Land Use & Zoning

Which Iowa government entity typically reviews and approves county zoning changes?

AIowa Real Estate Commission

BBoard of Supervisors✓ Correct

CIowa Department of Agriculture

DCity Council

Explanation

In Iowa counties, the Board of Supervisors is the governing body that reviews and approves zoning changes, variances, and other land-use decisions after receiving recommendations from the county planning and zoning commission.

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Key Terms to Know

Zoning

Local government regulations that control land use by dividing areas into zones specifying permitted uses, building sizes, and densities.

Variance

Official permission to use land in a way that does not conform to the applicable zoning ordinance, granted by a zoning board when strict enforcement would cause undue hardship.

Eminent Domain

The power of government to take private property for public use, with the requirement to pay the owner just compensation.

Adverse Possession

A doctrine by which a person can gain legal title to another's land by openly, continuously, and adversely occupying it for a statutory period.