STATUTORY REFERENCES FOR IOWA CITIES AND TOWNS

The statutory references listed below refer the code user to state statutes applicable to Iowa cities and towns. They are up to date through the 2016 Regular Session.

General Provisions

City powers generally
 ;hg;ICA 364.1 et seq.

Limitation of powers
ICA 364.3

Home rule charter
ICA 372.3; 372.9 et seq.

Ordinances
ICA ch. 380

Ordinance penalty limits
ICA 364.3(2) and (6)

Municipal infractions
ICA 364.22

City elections
ICA ch. 376

Administration and Personnel

Forms of government generally
ICA ch. 372

Mayor-council form of government
ICA 372.4

Commission form of government
ICA 372.5

Council-manager-at-large form of government
ICA 372.6 and 372.8

Council-manager-ward form of government
ICA 372.7, 372.8

Council
ICA 372.13

Mayor
ICA 372.14

Fire department
ICA 364.16

Removal of officers generally
ICA ch. 66

Removal of appointed city officers
ICA 372.15

Officers' bonds
ICA ch. 64

Hospital trustees
ICA 392.6

Library board
ICA 392.5

Civil service
ICA ch. 400

Retirement systems for police officers and firefighters
ICA ch. 411

Health care for retired employees
ICA 364.25

Revenue and Finance

City finance
ICA ch. 384

Fiscal year
ICA 384.2

Budget
ICA 384.16

Funds
ICA 384.3 et seq.

Public construction bidding procedure
ICA ch. 26

Special assessments
ICA 384.37 et seq.

Taxation
ICA 384.1 and 384.12

Income, sales, services and franchise taxes
ICA ch. 422

Sales and use taxes
ICA ch. 423

Local option tax for emergency medical services
ICA ch. 422D

Hotel and motel tax
ICA ch. 423A

Self-supported municipal improvement districts
ICA ch. 386

Business Licenses, Taxes and Regulations

Alcoholic beverages
ICA chs. 123, 123A

Games of skill, chance and raffles
ICA ch. 99B

Boxing, mixed martial arts and wrestling
ICA ch. 90A

Transient merchants
ICA ch. 9C

Animals

Dogs
ICA ch. 351

Neglected animals
ICA 364.22A

Cruelty to animals
ICA chs. 717 and 717B

Health and Safety

Local board of health
ICA ch. 137

Iowa Hotel Sanitation Code
ICA ch. 137C

Food establishments and food processing plants
ICA ch. 137F

Nuisances generally
ICA 364.12(3), ch. 657

Abandoned refrigerators
ICA 727.3

Weeds
ICA ch. 317

Hazardous conditions
ICA 455B.381 et seq.

Smoking prohibitions
ICA ch. 142D

Fireworks
ICA 727.2

Control of environment
ICA ch. 455A et seq.

Flammable liquids and explosives
ICA chs. 101 & 101A

Public Peace, Welfare and Morals

Offenses against government
ICA ch. 718

Obstructing justice
ICA ch. 719

Public disorder
ICA ch. 723

Criminal street gangs
ICA ch. 723A

Vice
ICA ch. 725

Gambling
ICA chs. 99A and 99B

Houses used for prostitution or gambling
ICA ch. 99

Obscenity
ICA ch. 728

Damage and trespass to property
ICA ch. 716

Weapons
ICA ch. 724

Vehicles and Traffic

Motor vehicles generally
ICA ch. 321

Powers of local authorities
ICA 321.236 et seq.

Traffic signs, signals and markings
ICA 321.252 et seq.

Traffic light synchronization
ICA 364.24

Speed limits
ICA 321.285 et seq.

Operating while intoxicated
ICA ch. 321J

Stopping, standing and parking
ICA 321.354 et seq.

Pedestrians
ICA 321.325 et seq.

Ethanol-blended gasoline required for city vehicles
ICA 364.20

Bicycles, animals or animal-drawn vehicles
ICA 321.234

Snowmobiles
ICA ch. 321G

All-terrain vehicles
ICA ch. 321I.

Abandoned vehicles
ICA 321.89 et seq.

Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places

Regulations generally
ICA 364.12

Changing street grades
ICA 364.15

Expenditures
ICA 312.11

Public Services

City utilities generally
ICA ch. 388

Waterworks franchise
ICA 364.2(4)a.

Joint electrical utilities
ICA ch. 390

Buildings and Construction

Adoption of standard codes by reference
ICA 380.10

State building code
ICA ch. 103A

Housing code
ICA 364.17

Dangerous buildings
ICA 364.12(3), ch. 657A

Fire limits
ICA 364.16

State historic building code
ICA 103A.41 et seq.

Mobile home regulations
ICA 364.3(5), 103A.51 et seq.

Subdivisions

Regulations generally
ICA chs. 354 and 355

Zoning

Municipal zoning
ICA ch. 414