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 2018 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 and 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