{ "batch": "588-iowa-home-shoot-zoning", "articles": [ { "id": "learn_r588_iowa_home_shoot_zoning_iowa_588_c1", "category": "Business", "title": "Iowa: ANCHOR: official statute site and chapter", "summary": "Iowa's official code is published by the Iowa Legislature at legis.iowa.gov; the city zoning statute is Iowa Code Chapter 414, titled 'City Zoning', within Title IX (Local Government).", "body": "Iowa's official code is published by the Iowa Legislature at legis.iowa.gov; the city zoning statute is Iowa Code Chapter 414, titled 'City Zoning', within Title IX (Local Government).\n\nWhat Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026) actually says:\n\n“Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT | Back to Title Listing Chapter 414 - CITY ZONING | Back to Chapter Listing”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/law/iowaCode/sections?codeChapter=414&year=2026", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026)", "evidence_quote": "Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT | Back to Title Listing Chapter 414 - CITY ZONING | Back to Chapter Listing", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "588-iowa-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "Iowa", "topic": "ANCHOR: official statute site and chapter", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "IA", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-ia" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r588_iowa_home_shoot_zoning_iowa_588_c2", "category": "Business", "title": "Iowa: State home-occupation rule: definition of home-based business", "summary": "Iowa Code section 414.33(1)(b) defines a 'home-based business' as a business for goods or services owned and operated by the owner or tenant of the residential property on which it operates.", "body": "Iowa Code section 414.33(1)(b) defines a 'home-based business' as a business for goods or services owned and operated by the owner or tenant of the residential property on which it operates.\n\nWhat Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026, ch. 414) actually says:\n\n“b. “Home-based business” means any business for the manufacture, provision, or sale of goods or services that is owned and operated by the owner or tenant of the residential property on which the business operates.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/414.pdf", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026, ch. 414)", "evidence_quote": "b. “Home-based business” means any business for the manufacture, provision, or sale of goods or services that is owned and operated by the owner or tenant of the residential property on which the business operates.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "588-iowa-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "Iowa", "topic": "State home-occupation rule: definition of home-based business", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "IA", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-ia" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r588_iowa_home_shoot_zoning_iowa_588_c3", "category": "Business", "title": "Iowa: State home-occupation rule: permitted use", "summary": "Under Iowa Code section 414.33(2), use of a residential property for a home-based business is a permitted use, subject to private deed restrictions, covenants and common-interest-community documents.", "body": "Under Iowa Code section 414.33(2), use of a residential property for a home-based business is a permitted use, subject to private deed restrictions, covenants and common-interest-community documents.\n\nWhat Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026, ch. 414) actually says:\n\n“2. The use of a residential property for a home-based business is a permitted use. However, this subsection does not supersede any of the following:”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/414.pdf", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026, ch. 414)", "evidence_quote": "2. The use of a residential property for a home-based business is a permitted use. However, this subsection does not supersede any of the following:", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "588-iowa-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "Iowa", "topic": "State home-occupation rule: permitted use", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "IA", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-ia" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r588_iowa_home_shoot_zoning_iowa_588_c4", "category": "Business", "title": "Iowa: State home-occupation rule: no-impact businesses need no permit", "summary": "Iowa Code section 414.33(3) bars cities from prohibiting a no-impact home-based business or requiring any permit, license, variance or prior approval to operate one.", "body": "Iowa Code section 414.33(3) bars cities from prohibiting a no-impact home-based business or requiring any permit, license, variance or prior approval to operate one.\n\nWhat Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026, ch. 414) actually says:\n\n“3. A city shall not prohibit a no-impact home-based business or otherwise require a person to apply, register, or obtain any permit, license, variance, or other type of prior approval from the city to operate a no-impact home-based business.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/414.pdf", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026, ch. 414)", "evidence_quote": "3. A city shall not prohibit a no-impact home-based business or otherwise require a person to apply, register, or obtain any permit, license, variance, or other type of prior approval from the city to operate a no-impact home-based business.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "588-iowa-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "Iowa", "topic": "State home-occupation rule: no-impact businesses need no permit", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "IA", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-ia" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r588_iowa_home_shoot_zoning_iowa_588_c5", "category": "Business", "title": "Iowa: No-impact home-based business: activities limited to lawful goods/services, inside dwelling, not visible", "summary": "Iowa Code section 414.33(1)(c)(2) requires no-impact home-based business activities to be limited to lawful goods and services and not generate on-street parking or substantial traffic.", "body": "Iowa Code section 414.33(1)(c)(2) requires no-impact home-based business activities to be limited to lawful goods and services and not generate on-street parking or substantial traffic.\n\nWhat Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026, ch. 414) actually says:\n\n“(a) The activities are limited to the sale of lawful goods and services. (b) The activities do not generate on-street parking or a substantial increase in traffic through the residential area.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/414.pdf", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026, ch. 414)", "evidence_quote": "(a) The activities are limited to the sale of lawful goods and services. (b) The activities do not generate on-street parking or a substantial increase in traffic through the residential area.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "588-iowa-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "Iowa", "topic": "No-impact home-based business: activities limited to lawful goods/services, inside dwelling, not visible", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "IA", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-ia" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r588_iowa_home_shoot_zoning_iowa_588_c6", "category": "Business", "title": "Iowa: Whether home-occupation rule addresses adult content / pornography", "summary": "Iowa Code section 414.33(4)(c) expressly allows cities to limit or prohibit a home-based business for creating or selling pornography, nude or topless dancing, or any other adult-oriented business, so the state home-business protection does not guarantee adult-content production at home.", "body": "Iowa Code section 414.33(4)(c) expressly allows cities to limit or prohibit a home-based business for creating or selling pornography, nude or topless dancing, or any other adult-oriented business, so the state home-business protection does not guarantee adult-content production at home.\n\nWhat Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026, ch. 414) actually says:\n\n“c. Limiting or prohibiting the operation of a home-based business for the purposes of selling alcoholic beverages or illegal drugs, operating or maintaining a structured sober living home, creating or selling pornography, providing nude or topless dancing, or operating any other adult-oriented business.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/414.pdf", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026, ch. 414)", "evidence_quote": "c. Limiting or prohibiting the operation of a home-based business for the purposes of selling alcoholic beverages or illegal drugs, operating or maintaining a structured sober living home, creating or selling pornography, providing nude or topless dancing, or operating any other adult-oriented business.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "588-iowa-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "Iowa", "topic": "Whether home-occupation rule addresses adult content / pornography", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "IA", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-ia" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r588_iowa_home_shoot_zoning_iowa_588_c7", "category": "Business", "title": "Iowa: No commercial rezoning condition for home business", "summary": "Iowa Code section 414.33(5) bars cities from requiring commercial rezoning or fire sprinklers in single-family or two-unit dwellings as a condition of operating a home-based business.", "body": "Iowa Code section 414.33(5) bars cities from requiring commercial rezoning or fire sprinklers in single-family or two-unit dwellings as a condition of operating a home-based business.\n\nWhat Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026, ch. 414) actually says:\n\n“5. A city shall not require as a condition of operating a home-based business that the property be rezoned for commercial use or that the business owner install or equip fire sprinklers in a single-family detached residential dwelling or any residential dwelling with not more than two dwelling units.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/414.pdf", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026, ch. 414)", "evidence_quote": "5. A city shall not require as a condition of operating a home-based business that the property be rezoned for commercial use or that the business owner install or equip fire sprinklers in a single-family detached residential dwelling or any residential dwelling with not more than two dwelling units.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "588-iowa-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "Iowa", "topic": "No commercial rezoning condition for home business", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "IA", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-ia" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r588_iowa_home_shoot_zoning_iowa_588_c8", "category": "Business", "title": "Iowa: State-level adult-oriented entertainment term (closest to SOB definition)", "summary": "Iowa's code has no general 'sexually oriented business' definition in chapter 414; the closest state term, cross-referenced by section 414.1 for short-term rental limits, is the 'adult-oriented entertainment' establishment in section 239B.5(4)(a), described as a retail establishment where performers disrobe or perform unclothed.", "body": "Iowa's code has no general 'sexually oriented business' definition in chapter 414; the closest state term, cross-referenced by section 414.1 for short-term rental limits, is the 'adult-oriented entertainment' establishment in section 239B.5(4)(a), described as a retail establishment where performers disrobe or perform unclothed.\n\nWhat Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026, §239B.5) actually says:\n\n“any retail establishment which provides adult-oriented entertainment in which performers disrobe or perform in an unclothed state for entertainment.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/239B.5.pdf", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026, §239B.5)", "evidence_quote": "any retail establishment which provides adult-oriented entertainment in which performers disrobe or perform in an unclothed state for entertainment.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "588-iowa-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "Iowa", "topic": "State-level adult-oriented entertainment term (closest to SOB definition)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "IA", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-ia" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r588_iowa_home_shoot_zoning_iowa_588_c9", "category": "Business", "title": "Iowa: Short-term rental use: cities may bar adult-oriented entertainment establishments", "summary": "Iowa Code section 414.1 lets cities limit or prohibit use of short-term rental property to sell pornography or obscenity or operate an adult-oriented entertainment establishment as described in section 239B.5.", "body": "Iowa Code section 414.1 lets cities limit or prohibit use of short-term rental property to sell pornography or obscenity or operate an adult-oriented entertainment establishment as described in section 239B.5.\n\nWhat Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026, ch. 414) actually says:\n\n“(c) Limitation or prohibition of use of property to house sex offenders; to manufacture, exhibit, distribute, or sell illegal drugs, liquor, pornography, or obscenity; or to operate an adult-oriented entertainment establishment as described in section 239B.5, subsection 4, paragraph “a”.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/414.pdf", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026, ch. 414)", "evidence_quote": "(c) Limitation or prohibition of use of property to house sex offenders; to manufacture, exhibit, distribute, or sell illegal drugs, liquor, pornography, or obscenity; or to operate an adult-oriented entertainment establishment as described in section 239B.5, subsection 4, paragraph “a”.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "588-iowa-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "Iowa", "topic": "Short-term rental use: cities may bar adult-oriented entertainment establishments", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "IA", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-ia" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r588_iowa_home_shoot_zoning_iowa_588_c10", "category": "Business", "title": "Iowa: Obscenity preemption does not restrict zoning", "summary": "Iowa Code section 728.11 makes chapter 728 the sole regulation of obscene material and voids local obscenity ordinances, but expressly preserves city and county zoning authority.", "body": "Iowa Code section 728.11 makes chapter 728 the sole regulation of obscene material and voids local obscenity ordinances, but expressly preserves city and county zoning authority.\n\nWhat Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026, ch. 728) actually says:\n\n“All such laws, ordinances or regulations shall be or become void, unenforceable and of no effect on January 1, 1978. Nothing in this section shall restrict the zoning authority of cities and counties.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/728.pdf", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026, ch. 728)", "evidence_quote": "All such laws, ordinances or regulations shall be or become void, unenforceable and of no effect on January 1, 1978. Nothing in this section shall restrict the zoning authority of cities and counties.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "588-iowa-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "Iowa", "topic": "Obscenity preemption does not restrict zoning", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "IA", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-ia" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r588_iowa_home_shoot_zoning_iowa_588_c11", "category": "Business", "title": "Iowa: Penalty / enforcement for zoning violations", "summary": "Iowa Code section 414.20 authorizes the city council to bring actions to restrain, correct or abate any use of land in violation of the zoning chapter or ordinances; the statute itself sets no fine amount.", "body": "Iowa Code section 414.20 authorizes the city council to bring actions to restrain, correct or abate any use of land in violation of the zoning chapter or ordinances; the statute itself sets no fine amount.\n\nWhat Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026, ch. 414) actually says:\n\n“the council, 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”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/414.pdf", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026, ch. 414)", "evidence_quote": "the council, 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", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "588-iowa-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "Iowa", "topic": "Penalty / enforcement for zoning violations", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "IA", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-ia" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r588_iowa_home_shoot_zoning_iowa_588_c12", "category": "Business", "title": "Iowa: Public indecent exposure in establishments (live sex acts, sales-tax-permit businesses)", "summary": "Iowa Code section 728.5 makes it a serious misdemeanor for an owner or manager of a business required to hold a sales or use tax permit to allow actual or simulated public performance of any sex act on the premises.", "body": "Iowa Code section 728.5 makes it a serious misdemeanor for an owner or manager of a business required to hold a sales or use tax permit to allow actual or simulated public performance of any sex act on the premises.\n\nWhat Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026, ch. 728) actually says:\n\n“1. An owner, manager, or person who exercises direct control over a place of business required to obtain a sales or use tax permit shall be guilty of a serious misdemeanor under any of the following circumstances: a. If such person allows or permits the actual or simulated public performance of any sex act upon or in such place of business.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/728.pdf", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026, ch. 728)", "evidence_quote": "1. An owner, manager, or person who exercises direct control over a place of business required to obtain a sales or use tax permit shall be guilty of a serious misdemeanor under any of the following circumstances: a. If such person allows or permits the actual or simulated public performance of any sex act upon or in such place of business.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "588-iowa-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "Iowa", "topic": "Public indecent exposure in establishments (live sex acts, sales-tax-permit businesses)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "IA", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-ia" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r588_iowa_home_shoot_zoning_iowa_588_q1", "category": "Business", "title": "Iowa: Three largest city zoning codes (Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Davenport) use-table entries for adult uses / home occupation", "summary": "The zoning codes for Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, and Davenport use table entries for adult uses and home occupations.", "body": "The zoning codes for Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, and Davenport use table entries for adult uses and home occupations.\n\nWhat en.wikipedia.org actually says:\n\n“The industrialization of agriculture and the emergence of centralized commodities markets in the late 19th and 20th centuries led to a shift towards larger farms and the decline of the small family farm; this was exacerbated during the Great Depression . Industrial production became a larger part of the economy during World War II and the postwar economic boom. In the 1970s and 1980s a series of economic shocks, including the oil crisis , the 1980s farm crisis, and the Early 1980s recession led to the collapse of commodities prices, a decline in rural and state population, and rural flight . Iowa's economy rebounded in the 1990s, emerging as a modern mixed economy dominated by industry, commerce, and finance, in which agriculture is a comparatively small component.”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program; tier/confidence conservative - the verify gate decides", "source_type": "research", "source_link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Iowa", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "B", "source_publisher": "en.wikipedia.org", "evidence_quote": "The industrialization of agriculture and the emergence of centralized commodities markets in the late 19th and 20th centuries led to a shift towards larger farms and the decline of the small family farm; this was exacerbated during the Great Depression . Industrial production became a larger part of the economy during World War II and the postwar economic boom. In the 1970s and 1980s a series of economic shocks, including the oil crisis , the 1980s farm crisis, and the Early 1980s recession led to the collapse of commodities prices, a decline in rural and state population, and rural flight . Iowa's economy rebounded in the 1990s, emerging as a modern mixed economy dominated by industry, commerce, and finance, in which agriculture is a comparatively small component.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "588-iowa-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "Iowa", "topic": "Three largest city zoning codes (Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Davenport) use-table entries for adult uses / home occupation", "applies_to_country": "any", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r588_iowa_home_shoot_zoning_iowa_588_q2", "category": "Business", "title": "Iowa: Three largest city zoning codes (Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Davenport) use-table entries for adult uses / home occupation", "summary": "The Iowa Legislature Code Section Listings page provides a list of statutes related to city zoning, including sections on home-based businesses and various types of residential districts.", "body": "The Iowa Legislature Code Section Listings page provides a list of statutes related to city zoning, including sections on home-based businesses and various types of residential districts.\n\nWhat Iowa (official) actually says:\n\n“Chapter 414 - CITY ZONING | Back to Chapter Listing Code Section PDF RTF §414.1 - Building restrictions — powers granted — rental properties — consumer fireworks. PDF RTF §414.2 - Districts. PDF RTF §414.3 - Regulations and comprehensive plan — considerations and objectives — notice, adoption, distribution. PDF RTF §414.4 - Zoning regulations, district boundaries, amendments. PDF RTF §414.5 - Changes — protest. PDF RTF §414.6 - Zoning commission — powers and duties. PDF RTF §414.7 - Board of adjustment — review by council. PDF RTF §414.8 - Membership. PDF RTF §414.9 - Rules — meetings — general procedure. PDF RTF §414.10 - Appeals. PDF RTF §414.11 - Effect of appeal. PDF RTF §414.12 - Powers. PDF RTF §414.13 - Decision on appeal. PDF RTF §414.14 - Vote required. PDF RTF §414.15 - Petition for certiorari. PDF RTF §414.16 - Writ — restraining order. PDF RTF §414.17 - Return. PDF RTF §414.18 - Trial — judgment — costs. PDF RTF §414.19 - Preference in trial. PDF RTF §414.20 - Actions to correct violations. PDF RTF §414.21 - Conflicting rules, ordinances, and statutes. PDF RTF §414.22 - Zoning for family homes. PDF RTF §414.23 - Extending beyond city limits. PDF RTF §414.24 - Restricted residence districts. PDF RTF §414.25 - Transitional provisions. PDF RTF §414.26 - Shooting ranges. PDF RTF §414.27 - Zoning for maternity group homes. PDF RTF §414.28 - Manufactured home. PDF RTF §414.28A - Land-leased communities. PDF RTF §414.29 - Elder family homes. PDF RTF §414.30 - Homes for persons with disabilities. PDF RTF §414.31 - Elder group homes. PDF RTF §414.32 - Home and community-based services waiver recipient residence. PDF RTF §414.33 - Home-based businesses. PDF RTF”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/law/iowaCode/sections?codeChapter=414&year=2026", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Iowa (official)", "evidence_quote": "Chapter 414 - CITY ZONING | Back to Chapter Listing Code Section PDF RTF §414.1 - Building restrictions — powers granted — rental properties — consumer fireworks. PDF RTF §414.2 - Districts. PDF RTF §414.3 - Regulations and comprehensive plan — considerations and objectives — notice, adoption, distribution. PDF RTF §414.4 - Zoning regulations, district boundaries, amendments. PDF RTF §414.5 - Changes — protest. PDF RTF §414.6 - Zoning commission — powers and duties. PDF RTF §414.7 - Board of adjustment — review by council. PDF RTF §414.8 - Membership. PDF RTF §414.9 - Rules — meetings — general procedure. 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