Iowa § 358C.6 Hearing of petition and order

Iowa Statutes

§ 358C.6 — Hearing of petition and order

Iowa § 358C.6

Title IXLOCAL GOVERNMENT

Ch. 358CREAL ESTATE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS

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Iowa Code § 358C.6 (2026).

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The board of supervisors to whom the petition is addressed shall preside at the hearing
provided for in section 358C.5 and shall continue the hearing in session, with adjournments
from day to day, if necessary, until completed, without being required to give any further
notice of the hearing. Proof of the residences and qualifications of the petitioners as
registered voters shall be made by affidavit or otherwise as the board may direct. The board
may consider the boundaries of a proposed district, whether the boundaries are described
in the petition or otherwise, and for that purpose may alter and amend the petition and
limit or change the boundaries of the proposed district as stated in the petition. The board
shall adjust the boundaries of a proposed district as needed to exclude land t

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The board of supervisors to whom the petition is addressed shall preside at the hearing
provided for in section 358C.5 and shall continue the hearing in session, with adjournments
from day to day, if necessary, until completed, without being required to give any further
notice of the hearing. Proof of the residences and qualifications of the petitioners as
registered voters shall be made by affidavit or otherwise as the board may direct. The board
may consider the boundaries of a proposed district, whether the boundaries are described
in the petition or otherwise, and for that purpose may alter and amend the petition and
limit or change the boundaries of the proposed district as stated in the petition. The board
shall adjust the boundaries of a proposed district as needed to exclude land that has no
reasonable likelihood of benefit from inclusion in the proposed district. The boundaries of a
proposed district shall not be changed to incorporate property not included in the original
petition and published notice until the owner of the property is given notice of inclusion
as on the original hearing. All persons in the proposed district shall have an opportunity
to be heard regarding the location and boundaries of the proposed district and to make
suggestions regarding the location and boundaries, and the board of supervisors, after
hearing the statements, evidence, and suggestions made and offered at the hearing, shall
approve or reject the petition. If the petition is approved, the board shall enter an order
fixing and determining the limits and boundaries of the proposed district and whether or not
all present and future property owners within the district have waived any objections to the
annexation by a city if the district has issued obligations or bonds for public improvement
and the city assumes those obligations, and, if the petition was requested under section
358C.3, subsection 1, directing that an election be held for the purpose of submitting to the
registered voters owning land within the boundaries of the proposed district the question
of organization and establishment of the proposed district as determined by the board of
supervisors. The order shall fix a date for the election not more than sixty days after the
date of the order. If the petition was requested under section 358C.3, subsection 2, the order
shall fix a date for the organization of the district.