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 2017 Regular Session.

General Provisions

City powers generally
 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