Senate File 2378 amends various sections of the Iowa Code related to zoning regulations and district boundaries. It establishes that city councils are responsible for determining, establishing, enforcing, and amending zoning regulations and district boundaries, with the requirement that any changes must follow a public hearing process. Additionally, the bill allows councils to impose additional conditions on property owners when changing zoning districts or approving site development plans, provided these conditions are agreed upon in writing before the public hearing and are reasonable to address public needs resulting from the change.

The bill also introduces provisions for the review of variances granted by the board of adjustment, allowing affected individuals to appeal these decisions to the city council within sixty days, during which the effective date of the variance is stayed. The council can remand decisions for further study or overturn them with a two-thirds majority vote. Furthermore, the bill repeals Section 414.5 and modifies the approval process for establishing shooting ranges by removing references to city zoning commissions when a county does not have one.

Statutes affected:
Enrolled: 414.4, 414.2, 657.9, 335.8