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2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 331 - COUNTY HOME RULE IMPLEMENTATION › Section 331.909 - Multidisciplinary community services teams.

331.909 Multidisciplinary community services teams.
1. A county or multicounty consortium of agencies providing health, counseling, economic assistance, education, law enforcement, or therapeutic services may establish a multidisciplinary team for the more effective planning and delivery of services to an individual or family under the following conditions:
a. The team complies with federal regulations regarding confidentiality.
b. The agencies comprising the team have written confidentiality standards.
c. The agencies comprising the team enter into an annual interagency agreement to comply with confidentiality standards specified in the agreement.
d. An agency initiating a multidisciplinary team obtains a signed agreement from an individual authorizing the team to share information concerning the individual or the individual’s family on a confidential basis.
2. The activities of a multidisciplinary community services team shall not duplicate the activities of a multidisciplinary team for child abuse under section 235A.13, dependent adult abuse activities under section 235B.6, or child victim services provided under section 915.35.
3. A multidisciplinary community services team shall select a chairperson and other officers as deemed necessary by the members of the team. A multidisciplinary community services team is not a governmental body as defined in section 21.2 and is not subject to the provisions of chapter 21, relating to open meetings. Notwithstanding chapter 22, the confidentiality of information in the possession of a multidisciplinary team which is required by law to be confidential shall be maintained except as specifically provided by this section.
4. The members of a multidisciplinary community services team are expressly authorized to orally disclose personally identifying information to one another which is otherwise required by law to be confidential. Disclosure of confidential information other than oral information between team members under provisions of this section is expressly prohibited.
5. A member of a multidisciplinary community services team shall not use confidential information obtained from another team member except in the best interests of the subject of the confidential information and shall not disclose such information to another person except as otherwise authorized by law. A member of a multidisciplinary community services team who willfully uses or discloses confidential information in violation of this section commits a serious misdemeanor. Notwithstanding section 903.1, the penalty for a person convicted pursuant to this subsection is a fine of not more than five hundred dollars in the case of a first offense and not more than five thousand dollars in the case of each subsequent offense.
96 Acts, ch 1156, §1; 98 Acts, ch 1090, §70, 84; 2003 Acts, ch 180, §61
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 333A - COUNTY FINANCE COMMITTEE › Section 333A.2 - County finance committee.

333A.2 County finance committee.
1. There is created a county finance committee consisting of eight members. The members of the committee shall be:
a. The auditor of state or a designee of the auditor of state.
b. Five elected county officials who are regularly involved in budget preparation. One county official shall be from a county with a population of less than eleven thousand five hundred, one from a county with a population of more than eleven thousand five hundred but not more than sixteen thousand, one from a county with a population of more than sixteen thousand but not more than twenty-two thousand five hundred, one from a county with a population of more than twenty-two thousand five hundred but not more than eighty thousand and one from a county with a population of more than eighty thousand. The governor shall select and appoint the county officials, subject to the approval of two-thirds of the members of the senate.
c. A certified public accountant experienced in governmental accounting selected and appointed by the governor with the approval of two-thirds of the members of the senate.
d. An operations research analyst experienced in cost effectiveness analysis of county services appointed jointly by the majority and minority leaders of the senate and the speaker and the minority leader of the house of representatives.
2. The members of the committee appointed by the governor are appointed for four-year terms except that of the initial appointments, two county official members shall be appointed to two-year terms. When a county official member no longer holds the office which qualified the official for appointment, the official shall no longer be a member of the committee. Any person appointed to fill a vacancy shall be appointed to serve the unexpired term. Any member is eligible for reappointment, but a member shall not be appointed to serve more than two four-year terms.
[C81, §333A.2]
86 Acts, ch 1245, §116; 2008 Acts, ch 1156, §43, 58
Referred to in §2.32A
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 333A - COUNTY FINANCE COMMITTEE › Section 333A.3 - Office — staff — compensation.

333A.3 Office — staff — compensation.
1. The committee is located for administrative purposes within the department of management. The director shall provide office space, staff assistance, and necessary supplies and equipment for the committee. The director shall budget funds to pay the compensation and expenses of the committee.
2. Each member is entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of committee duties. Each member, except officers and employees of the state and full-time elected county officials, is entitled to receive a per diem as specified in section 7E.6 for each day spent in the performance of committee duties.
3. The committee shall select its own officers and meet at the call of the director of the department of management or at the request of a majority of the committee.
[C81, §333A.3]
86 Acts, ch 1245, §117; 90 Acts, ch 1250, §3; 90 Acts, ch 1256, §46
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 333A - COUNTY FINANCE COMMITTEE › Section 333A.4 - Powers and duties of the committee.

333A.4 Powers and duties of the committee.
The committee shall:
1. Design budget forms required by section 331.434 and annual financial report forms required by section 331.403 for all county funds.
2. Establish guidelines for program budgeting and accounting and the preparation of capital improvement plans. It shall, where practicable, use recommendations of the national council on governmental accounting or its successor organization.
3. Review and comment on county budgets to county officials and provide assistance to enable counties to improve upon and use sound financial procedures.
4. Conduct studies of county revenues and expenditures.
5. Advise and make recommendations annually to the governor and the general assembly concerning county budgets and finance.
6. Promulgate its rules in compliance with chapter 17A.
[C81, §333A.4]
83 Acts, ch 123, §155, 209
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 335 - COUNTY ZONING › Section 335.1 - Where applicable.

335.1 Where applicable.
The provisions of this chapter shall be applicable to any county of the state at the option of the board of supervisors of any such county.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358A.1]
C93, §335.1
Referred to in §335.25
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 335 - COUNTY ZONING › Section 335.2 - Farms exempt.

335.2 Farms exempt.
1. Except to the extent required to implement section 335.27, no ordinance adopted under this chapter applies to land, farm houses, farm barns, farm outbuildings, or other buildings or structures that are primarily adapted, by reason of nature and area, for use for agricultural purposes, while so used. However, the ordinances may apply to any structure, building, dam, obstruction, deposit, or excavation in or on the floodplains of any river or stream.
2. A county shall not require an application, an approval, or the payment of a fee in order for an ordinance to be deemed inapplicable to land, farm barns, farm outbuildings, or other buildings or structures that are primarily adapted for use for agricultural purposes under this section.
3. Land, farm houses, farm barns, farm outbuildings, or other buildings or structures may qualify under this section independently or in combination with other agricultural uses. Land enrolled in a soil or water conservation program shall be considered land primarily adapted for use for agricultural purposes under this section.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §358A.2; 81 Acts, ch 117, §1070; 82 Acts, ch 1245, §16]
C93, §335.2
2019 Acts, ch 24, §104; 2020 Acts, ch 1034, §1, 5, 6
Referred to in §335.3, 368.26, 414.23
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 335 - COUNTY ZONING › Section 335.2A - Sale of consumer fireworks — limitation.

335.2A Sale of consumer fireworks — limitation.
A county shall not adopt or enforce any ordinance under this chapter to regulate, restrict, or prohibit the location of permanent buildings or temporary structures used for the sale of consumer fireworks pursuant to section 100.19, in any location zoned for commercial or industrial purposes.
2022 Acts, ch 1019, §1, 4
Similar provision, see §414.1(1)(f)
NEW section
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 335 - COUNTY ZONING › Section 335.4 - Areas and districts.

335.4 Areas and districts.
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 throughout 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
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 335 - COUNTY ZONING › Section 335.6 - Procedure — hearings — notice.

335.6 Procedure — hearings — notice.
The board of supervisors 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. Notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be published as provided in section 331.305. The notice shall state the location of the district affected by naming the township and section, and the boundaries of the district shall be expressed in terms of streets or roads if possible. The regulation, restriction, or boundary shall be adopted in compliance with section 331.302.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358A.6]
87 Acts, ch 31, §1; 87 Acts, ch 43, §12
C93, §335.6
Referred to in §329.9, 335.7, 427B.1, 427B.20, 657.9
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 335 - COUNTY ZONING › Section 335.7 - Changes — protest.

335.7 Changes — protest.
The regulations, restrictions, and boundaries may be amended, supplemented, changed, modified, or repealed. Notwithstanding section 335.4, 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 board of supervisors may impose conditions on a property owner which are in addition to existing regulations if the additional conditions have been agreed to in writing by the property owner before the public hearing required under this section or any adjournment of the hearing. The conditions must be reasonable and imposed to satisfy public needs which are directly caused by the requested change. In case, however, of a protest against the change signed by the owners of twenty percent or more either of the area included in the proposed change, or of the area immediately adjacent to the proposed change and within five hundred feet of the boundaries of the proposed change, the amendment shall not become effective except by the favorable vote of at least sixty percent of all of the members of the board of supervisors. The provisions of section 335.6 relative to public hearings and official notice shall apply equally to all changes or amendments.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358A.7]
85 Acts, ch 9, §1
C93, §335.7
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 335 - COUNTY ZONING › Section 335.8 - Commission appointed — powers and duties.

335.8 Commission appointed — powers and duties.
1. In order to avail itself of the powers conferred by this chapter, the board of supervisors shall appoint a commission consisting of eligible electors, as defined in section 39.3, who reside within the county, but outside the corporate limits of any city, to be known as the county zoning commission. The commission may recommend the boundaries of the various districts and appropriate regulations and restrictions to be enforced in the districts. The commission shall, with due diligence, prepare a preliminary report and hold public hearings on the preliminary report before submitting the commission’s final report. The board of supervisors shall not hold its public hearings or take action until it has received the final report of the commission. After the adoption of the regulations, restrictions, and boundaries of districts, the zoning commission may, from time to time, recommend to the board of supervisors amendments, supplements, changes, or modifications. The commission’s report and any recommendations may include a proposed ordinance or amendments to an ordinance.
2. The zoning commission may recommend to the board of supervisors for adoption a comprehensive plan pursuant to section 335.5, or amendments thereto.
3. The zoning commission, with the approval of the board of supervisors, may contract with professional consultants, regional planning commissions, the economic development authority, or the federal government, for local planning assistance.
[C50, 54, 58, §358A.8; C62, 66, 71, 73, §358A.8, 373.21; C75, 77, 79, 81, §358A.8]
C93, §335.8
2010 Acts, ch 1184, §22; 2011 Acts, ch 118, §85, 89; 2020 Acts, ch 1034, §3, 6, 8; 2020 Acts, ch 1121, §116, 118, 119
Referred to in §329.9, 331.321, 335.5, 657.9
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 335 - COUNTY ZONING › Section 335.9 - Administrative officer.

335.9 Administrative officer.
The board of supervisors shall appoint an administrative officer authorized to enforce the resolutions or ordinances adopted by the board of supervisors. The administrative officer may be a person holding other public office in the county, or in a city or other governmental subdivision within the county, and the board of supervisors is authorized to pay to the officer compensation as it deems fit.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358A.9]
83 Acts, ch 123, §161, 209
C93, §335.9
Referred to in §331.321
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 335 - COUNTY ZONING › Section 335.10 - Board of adjustment — review and remand.

335.10 Board of adjustment — review and remand.
1. The board of supervisors shall provide for the appointment of a board of adjustment, and in the regulations and restrictions adopted pursuant to the authority of this chapter shall provide that the said board of adjustment may, in appropriate cases, and subject to appropriate conditions and safeguards, make special exceptions to the terms of the ordinances or regulations in harmony with its general purpose and intent and in accordance with the general or specific rules contained in the ordinances or regulations, and provide that any property owner aggrieved by the action of the board of supervisors in the adoption of such regulations and restrictions may petition the said board of adjustment direct to modify regulations and restrictions as applied to such property owners.
2. The board of supervisors may provide for its review of variances granted by the board of adjustment before their effective date. The board of supervisors may remand a decision to grant a variance to the board of adjustment for further study. If remanded, the effective date of the variance is delayed for thirty days from the date of the remand.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358A.10]
89 Acts, ch 55, §1
C93, §335.10
2020 Acts, ch 1063, §181
Referred to in §329.12, 331.321
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 335 - COUNTY ZONING › Section 335.11 - Membership of board.

335.11 Membership of board.
The board of adjustment shall consist of five members who are eligible electors, as defined in section 39.3, and who reside within the county, but outside the corporate limits of any city, each to be appointed for a term of five years, excepting that when the board shall first be created one member shall be appointed for a term of five years, one for a term of four years, one for a term of three years, one for a term of two years, and one for a term of one year. Members shall be removable for cause by the appointing authority upon written charges and after public hearing. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term of any member whose term becomes vacant.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358A.11]
C93, §335.11
2020 Acts, ch 1034, §4, 6, 8; 2020 Acts, ch 1121, §117 – 119
Referred to in §331.321
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 335 - COUNTY ZONING › Section 335.12 - Rules.

335.12 Rules.
The board of adjustment shall adopt rules in accordance with the provisions of any regulation or ordinance adopted pursuant to this chapter. Meetings of the board of adjustment shall be held at the call of the chairperson and at such other times as the board may determine. The chairperson, or in the chairperson’s absence, the acting chairperson, may administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses. All meetings of the board shall be open to the public. The board shall keep minutes of its proceedings, showing the vote of each member upon each question, or if absent or failing to vote, indicating such fact, and shall keep records of its examinations and other official actions, all of which shall be immediately filed in the office of the board and shall be a public record.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358A.12]
C93, §335.12
2021 Acts, ch 80, §213
Referred to in §329.12
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 335 - COUNTY ZONING › Section 335.13 - Appeals to board.

335.13 Appeals to board.
Appeals to the board of adjustment may be taken by any person aggrieved or by any officer, department, board or bureau of the county 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 of adjustment, 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 of adjustment all the papers constituting the record upon which the action appealed from was taken.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358A.13]
C93, §335.13
Referred to in §8C.7A, 329.12
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 335 - COUNTY ZONING › Section 335.14 - Stay of proceedings.

335.14 Stay of proceedings.
An appeal stays all proceedings in furtherance of the action appealed from, unless the officer from whom the appeal is taken certifies to the board of adjustment after the notice of appeal shall have been filed with the officer that by reason of facts stated in the certificate a stay would, in the officer’s opinion, cause imminent peril to life or property. In such case proceedings shall not be stayed otherwise than by a restraining order which may be granted by the board of adjustment or by a court of record on application on notice to the officer from whom the appeal is taken and on due cause shown.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358A.14]
C93, §335.14
Referred to in §329.12
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 335 - COUNTY ZONING › Section 335.15 - Powers of board.

335.15 Powers of board.
The board of adjustment shall have the following powers:
1. To hear and decide appeals where it is alleged there is error in any order, requirement, decision or determination made by an administrative official in the enforcement of this chapter or of any ordinance adopted pursuant thereto.
2. To hear and decide special exceptions to the terms of the ordinance upon which such board is required to pass under such ordinance.
3. To authorize upon appeal, in specific cases, such variance from the terms of the ordinance as will not be contrary to the public interest, where owing to special conditions a literal enforcement of the provisions of the ordinance will result in unnecessary hardship, and so that the spirit of the ordinance shall be observed and substantial justice done.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358A.15]
C93, §335.15
Referred to in §329.12, 335.16
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 335 - COUNTY ZONING › Section 335.16 - Decision.

335.16 Decision.
In exercising the powers in section 335.15, the board of adjustment may, in conformity with the provisions of this chapter, reverse or affirm, wholly or partly, or may modify the order, requirement, decision, or determination appealed from and may make such order, requirement, decision, or determination as ought to be made, and to that end shall have all the powers of the officer from whom the appeal is taken.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358A.16]
C93, §335.16
2021 Acts, ch 80, §214
Referred to in §329.12
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 335 - COUNTY ZONING › Section 335.17 - Vote required.

335.17 Vote required.
The concurring vote of three members of the board of adjustment shall be necessary to reverse any order, requirement, decision, or determination of an administrative official, or to decide in favor of the applicant on any matter upon which the board is required to pass under an ordinance or to effect any variation in an ordinance.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358A.17]
C93, §335.17
2021 Acts, ch 80, §215
Referred to in §329.12
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 335 - COUNTY ZONING › Section 335.18 - Petition to court.

335.18 Petition to court.
Any person or persons, jointly or severally, aggrieved by any decision of the board of adjustment under the provisions of this chapter, or any taxpayer, or any officer, department, board, or bureau of the county, may present to a court of record a petition, duly verified, setting forth that such decision is illegal, in whole or in part, specifying the grounds of the illegality. Such petition shall be presented to the court within thirty days after the filing of the decision in the office of the board.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358A.18]
C93, §335.18
Referred to in §329.12, 335.19, 335.22
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 335 - COUNTY ZONING › Section 335.19 - Review by court.

335.19 Review by court.
Upon the presentation of a petition under section 335.18, the court may allow a writ of certiorari directed to the board of adjustment to review the decision of the board of adjustment and shall prescribe within the writ the time within which a return must be made and served upon the relator’s attorney, which shall not be less than ten days and may be extended by the court. The allowance of the writ shall not stay proceedings upon the decision appealed from, but the court may, on application, on notice to the board, and on due cause shown, grant a restraining order.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358A.19]
C93, §335.19
2021 Acts, ch 80, §216; 2022 Acts, ch 1021, §84
Referred to in §329.12, 335.20, 335.22
Section amended
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 335 - COUNTY ZONING › Section 335.20 - Record advanced.

335.20 Record advanced.
The board of adjustment shall not be required to return the original papers acted upon by the board, but it shall be sufficient to return certified or sworn copies of the originals or of such portions of the originals as may be called for by the writ under section 335.19. The return shall concisely set forth such other facts as may be pertinent and material to show the grounds of the decision appealed from and shall be verified.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358A.20]
C93, §335.20
2021 Acts, ch 80, §217
Referred to in §329.12, 335.22
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 335 - COUNTY ZONING › Section 335.21 - Trial to court.

335.21 Trial to court.
1. If upon the hearing which shall be tried de novo it shall appear to the court that testimony is necessary for the proper disposition of the matter, the court may take evidence or appoint a referee to take such evidence as the court may direct and report the evidence to the court with the referee’s findings of fact and conclusions of law. The evidence and the referee’s findings and conclusions shall constitute a part of the proceedings upon which the determination of the court shall be made. The court may reverse or affirm, wholly or partly, or may modify the decision brought up for review.
2. Costs shall not be allowed against the board of adjustment unless it appears to the court that the board acted with gross negligence or in bad faith or with malice in making the decision appealed from.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358A.21]
C93, §335.21
2019 Acts, ch 24, §104; 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §182; 2021 Acts, ch 80, §218
Referred to in §329.12, 335.22
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 335 - COUNTY ZONING › Section 335.22 - Precedence.

335.22 Precedence.
All issues in any proceedings under sections 335.18 through 335.21 shall have preference over all other civil actions and proceedings.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358A.22]
C93, §335.22
2009 Acts, ch 133, §127
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 335 - COUNTY ZONING › Section 335.23 - Restraining order.

335.23 Restraining order.
In case any building or structure is erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, repaired, converted, or maintained; or any building, structure, or land is used in violation of this chapter or of any ordinance or other regulation made under authority conferred thereby, the board of supervisors, in addition to other remedies, may institute any appropriate action or proceedings to prevent such unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance, or use, to restrain, correct, or abate such violation, to prevent the occupancy of said building, structure, or land, or to prevent any illegal act, conduct, business, or use in or about such premises.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358A.23]
C93, §335.23
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 335 - COUNTY ZONING › Section 335.24 - Conflict with other regulations.

335.24 Conflict with other regulations.
If the regulations made under this chapter require a greater width or size of yards, courts, or other open spaces, or require a lower height of building or less number of stories, or require a greater percentage of lot to be left unoccupied, or impose other higher standards than are required in any other statute or local ordinance or regulation, the regulations made under this chapter govern. If any other statute or local ordinance or regulation requires a greater width or size of yards, courts, or other open spaces, or requires a lower height of building or a less number of stories, or a greater percentage of lot to be left unoccupied, or imposes other higher standards than are required by the regulations made under this chapter, the other statute or local ordinance or regulation governs. If a regulation proposed or made under this chapter relates to any structure, building, dam, obstruction, deposit, or excavation in or on the floodplains of any river or stream, prior approval of the department of natural resources is required to establish, amend, supplement, change, or modify the regulation or to grant any variation or exception from the regulation.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358A.24; 82 Acts, ch 1199, §67, 96]
C93, §335.24
2003 Acts, ch 108, §69
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 335 - COUNTY ZONING › Section 335.26 - Shooting ranges.

335.26 Shooting ranges.
In approving the improvement of property acquired to establish, use, and maintain a new shooting range or in approving a substantial change to an existing shooting range pursuant to section 657.9, subsection 1, the county zoning commission, or if there is not a county zoning commission, the county board of supervisors, shall apply and enforce regulations and restrictions established for each zoning district adopted pursuant to this chapter but shall not otherwise require a person seeking approval to comply with any conditions relating to the establishment, use, or maintenance of the shooting range that are more stringent than those imposed by state law.
2020 Acts, ch 1099, §1
Similar provision, see §414.26
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 335 - COUNTY ZONING › Section 335.27 - Agricultural land preservation ordinance.

335.27 Agricultural land preservation ordinance.
If a county adopts an agricultural land preservation ordinance under this chapter which subjects farmland to the same use restrictions provided in section 352.6 for agricultural areas, then section 6B.3, subsection 1, paragraph “f”, and sections 352.10 through 352.12 shall apply to farms and farm operations which are subject to the agricultural land preservation ordinance.
[82 Acts, ch 1245, §15, 20]
C83, §358A.27
C93, §335.27
2021 Acts, ch 80, §219
Referred to in §335.2, 352.6
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 335 - COUNTY ZONING › Section 335.28 - Agricultural experiences.

335.28 Agricultural experiences.
1. For purposes of this section, “agricultural experience” includes any agriculture-related activity, as a secondary use in conjunction with agricultural production, on a farm which activity is open to the public with the intended purpose of promoting or educating the public about agriculture, agricultural practices, agricultural activities, or agricultural products.
2. To assist in the promotion of agricultural experiences, a county shall not require a conditional use permit, special use permit, special exception, or variance for agricultural experiences on property of which the primary use is agricultural production.
2020 Acts, ch 1033, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 335 - COUNTY ZONING › Section 335.30A - Land-leased communities.

335.30A Land-leased communities.
1. A county shall not adopt or enforce zoning or subdivision regulations or other ordinances which disallow or make infeasible the plans and specifications of land-leased communities because the housing within the land-leased community will be manufactured housing.
2. “Land-leased community” means any site, lot, field, or tract of land under common ownership upon which ten or more occupied manufactured homes are harbored, either free of charge or for revenue purposes, and shall include any building, structure, or enclosure used or intended for use as part of the equipment of the land-leased community. The term “land-leased community” shall not be construed to include homes, buildings, or other structures temporarily maintained by any individual, educational institution, or company on their own premises and used exclusively to house their own labor or students. A manufactured home located in a land-leased community shall be taxed under section 435.22 as if the manufactured home were located in a mobile home park.
97 Acts, ch 86, §2; 98 Acts, ch 1107, §10, 33; 2020 Acts, ch 1062, §94
Referred to in §331.301, 364.3, 435.1, 441.21, 562B.7
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 335 - COUNTY ZONING › Section 335.32 - Homes for persons with disabilities.

335.32 Homes for persons with disabilities.
A county board of supervisors or county zoning commission shall consider a home for persons with disabilities a family home, as defined in section 335.25, for the purposes of zoning, in accordance with chapter 504C.
93 Acts, ch 90, §3; 94 Acts, ch 1023, §108; 2010 Acts, ch 1079, §14
Similar provision, see §414.30
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 335 - COUNTY ZONING › Section 335.33 - Elder group homes.

335.33 Elder group homes.
A county board of supervisors or county zoning commission shall consider an elder group home a family home, as defined in section 335.25, for purposes of zoning, in accordance with section 231B.4, and may establish limitations regarding the proximity of one proposed elder group home to another.
93 Acts, ch 72, §7; 2005 Acts, ch 62, §22
Similar provision, see §414.31
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 335 - COUNTY ZONING › Section 335.34 - Home and community-based services waiver recipient residence.

335.34 Home and community-based services waiver recipient residence.
1. A county, county board of supervisors, or county zoning commission shall consider the residence of the recipient of services under a home and community-based services waiver as a residential use of property for the purposes of zoning and shall treat the use of the residence as a permitted use in all residential zones or districts, including all single-family residential zones or districts, of the county.
2. A county, county board of supervisors, or a county zoning commission shall not require that the recipient, or the owner of such a residence if other than the recipient, obtain a conditional use permit, special use permit, special exception, or variance. A county, county board of supervisors, or county zoning commission shall not establish limitations regarding the proximity of one such residence to another.
3. This section applies to the residence of a recipient of services under a home and community-based services waiver if the residence meets any of the following conditions:
a. The residence is a single-family dwelling owned or rented by the recipient.
b. The residence is a multifamily dwelling which does not hold itself out to the public as a community-based residential provider otherwise regulated by law, including but not limited to a residential care facility, and which provides dwelling units to no more than four recipients of services under a home and community-based services waiver at any one time.
4. For the purposes of this section, “home and community-based services waiver” means “waiver” as defined in section 249A.29.
2007 Acts, ch 218, §130, 132
Similar provision, see §414.32
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 336 - LIBRARY DISTRICTS › Section 336.2 - Library districts formed.

336.2 Library districts formed.
1. A library district may be established composed of one or more counties, one or more cities, or any combination of cities and counties.
2. a. Eligible electors residing within the proposed district in a number not less than five percent of those voting for president of the United States or governor, as the case may be, within the district at the last general election may petition the board of supervisors of the county, or the city council, for the establishment of the library district. The petition shall clearly designate the area to be included in the district, the total number of board members, and how representation on the board shall be divided among the jurisdictions.
b. The board of supervisors of each county and the city council of each city containing area within the proposed district shall submit the question to the registered voters within their respective counties and cities at the next general election. The petition shall be filed not less than eighty-two days before the election.
3. a. A library district shall be established if a majority of the electors voting on the question and residing in the proposed library district favor its establishment.
b. The result of the election within cities maintaining a free public library shall be considered separately, and no city shall be included within the library district unless a majority of its electors voting on the question favor its inclusion. In such cases the boundaries of an established district may vary from those of the proposed district.
4. After the establishment of a library district, other areas may be included subject to the approval of the board of trustees of the library district and the passage of a referendum by the electors of the area sought to be included.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358B.2]
C93, §336.2
95 Acts, ch 67, §53; 2001 Acts, ch 158, §26; 2002 Acts, ch 1134, §96, 115; 2010 Acts, ch 1031, §322; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §139
Referred to in §331.381, 670.7
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 336 - LIBRARY DISTRICTS › Section 336.3 - Gifts.

336.3 Gifts.
When a gift for library purposes is accepted by a county or city, its use for the library may be enforced against the board of supervisors or city council by the library board by an action of mandamus or by other proper action.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §358B.3; 81 Acts, ch 117, §1072]
C93, §336.3
2001 Acts, ch 158, §27
Referred to in §331.381
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 336 - LIBRARY DISTRICTS › Section 336.4 - Library trustees.

336.4 Library trustees.
In any area in which a library district has been established in accordance with this chapter, a board of library trustees, consisting of five, seven, or nine members who reside within the library district, shall be appointed by the governing bodies of the jurisdictions comprising the library district.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358B.4]
C93, §336.4
2001 Acts, ch 158, §28; 2010 Acts, ch 1031, §323; 2010 Acts, ch 1193, §51
Referred to in §331.321, 331.381, 336.5
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 336 - LIBRARY DISTRICTS › Section 336.5 - Terms — vacancies.

336.5 Terms — vacancies.
1. Of the trustees appointed in accordance with section 336.4 on boards consisting of nine members, three shall hold office for two years, three for four years, and three for six years; on boards consisting of seven members, two shall hold office for two years, two for four years, and three for six years; and on boards consisting of five members, one shall hold office for two years, two for four years, and two for six years, from the first day of July following their appointment in each case. At the first meeting of the board, members shall cast lots for their respective terms, reporting the result of such lot to the governing body of each jurisdiction forming the library district. All subsequent appointments, whatever the size of the board, shall be for terms of six years each.
2. A vacancy exists when a member ceases to be a resident of the jurisdiction the member represents or is absent for six consecutive regular meetings of the board.
3. Vacancies shall be filled for unexpired terms by the governing body of the jurisdiction represented by the vacancy.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358B.5]
C93, §336.5
2010 Acts, ch 1031, §324
Referred to in §331.321, 331.381
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 336 - LIBRARY DISTRICTS › Section 336.7 - No compensation.

336.7 No compensation.
Members of said board shall receive no compensation for their services.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358B.7]
C93, §336.7
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 336 - LIBRARY DISTRICTS › Section 336.8 - Powers.

336.8 Powers.
The board of library trustees shall have and exercise the following powers:
1. To meet and elect from among its members a president of the board, a secretary, and such other officers as the board may deem necessary.
2. To direct and control all affairs of the library district, as well as to have charge and supervision of the library and its rooms, appurtenances, and fixtures.
3. To employ a librarian and authorize the librarian to employ such assistants and employees as may be necessary for the proper management of the library district. The board shall fix the compensation of such employees. Prior to such employment, the compensation of the librarian, assistants, and employees shall be fixed by a majority of the members of the board voting.
4. To remove, by a two-thirds vote of the board, the librarian, and provide procedures for the removal of assistants or employees for misdemeanor, incompetency, or inattention to duty.
5. To authorize the librarian to select and make purchases of books, magazines, periodicals, papers, maps, journals, furniture, fixtures, technology, and supplies for the library district.
6. To authorize the use of the public library by nonresidents of the area which is taxed to support the public library and to fix charges for library services.
7. To make and adopt, amend, modify, or repeal bylaws, rules and regulations, not inconsistent with law, for the care, use, government, and management of the public library and the business of the board, fixing and enforcing penalties for violations. The board shall keep a record of its proceedings.
8. To have exclusive control of all funds allocated for public library purposes, all moneys available by gift or otherwise for the erection of public library buildings, and all other moneys belonging to the public library, including fines and rental fees collected, under the rules of the board.
9. To accept gifts of real property, personal property, or mixed property, and devises and bequests, including trust funds; to take the title to the property in the name of the public library; to execute deeds and bills of sale for the conveyance of the property; and to expend the funds generated from the gifts, for the improvement of the public library.
10. To make agreements with local county historical associations to set apart the necessary room and to care for articles that come into the possession of the association. The board may purchase necessary receptacles and materials for the preservation and protection of articles which are of an historical and educational nature.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358B.8]
83 Acts, ch 123, §162, 209
C93, §336.8
2010 Acts, ch 1031, §325
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 336 - LIBRARY DISTRICTS › Section 336.10 - Library fund.

336.10 Library fund.
1. All moneys appropriated or received for the maintenance of the public library shall be deposited in the treasury of the county or city, as determined by the board of library trustees, and expenditures shall be paid by the treasurer of the county or city in which the moneys are deposited on warrants ordered by the board of trustees, signed by the board’s president and secretary.
2. The treasurer of the county or city in which the public library moneys are deposited pursuant to subsection 1 shall be required to furnish a bond conditioned as provided by section 64.2 in an amount as agreed upon by the participating boards of supervisors and city councils and the cost shall be paid by the participating counties and cities.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §358B.10; 81 Acts, ch 117, §1073]
83 Acts, ch 123, §163, 209
C93, §336.10
2001 Acts, ch 158, §29; 2010 Acts, ch 1031, §326
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 336 - LIBRARY DISTRICTS › Section 336.11 - Annual report.

336.11 Annual report.
The board of library trustees shall, within ninety days after the close of each fiscal year, submit a report to the governing bodies of the respective jurisdictions comprising the library district. The report shall contain a statement of the condition of the library, the number of books and other resources added, the number of books and other resources circulated, the number of books and other resources not returned or lost, the amount of fines collected, and the amount of money expended in the maintenance of the public library during the preceding fiscal year, together with any other information the board deems important.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358B.11]
C93, §336.11
2001 Acts, ch 158, §30; 2010 Acts, ch 1031, §327
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 336 - LIBRARY DISTRICTS › Section 336.12 - Real estate acquired.

336.12 Real estate acquired.
The board of library trustees may purchase real estate in the name of the library district for the location of public library buildings and branch libraries, and for the purpose of enlarging the grounds.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358B.12]
C93, §336.12
2001 Acts, ch 158, §31; 2010 Acts, ch 1031, §328
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 336 - LIBRARY DISTRICTS › Section 336.13 - Maintenance expense on proportionate basis.

336.13 Maintenance expense on proportionate basis.
1. The maintenance of a public library established in accordance with this chapter shall be on the basis of each participating unit bearing its share of the total cost in proportion to its population as compared to the total population of the library district.
2. The board of library trustees shall make an estimate of the amount necessary for the maintenance of the library, the sources of direct library revenue, and the amount to be contributed from taxes or other revenues by the participating city or county and hold a hearing on the estimate after notice of the hearing is published as provided in section 331.305 or section 362.3, as appropriate. On or before January 10 of each year, the board of library trustees shall transmit the estimate in dollars to the governing bodies of the jurisdictions participating in the library district. Each board of supervisors participating shall review the estimate and appropriate for library purposes its share from the county rural services fund budget. Each city council participating shall review the estimate for the city and appropriate for library purposes its share from the city general fund budget. Each participating city or county shall contribute its share from taxation or from other sources available for library purposes on an equitable basis. With approval of a city council, the county treasurer may withhold a reasonable portion of the taxes collected for a city to meet the city’s contribution for library purposes and deliver a receipt to the city clerk for the amount withheld.
3. This section shall not affect the taxing authority provided under section 256.69.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §358B.13; 81 Acts, ch 117, §1074; 82 Acts, ch 1104, §13]
83 Acts, ch 123, §164, 209; 84 Acts, ch 1168, §1
C93, §336.13
2001 Acts, ch 158, §32; 2010 Acts, ch 1031, §329
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 336 - LIBRARY DISTRICTS › Section 336.14 - Not applicable to contract service.

336.14 Not applicable to contract service.
The provisions of this chapter pertaining to the establishment of a library district shall not apply to any area receiving library service from any city library, unless the petition for a library district, in addition to the required signatures of electors, is signed by the governing body of the area receiving library service under contract.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358B.14]
C93, §336.14
2001 Acts, ch 158, §33
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 336 - LIBRARY DISTRICTS › Section 336.15 - Existing contracts assumed.

336.15 Existing contracts assumed.
Whenever a library district is established in accordance with this chapter, its board of trustees shall assume all the obligations of the existing library service contracts made by jurisdictions participating in the library district.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358B.15]
C93, §336.15
2001 Acts, ch 158, §34; 2010 Acts, ch 1031, §330