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Iowa Code § 414.4 (2026)

Zoning regulations, district boundaries, amendments

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The council of the city shall provide for the manner in which the regulations and restrictions and the boundaries of the districts shall be determined, established, and enforced, and from time to time amended, supplemented, or changed. However, the 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. The notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be published as provided in section 362.3. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §6455; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §414.4] 84 Acts, ch 1018, §1; 2025 Acts, ch 130, §12 Referred to in §329.9, 414.5, 414.24 Section amended

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Cited in 14 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1954–2021 · leading case: Residential & Agric. Advisory Comm., LLC, an Iowa Ltd. Liab. Co. Matt Mescher Allan R. Demmer Catherine Demmer Wayne Ameskamp Sharon Ameskamp Vernon Boge Donald Boge Mary Ann Rubly John R. Rubly Dolores Thier Larry Thier Gary Burkle Cindy Burkle Wayne Vorwald Linda Vorwald Jeff Pape Gerald Wolf & Joanne Wolf v. Dyersville City Council, Mayor Jame, 888 N.W.2d 24 (Iowa 2016).
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Residential & Agric. Advisory Comm., LLC, an Iowa Ltd. Liab. Co. Matt Mescher Allan R. Demmer Catherine Demmer Wayne Ameskamp Sharon Ameskamp Vernon Boge Donald Boge Mary Ann Rubly John R. Rubly Dolores Thier Larry Thier Gary Burkle Cindy Burkle Wayne Vorwald Linda Vorwald Jeff Pape Gerald Wolf & Joanne Wolf v. Dyersville City Council, Mayor Jame, 888 N.W.2d 24 (Iowa 2016). · cites it 15× “5 (noting that the same notice requirements apply equally to changes and amendments, and not requiring a legal description); id.”
Geisler v. City Council of Cedar Falls, 769 N.W.2d 162 (Iowa 2009). · cites it 2× “” In his resistance to the City’s motion to dismiss, Geisler did not raise, and the court did not rule on his current claim, that in passing the moratorium, the City failed to follow procedures required by Iowa Code section 414.4 and the City’s zoning ordinance.”
City of Iowa City v. Muscatine Dev. Co., 141 N.W.2d 585 (Iowa 1966). · cites it 6× “Section 414.4, in the same chapter, states: “The council of such city or town shall provide for the manner in which such regulations and restrictions * * * shall be determined, established, and enforced, * * Ordinance 2238 contains this provision: “In case any building or…”
Greenawalt v. Zoning Bd. of Adj. of Davenport, 345 N.W.2d 537 (Iowa 1984). · cites it 2× “” Iowa Code § 414.4 . The board, therefore, merely has authority to determine whether exceptions to an ordinance are to be allowed.”
B. & H. INVESTMENTS, INC. v. City of Coralville, 209 N.W.2d 115 (Iowa 1973). · cites it 6× “See Code 1973, §§ 414.4, 414.5. Accordingly on January 27, 1970, the council revoked B.”
Keller v. City of Council Bluffs, Iowa, 66 N.W.2d 113 (Iowa 1954). · cites it 2× “We are of the opinion the governing body of a municipality may amend its zoning ordinances any time it deems circumstances and conditions warrant such action, and such an amendment is valid if the procedural requirements of the statutes are followed and it is not unreasonable or…”
City of Des Moines v. Lohner, 168 N.W.2d 779 (Iowa 1969). · cites it 2× “” Section 414.4 provides for a public hearing pursuant to notice before council action on regulation, restriction, or a district boundary is taken.”
Osage Conservation Club v. Bd. of Supervisors of Mitchell Cnty., 611 N.W.2d 294 (Iowa 2000). “Quoting from one authority, we stated: Regardless of the type of notice called for by the statute, the basic requirement that notice be given is uniformly held to impose upon the zoning authority a mandatory duty to give it, in default of which jurisdiction to pass valid zoning…”
Steinlage v. City of New Hampton, 567 N.W.2d 438 (Iowa Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “” Iowa Code § 414.4 . The Board, therefore, merely has authority to determine whether exceptions to an ordinance are to be allowed.”
Amended February 21, 2017 Residential & Agric. Advisory Comm., LLC, an Iowa Ltd. Liab. Co. Matt Mescher Allan R. Demmer Catherine Demmer Wayne Ameskamp Sharon Ameskamp Vernon Boge Donald Boge Mary Ann Rubly John R. Rubly Dolores Thier Larry Thier Gary Burkle Cindy Burkle Wayne Vorwald Linda Vorwald Jeff Pape Gerald Wolf & Joanne Wolf v. Dyersvil (Iowa 2016). · cites it 8× “5 (noting that the same notice requirements apply equally to changes and amendments, and not requiring a legal description); id.”
David S. Griffith, Liliana Santillan, Gary P. Brecht, Sandra Frederick, Stephanie R. Dougherty, Dennis R. Coots & Leta Rose v. The City of LeClaire, Iowa, The City Council of the City of LeClaire, Dennis Gerard, John A. Smith, Jason Wentland, Barry Long, & Amy Blair (Iowa Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 4× “” Id. at 48 (citations omitted). And while procedural steps required by a zoning ordinance are typically regarded as mandatory, we still have examined whether there was a failure to substantially comply.”
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 § 414.4 . Here, the challenged ordinance was in accord with the City’s comprehensive plan.”
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