SF 2378 — A bill for an act relating to the ability of property owners to protest proposed changes in zoning districts.

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Sntele3,anctltgotebiyfppryonrsooetrpsdBE cagsiznngsis.IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

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Sciy.Section 414.4, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows:

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2 harnghearing tat ichwhich rtesparties nin neestinterest dand itznscitizens hllshall aehave nan opotuiyopportunity toeto ead.be heard.

TeThe oicenotice fof ethe ietime ndand lceplace fof tethe eaighearing salshall ebe ubisedpublished sas ovdedprovided nin cionsection 2..362.3.

owihsaningNotwithstanding ctonsection 4.,414.2, sas atpart fof nan rdnaceordinance caningchanging ndland omfrom neone nigzoning itrctdistrict oto nteranother oingzoning dstictrdistrict nor rdnacean prvigordinance approving a tesite eelpentdevelopment an,plan, a cunilcouncil ymay ipseimpose odiinsconditions non aroerya werproperty htowner rethat nare adiionin oaddition itigto eglainsexisting fregulations heif diioalthe ndtinsadditional hveconditions enhave geedbeen oagreed nto iingin ywriting eby roerythe werproperty eoreowner ebefore pblcthe erigpublic eqirdhearing ndrrequired hsunder ecionthis rsection jurmetor fadjournment teof eaig.the hearing.

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heThe unilcouncil ymay rmndprovide aecsinfor oreview rntof avariances vrincegranted oheby ordthe fboard dutmntof oradjustment rterby ud.the council before the effective date of the variances.

TheAny efetieindividual aeaffected fby hethe aiacevariance smay laedappeal orthe itydecision asof romthe teboard atefof headjustment ean.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.

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Sc.The effective date of the variance is delayed for thirty days from the date of the remand.

ecionThe 79,city usetincouncil ,may oealso 02,overturn sthe medddecision toof adthe sboard llws:of adjustment by a vote of at least two-thirds of all members of the council, regardless of whether an appeal has been brought.

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Section 657.9, subsection 1, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows:

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TeThe ppopiteappropriate omisincommission halshall omlycomply thwith sctonsection 3.8335.8 ror 4..414.6.

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3 O—tee-tyoucilor allthe mpycity ihcouncil ecionshall 56comply r—445with bfoesection ratng335.6 heor prvl.414.5 before granting the approval.

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AYSection INLAR414.5, PTCode RSSEY2026, Pesdet f he nae Seaer f e oue Iheey erify at hs il riinted n e eate d is ownsrepealed. Snte ie 38, iet-frst neal sebl.

CALES______________________________ ITSON______________________________ ScrtaAMY AprvedSINCLAIR 226PAT KMGRASSLEY GvenoPresident 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.

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CHARLES SMITHSON Secretary of the Senate Approved _______________, 2026 ______________________________ KIM REYNOLDS Governor