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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 354.9A APPROVAL OF SUBDIVISION 1 2 OF CERTAIN TYPES OF AGRICULTURAL LAND. 1 3 1. Approval of a subdivision plat pursuant to section 1 4 354.8 or 354.9 shall require a unanimous vote of the members 1 5 in the case of a three-member city council or board of 1 6 supervisors or a four-fifths vote in the case of a five-member 1 7 city council or board of supervisors if a majority of the land 1 8 included in the proposed subdivision plat has a corn 1 9 suitability rating that is higher than the average corn 1 10 suitability rating of agricultural land in the county where 1 11 the property is located and the majority of individual lots 1 12 within the proposed subdivision plat are to be used for 1 13 residential purposes. 1 14 2. A governing body shall not waive its right to review a 1 15 proposed subdivision plat involving the subdivision of 1 16 agricultural land with a corn suitability rating that is 1 17 higher than the average corn suitability rating of 1 18 agricultural land in the county where the property is located 1 19 and the majority of individual lots within the proposed 1 20 subdivision plat are to be used for residential purposes. 1 21 3. For purposes of this section, the corn suitability 1 22 rating shall be determined according to information released 1 23 by Iowa state university of science and technology to the 1 24 department of revenue for assessment and taxation of 1 25 agricultural land. 1 26 Sec. 2. Section 354.15, Code 2003, is amended to read as 1 27 follows: 1 28 354.15 REVIEW OF AUDITOR'S PLATS. 1 29 A proposed auditor's plat shall be filed with the 1 30 applicable governing body which shall review the plat within 1 31 the time specified by ordinance, and if it conforms to chapter 1 32 355, the governing body shall by resolution approve the plat 1 33 and certify the resolution to be recorded with the plat. If 1 34 the proposed subdivision in the auditor's plat meets the 1 35 description of a proposed subdivision plat in section 354.9A, 2 1 the approval requirements of that section shall apply. The 2 2 governing body may state in the resolution whether the lots 2 3 within the auditor's plat meet the standards and conditions 2 4 established by ordinance for subdivision lots. The lots 2 5 within a recorded auditor's plat and parcels within a recorded 2 6 plat of survey prepared under section 354.13 are individually 2 7 subject to local regulations and ordinances. Approval of an 2 8 auditor's plat shall not impose any liability on a governing 2 9 body to install or maintain public improvements or utilities 2 10 within the plat. Approval of an auditor's plat by a governing 2 11 body shall not constitute a waiver of ordinances requiring a 2 12 subdivision plat. 2 13 EXPLANATION 2 14 This bill requires a supermajority vote of a governing body 2 15 for approval of a subdivision plat if the majority of the land 2 16 subdivided is agricultural land with a corn suitability rating 2 17 that is higher than the average corn suitability rating for 2 18 agricultural land in the county where the property is located 2 19 and if a majority of the lots in the proposed subdivision plat 2 20 are to be used for residential purposes. The bill also 2 21 prohibits a governing body from waiving approval of such a 2 22 subdivision plat. 2 23 LSB 5573XS 80 2 24 sc/sh/8.1
Text: SF02130 Text: SF02132 Text: SF02100 - SF02199 Text: SF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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