Iowa § 303.58 Powers of board

Iowa Statutes

§ 303.58 — Powers of board

Iowa § 303.58

Title VIIEDUCATION, HISTORY, AND CULTURE

Ch. 303LAND USE DISTRICTS

This text of Iowa § 303.58 (Powers of board) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Iowa primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Iowa Code § 303.58 (2026).

Text

The board of adjustment may:

1.Hear and decide appeals where it is alleged there is error in an order, requirement, decision, or determination made by an administrative official in the enforcement of this chapter or of any ordinance adopted pursuant to it.

2.Hear and decide special exceptions to the terms of the ordinance upon which the board is required to pass under the ordinance.

3.Authorize upon appeal, in specific cases, a variance from the terms of the land use plan which are not contrary to the public interest, where owing to special conditions a literal enforcement of the plan would result in unnecessary hardship, and so that the spirit of the plan shall be observed and substantial justice done.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

The board of adjustment may:
1. Hear and decide appeals where it is alleged there is error in an order, requirement,
decision, or determination made by an administrative official in the enforcement of this
chapter or of any ordinance adopted pursuant to it.
2. Hear and decide special exceptions to the terms of the ordinance upon which the board
is required to pass under the ordinance.
3. Authorize upon appeal, in specific cases, a variance from the terms of the land use
plan which are not contrary to the public interest, where owing to special conditions a literal
enforcement of the plan would result in unnecessary hardship, and so that the spirit of the
plan shall be observed and substantial justice done.