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Kim Reynolds
governor
Office of the Governor Chris Cournoyer
LT GOVERNOR
June 02, 2026
The Honorable Paul Pate
Secretary of State of Iowa
State Capitol
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Dear Mr. Secretary,
I hereby transmit:
Senate File 2378, an Act relating to the ability of property owners to protest proposed
changes in zoning districts.
The above Senate File is hereby approved on this date.
Sinceijly.
Governor of Iowa
cc: Secretary of the Senate
Clerk of the House
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Senate File 2378
AN ACT
RELATING TO THE ABILITY OF PROPERTY OWNERS TO PROTEST PROPOSED
CHANGES IN ZONING DISTRICTS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. Section 414.4, Code 2026, is amended to read as
follows :
414.4 Zoning regulations, district boundaries, amendments.
1 . 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, er- changed^
modified, or repealed . However, the regulation, restriction,
or boundary shall not become effective until after a public
Senate File 2378, p. 2
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.
2. Notwithstanding section 414.2, as 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 conditions on a property owner that 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 adjournment of
the hearing. The conditions must be reasonable and imposed to
satisfy public needs that are directly caused by the requested
change .
Sec. 2. Section 414.7, subsection 2, Code 2026, is amended
to read as follows:
2. The council may provide for review of variances granted
by the board of adjustment by the council before the effective
date of the variances. Any individual affected by the variance
may appeal the decision of the board of adjustment to the
city council within sixty days and the effective date of the
variance shall be stayed until after the council has reviewed
the appeal . The council may remand a decision to grant a
variance to the board of adjustment for further study. The
effective date of the variance is delayed for thirty days from
the date of the remand. The city council may also overturn
the decision of the board of adjustment by a vote of at least
two-thirds of all members of the council, regardless of whether
an appeal has been brought.
Sec. 3. Section 657.9, subsection 1, Code 2026, is amended
to read as follows:
1. Before a person improves property acquired to establish,
use, and maintain a shooting range by the erection of
buildings, breastworks, ramparts, or other works or before a
person substantially changes the existing use of a shooting
range, the person shall obtain approval of the county zoning
commission or the city zoning commission, whichever is
appropriate. The appropriate commission shall comply with
section 335.8 or 414.6. In the event a county ee — c-i-ty does
not have a zoning commission, the county board of supervisors
Senate File 2378, p. 3
Of— the e-ity council shall comply with section 335.6 e r — 414.5
before granting the approval.
Sec. 4. REPEAL. Section 414.5, Code 2026, is repealed.
AMY SINCLAIR PAT GRASSLEY
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and
is known as Senate File 2378, Ninety-first General Assembly.
W. CHARLES SMITHSON
Sécréta
Approved 2026
KIM
Governo