§ 368.4 — Annexing moratorium

Iowa § 368.4

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title IX: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Ch. 368: CITY DEVELOPMENT

Text

A city, following notice and hearing, may by resolution agree with another city or cities to
refrainfromannexingspecificallydescribedterritoryforaperiodnottoexceedtenyearsand,
followingnoticeandhearing, maybyresolutionextendtheagreementforsubsequentperiods
not to exceed ten years each. Notice of a hearing shall be served by regular mail at least
thirty days before the hearing on the city development board and on the board of supervisors
of the county in which the territory is located and shall be published in an official county
newspaper in each county containing a city conducting a hearing regarding the agreement,
in an official county newspaper in any county within two miles of any such city, and in an
official newspaper of each city conducting a hearing regarding the agreement. The notice
shall include the time and place of the hearing, describe the territory subject to the proposed
agreement, andthegeneraltermsoftheagreement. Afterpassageofaresolutionbythecities
approving the agreements, a copy of the agreement and a copy of any resolution extending
an agreement shall be filed with the city development board within ten days of enactment. If
such an agreement is in force, the board shall dismiss a petition or plan which violates the
terms of the agreement.

Legislative History

[C66, 71, 73, §362.26(7, 8); C75, 77, 79, 81, §368.4]