House
File
2276
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House
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2276
AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
THE
ZONING
OF
MATERNITY
GROUP
HOMES.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
414.27
Zoning
for
maternity
group
homes.
1.
It
is
the
intent
of
this
section
to
assist
in
improving
the
quality
of
life
of
new
and
expecting
mothers
by
making
available
to
them
community
residential
opportunities
in
the
residential
areas
of
this
state.
In
order
to
implement
this
intent,
this
section
shall
be
liberally
construed.
2.
a.
“Maternity
group
home”
means
a
community-based
residential
home
that
provides
room
and
board,
personal
care,
supervision,
training,
support,
and
education
in
a
family
environment
for
women
who
are
either
pregnant
or
who
have
given
birth
within
the
preceding
twenty-four
months
and
live
with
their
children,
and
includes
overnight
room
accommodations
and
administrative
and
office
space
for
those
persons
who
provide
such
services.
b.
“Permitted
use”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
414.22.
c.
“Residential”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
414.22.
3.
Notwithstanding
any
provision
of
this
chapter
to
the
contrary,
a
city,
city
council,
or
city
zoning
commission
shall
consider
a
maternity
group
home
a
residential
use
of
property
for
the
purpose
of
zoning
and
shall
treat
a
maternity
group
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home
as
a
permitted
use
in
all
residential
zones
or
districts,
including
all
single-family
residential
zones
or
districts,
of
the
city.
A
city,
city
council,
or
city
zoning
commission
shall
not
require
that
a
maternity
group
home,
its
owner,
or
its
operator
obtain
a
conditional
use
permit,
special
use
permit,
special
exception,
or
variance.
However,
new
maternity
group
homes
owned
and
operated
by
public
or
private
agencies
shall
be
dispersed
throughout
the
residential
zones
and
districts
and
shall
not
be
located
within
contiguous
city
block
areas.
4.
Any
restriction,
reservation,
condition,
exception,
or
covenant
in
any
subdivision
plan,
deed,
or
other
instrument
of
or
pertaining
to
the
transfer,
sale,
lease,
or
use
of
property
in
a
city
that
permits
residential
use
of
property
but
prohibits
the
use
of
property
as
a
maternity
group
home
for
new
and
expecting
mothers,
to
the
extent
of
the
prohibition,
is
void
as
against
the
public
policy
of
this
state
and
shall
not
be
given
legal
or
equitable
effect.
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
2276,
Ninetieth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
MEGHAN
NELSON
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2024
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor