Iowa § 380.8 Code of ordinances published

Iowa Statutes

§ 380.8 — Code of ordinances published

Iowa § 380.8

Title IXLOCAL GOVERNMENT

Ch. 380CITY LEGISLATION

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Iowa Code § 380.8 (2026).

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a.A city shall compile a code of ordinances containing all of the city ordinances in effect, except grade ordinances, bond ordinances, zoning map ordinances, ordinances vacating streets and alleys, and ordinances containing legal descriptions of urban revitalization areas and urban renewal areas.

b.A city may maintain a code of ordinances either by compiling at least annually a supplement to the code of ordinances consisting of all new ordinances and amendments to ordinances which became effective during the previous year and adopting the supplement by resolution or by adding at least annually new ordinances and amendments to ordinances to the code of ordinances itself.

c.A city which does not maintain the city code of ordinances as provided in paragraph “b” shall compile a code of o

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1. a. A city shall compile a code of ordinances containing all of the city ordinances
in effect, except grade ordinances, bond ordinances, zoning map ordinances, ordinances
vacating streets and alleys, and ordinances containing legal descriptions of urban
revitalization areas and urban renewal areas.
b. A city may maintain a code of ordinances either by compiling at least annually a
supplement to the code of ordinances consisting of all new ordinances and amendments to
ordinances which became effective during the previous year and adopting the supplement
by resolution or by adding at least annually new ordinances and amendments to ordinances
to the code of ordinances itself.
c. A city which does not maintain the city code of ordinances as provided in paragraph
“b” shall compile a code of ordinances at least once every five years.
2. a. If a proposed code of ordinances contains only existing ordinances without change
in substance, the council may adopt the code by ordinance.
b. If a proposed code of ordinances contains a new ordinance or an amendment to
existing ordinances, the council shall hold a public hearing on the proposed code before
adoption. The clerk shall publish notice of the hearing as provided in section 362.3.
Copies of the proposed code of ordinances must be available at the city clerk’s office and
the notice must so state. Within thirty days after the hearing, the council may adopt the
proposed code of ordinances. A new ordinance or an amendment to an existing ordinance
becomes effective upon publication of the ordinance adopting the code of ordinances unless
a subsequent effective date is provided within an ordinance. If the council substantially
amends the proposed code of ordinances after the hearing, notice and hearing must be
repeated before the code may be adopted.
3. A code of ordinances compiled and maintained at least annually, or compiled at least
once every five years, is presumptive evidence of the passage, publication, and content of the

ordinancescodifiedthereinasofthedateoftheclerk’scertificationoftheordinanceadopting
the code or supplement.

Legislative History

[R60, §1133; C73, §492; C97, §686, 687; C24, 27, 31, 35, §5720, 5721, 5721-a1; C39, §5720, 5721, 5721.1; C46, 50, §366.7 – 366.9; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §366.7; C75, 77, 79, 81, §380.8]