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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
341
BY
ROWLEY
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
regulation
of
short-term
rental
1
properties
by
counties
and
cities.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
331.301,
subsection
18,
paragraphs
b
and
1
d,
Code
2025,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
b.
A
county
with
a
population
greater
than
seventy-five
3
thousand
shall
not
adopt
or
enforce
any
regulation,
4
restriction,
or
other
ordinance,
including
a
conditional
use
5
permit
requirement,
relating
to
short-term
rental
properties
6
within
the
county.
A
short-term
rental
property
shall
be
7
classified
as
a
residential
land
use
for
zoning
purposes.
8
d.
A
county
with
a
population
greater
than
seventy-five
9
thousand
shall
not
require
a
license
or
permit
fee
for
a
10
short-term
rental
property
in
the
county.
11
Sec.
2.
Section
414.1,
subsection
1,
paragraph
e,
12
subparagraphs
(2)
and
(4),
Code
2025,
are
amended
to
read
as
13
follows:
14
(2)
A
city
with
a
population
greater
than
seventy-five
15
thousand
shall
not
adopt
or
enforce
any
regulation,
16
restriction,
or
other
ordinance,
including
a
conditional
use
17
permit
requirement,
relating
to
short-term
rental
properties
18
within
the
city.
A
short-term
rental
property
shall
be
19
classified
as
a
residential
land
use
for
zoning
purposes.
20
(4)
A
city
with
a
population
greater
than
seventy-five
21
thousand
shall
not
require
a
license
or
permit
fee
for
a
22
short-term
rental
property
in
the
city.
23
EXPLANATION
24
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
25
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
26
This
bill
relates
to
the
regulation
of
short-term
rental
27
properties
by
counties
and
cities.
Current
law
prohibits
28
a
county
or
city
from
adopting
or
enforcing
a
regulation,
29
restriction,
or
other
ordinance,
including
a
conditional
use
30
permit
requirement,
relating
to
short-term
rental
properties
31
within
the
county
or
city.
Current
law
also
prohibits
a
county
32
or
city
from
requiring
a
license
or
permit
fee
for
a
short-term
33
rental
property
in
the
jurisdiction.
The
bill
applies
these
34
prohibitions
only
to
counties
and
cities
with
a
population
35
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