, which are recognized as valid reasons for zoning, Iowa Code §§ 414.2 , .3 (1981), were mere pretext.”

City of Des Moines v. Lohner, 168 N.W.2d 779 (Iowa 1969). · cites it 2× “Section 414.2 provides that the legislative body of the municipality “may divide” the city into districts “to carry out the purposes of this chapter”, and “within such district it may regulate and restrict * * * ”, but also qualifies these powers by requiring that “all such…”

Plaza Recreational Ctr. v. City of Sioux City, 111 N.W.2d 758 (Iowa 1961). · cites it 2× “” Section 414.2 provides that the council may divide the city into districts “and within such districts it may regulate and restrict * * * use of buildings, structures, or land.”

Kane v. City Council of the City of Cedar Rapids, 537 N.W.2d 718 (Iowa 1995). · cites it 2× “Added to the statute, as the second and third sentence, was the following: Notwithstanding section 414.2, as a part of an ordinance changing land from one zoning district to another zoning district or an ordinance approving a site development plan, a council may impose…”

Chicago, Rock Island & Pac. R. Co. v. Liddle, 112 N.W.2d 852 (Iowa 1962). · cites it 2× “Section 414.2 provides, “All such regulations and restrictions shall be uniform for each class or kind of buildings throughout each district, but the regulations in one district may differ from those in other districts.”

Bd. of Adjustment of City of Des Moines v. Ruble, 193 N.W.2d 497 (Iowa 1972). · cites it 2× “That said decision and resolution was and is erroneous and illegal for the further reason that the board exceed (sic) the powers granted it under Iowa Code section 414.2 [12] (3) in that it authorized said variance when the same was contrary to the public interest, and when it…”

Graziano v. Bd. of Adjustment, Etc., 323 N.W.2d 233 (Iowa 1982). “See §§ 414.2, .6. Ruble and Deardorf caution that the power to grant variances should be used sparingly.”

Tsb Holdings, L.L.C. & 911 N. Governor, L.L.C. v. City of Iowa City, Iowa, -------------------------------------------------------------- Tsb Holdings, L.L.C. & 911 N. Governor, L.L.C., plaintiffs-appellants/cross-appellees v. Bd. of Adjustment for the City of Iowa City, defendant-appellee/cross-appellant. (Iowa Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 3× “” Iowa Code § 414.2 . Any “regulation, restriction, or boundary shall not become effective until after a public hearing at which parties in interest and citizens shall have an opportunity to be heard.”

Julie Becker v. Dallas Ctr. Bd. of Adjustment (Iowa Ct. App. 2023). “§ 414.2; Dallas Center, Iowa, Zoning Code §§ 165.”

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