Opinion ID: 1868940
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Heading: May the board of adjustment revoke one of the special use permits?

Text: The City's zoning ordinance provides: The special permit issued may include time limits, and other conditions or safeguards deemed necessary or appropriate by the Board [of Adjustment]. Violations of such conditions and safeguards shall be deemed a violation of this Ordinance and punishable under the provisions of this Ordinance. In addition, the special permit in connection with such violation shall be subject to revocation by the Board. Okoboji Zoning Ordinance art. XI, § 6(5). The legislature granted the board of adjustment jurisdiction over special use permits, not the city council. Iowa Code §§ 414.7, 414.12; see also Holland v. City Council of Decorah, 662 N.W.2d 681, 688 (Iowa 2003) (stating [t]o the extent the council has claimed authority to grant the fill permit in this case, it has [unlawfully] diminished the jurisdiction of the board of adjustment). As of the date of trial, the board of adjustment had made no determination whether to revoke the special use permit granted to the old Cove property. Until the board takes action under the City's zoning ordinance, there is no justiciable controversy. See Citizens for Responsible Choices v. City of Shenandoah, 686 N.W.2d 470, 474 (Iowa 2004) (finding for purposes of a declaratory judgment there was no justiciable controversy prior to a final decision of other governing bodies involved in the case). Therefore, we will not address this issue on appeal.