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1 1 Section 1. Section 414.1, Code 1999, is amended by adding
1 2 the following new unnumbered paragraph:
1 3 NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH. The city of Des Moines may, for
1 4 the purpose of preserving the dominance of the Iowa state
1 5 capitol dome and the view of the Iowa state capitol from
1 6 prominent public viewing points, regulate and restrict the
1 7 height, number of stories, and size of buildings and other
1 8 structures in the city.
1 9 Sec. 2. Section 414.3, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 1999,
1 10 is amended to read as follows:
1 11 The regulations shall be made in accordance with a
1 12 comprehensive plan and designed to preserve the availability
1 13 of agricultural land; to consider the protection of soil from
1 14 wind and water erosion; to encourage efficient urban
1 15 development patterns; to lessen congestion in the street; to
1 16 secure safety from fire, flood, panic, and other dangers; to
1 17 promote health and the general welfare; to provide adequate
1 18 light and air; to prevent the overcrowding of land; to avoid
1 19 undue concentration of population; to promote the conservation
1 20 of energy resources; to promote reasonable access to solar
1 21 energy; and to facilitate the adequate provision of
1 22 transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks, and other
1 23 public requirements. However, provisions of this section
1 24 relating to the objectives of energy conservation and access
1 25 to solar energy do not void any zoning regulation existing on
1 26 July 1, 1981, or require zoning in a city that did not have
1 27 zoning prior to July 1, 1981. If regulations are adopted by
1 28 the city of Des Moines pursuant to section 414.1 for the
1 29 purpose of preserving the dominance of the Iowa state capitol
1 30 dome and the view of the Iowa state capitol, the regulations
1 31 shall be made in accordance with a comprehensive plan and in
1 32 consultation with the capitol planning commission.
1 33 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 414.32 COMPLIANCE BY THE STATE.
1 34 If regulations are adopted by the city of Des Moines
1 35 pursuant to section 414.1 for the purpose of preserving the
2 1 dominance of the Iowa state capitol dome and the view of the
2 2 Iowa state capitol, the city may make the regulations
2 3 applicable to real estate and buildings owned by the state
2 4 which are located in the city.
2 5 EXPLANATION
2 6 This bill provides that the city of Des Moines may, for the
2 7 purpose of preserving the dominance of the Iowa state capitol
2 8 dome and the view of the Iowa state capitol from prominent
2 9 public viewing points, regulate and restrict the height,
2 10 number of stories, and size of buildings and other structures
2 11 in the city. The bill provides that the regulations must be
2 12 made according to a comprehensive plan and in consultation
2 13 with the capitol planning commission, and the regulations may
2 14 be applied to real estate and buildings owned by the state
2 15 which are located in the city.
2 16 LSB 1666SS 78
2 17 mj/cf/24
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