House File 2653 - Introduced
HOUSE FILE
BY COMMITTEE ON
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR TO HF 2291)
Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to comprehensive plans used by cities and
2 counties when developing zoning regulations and including an
3 applicability provision.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
5 TLSB 6332HV 81
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PAG LIN
1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 335.5A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
1 2 1. A comprehensive plan is a compilation of policy
1 3 statements, statements of goals, standards, and maps for each
1 4 of the elements of the plan. A comprehensive plan may be used
1 5 to guide the physical, social, and economic development of a
1 6 county and its environs and to guide the future development of
1 7 public and private property. A comprehensive plan represents
1 8 the county's intent for future development of the county and
1 9 shall contain recommendations for plan execution. A
1 10 comprehensive plan may include, but is not limited to, the
1 11 following elements:
1 12 a. A land use element designating types of land uses in
1 13 the county. The element may be addressed by including one or
1 14 more of the following items:
1 15 (1) A listing of the amount, type, intensity, and net
1 16 density of existing uses of land in the county, such as
1 17 agricultural, residential, commercial, industrial, and other
1 18 public and private uses and proposed densities for
1 19 development.
1 20 (2) Trends in the supply, demand, and price of land in the
1 21 county.
1 22 (3) A listing of opportunities for redevelopment.
1 23 (4) A listing of existing and potential land use
1 24 conflicts.
1 25 (5) A future land use map.
1 26 (6) Designations of boundaries of areas reserved for
1 27 purposes of soil conservation, water supply conservation,
1 28 flood control, and surface water drainage and removal,
1 29 including appropriate policies protecting such areas against
1 30 encroachment by buildings, other physical structures, and
1 31 facilities.
1 32 b. A housing element addressing the provision of an
1 33 adequate housing supply that meets existing and forecasted
1 34 housing demand in the county. The element may be addressed by
1 35 including one or more of the following items:
2 1 (1) An assessment of the county's housing stock which may
2 2 include age, structural, value, and occupancy characteristics.
2 3 (2) Identification of specific policies and programs that
2 4 promote the development of housing for residents of the county
2 5 and a range of housing choices that meet the needs of persons
2 6 of all income levels.
2 7 (3) Identification of policies and programs that maintain
2 8 or rehabilitate the county's existing housing stock.
2 9 c. A utilities element to guide future development of
2 10 utilities such as sanitary sewer service, storm water
2 11 management, water supply, solid waste disposal, on=site
2 12 wastewater treatment technologies, recycling facilities,
2 13 telecommunications facilities, power generating plants, and
2 14 transmission lines. The element may be addressed by including
2 15 one or more of the following items:
2 16 (1) A description of the location, use, and capacity of
2 17 existing public utilities that serve the county and any city
2 18 in the county if such utility is located outside the city
2 19 served.
2 20 (2) An approximate timetable that forecasts the need in
2 21 the county to expand or rehabilitate existing utilities or to
2 22 create new utilities.
2 23 (3) An assessment of future needs for government services
2 24 in the county related to such utilities.
2 25 d. A community facilities element to guide future
2 26 development of community facilities in the county such as
2 27 recreational, educational, and cultural facilities;
2 28 cemeteries; health care facilities and child care facilities;
2 29 police, fire, and rescue facilities; and libraries, schools,
2 30 and other governmental facilities. The element may be
2 31 addressed by including one or more of the following items:
2 32 (1) A description of the location, use, and capacity of
2 33 existing community facilities that serve the county.
2 34 (2) An approximate timetable that forecasts the need in
2 35 the county to expand or rehabilitate existing facilities or to
3 1 create new facilities.
3 2 (3) An assessment of future needs for government services
3 3 in the county that are related to such facilities.
3 4 e. A transportation element addressing various modes of
3 5 transportation, such as streets, roads, highways, and
3 6 interstate highways, mass transit, railroads, air
3 7 transportation, trucking, and water transportation.
3 8 f. An agricultural, natural, historical, and cultural
3 9 resources element addressing the conservation and effective
3 10 management of natural resources such as groundwater, forests,
3 11 productive agricultural areas, environmentally sensitive
3 12 areas, threatened and endangered species, stream corridors,
3 13 surface water, floodplains, wetlands, wildlife habitat, open
3 14 spaces, parks, features of architectural or archaeological
3 15 interest, and other natural, historical, and cultural
3 16 resources.
3 17 2. It is intended that a comprehensive plan may encourage
3 18 a pattern of orderly development in areas of the county
3 19 identified for commercial, industrial, and residential
3 20 development; promote employment opportunities and the economic
3 21 health of the county; address a variety of housing choices
3 22 within the county, including affordable housing for future
3 23 population growth; identify and promote conservation of
3 24 natural resource areas, environmentally sensitive land, and
3 25 features of significant local, statewide, or regional
3 26 architectural, cultural, historical, or archaeological
3 27 interest; encourage preservation of land identified by the
3 28 county as prime agricultural land for use in agricultural
3 29 production; promote the efficient use of infrastructure and
3 30 the provision of adequate services concurrently with
3 31 development; and take into consideration such other matters
3 32 that are related to the coordinated, efficient, and orderly
3 33 development of the county.
3 34 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 414.3A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
3 35 1. A comprehensive plan is a compilation of policy
4 1 statements, statements of goals, standards, and maps for each
4 2 of the elements of the plan. A comprehensive plan may be used
4 3 to guide the physical, social, and economic development of a
4 4 city and its environs and to guide the future development of
4 5 public and private property. A comprehensive plan represents
4 6 the city's intent for future development of the city and shall
4 7 contain recommendations for plan execution. A comprehensive
4 8 plan may include, but is not limited to, the following
4 9 elements:
4 10 a. A land use element designating types of land uses in
4 11 the city. The element may be addressed by including one or
4 12 more of the following items:
4 13 (1) A listing of the amount, type, intensity, and net
4 14 density of existing uses of land in the city, such as
4 15 residential, commercial, industrial, and other public and
4 16 private uses and proposed densities for development.
4 17 (2) Trends in the supply, demand, and price of land in the
4 18 city.
4 19 (3) A listing of opportunities for redevelopment.
4 20 (4) A listing of existing and potential land use
4 21 conflicts.
4 22 (5) A future land use map.
4 23 (6) Designations of boundaries of areas reserved for
4 24 purposes of soil conservation, water supply conservation,
4 25 flood control, and surface water drainage and removal,
4 26 including appropriate policies protecting such areas against
4 27 encroachment by buildings, other physical structures, and
4 28 facilities.
4 29 b. A housing element addressing the provision of an
4 30 adequate housing supply that meets existing and forecasted
4 31 housing demand in the city. The element may be addressed by
4 32 including one or more of the following items:
4 33 (1) An assessment of the city's housing stock which may
4 34 include age, structural, value, and occupancy characteristics.
4 35 (2) Identification of specific policies and programs that
5 1 promote the development of housing for residents of the city
5 2 and a range of housing choices that meet the needs of persons
5 3 of all income levels.
5 4 (3) Identification of policies and programs that maintain
5 5 or rehabilitate the city's existing housing stock.
5 6 c. A utilities element to guide future development of
5 7 utilities such as sanitary sewer service, storm water
5 8 management, water supply, solid waste disposal, on=site
5 9 wastewater treatment technologies, recycling facilities,
5 10 telecommunications facilities, power generating plants, and
5 11 transmission lines. The element may be addressed by including
5 12 one or more of the following items:
5 13 (1) A description of the location, use, and capacity of
5 14 existing public utilities that serve the city.
5 15 (2) An approximate timetable that forecasts the need in
5 16 the city to expand or rehabilitate existing utilities or to
5 17 create new utilities.
5 18 (3) An assessment of future needs for government services
5 19 in the city related to such utilities.
5 20 d. A community facilities element to guide future
5 21 development of community facilities in the city such as
5 22 recreational, educational, and cultural facilities;
5 23 cemeteries; health care facilities and child care facilities;
5 24 police, fire, and rescue facilities; and libraries, schools,
5 25 and other governmental facilities. The element may be
5 26 addressed by including one or more of the following items:
5 27 (1) A description of the location, use, and capacity of
5 28 existing community facilities that serve the city.
5 29 (2) An approximate timetable that forecasts the need in
5 30 the city to expand or rehabilitate existing facilities or to
5 31 create new facilities.
5 32 (3) An assessment of future needs for government services
5 33 in the city that are related to such facilities.
5 34 e. A transportation element addressing various modes of
5 35 transportation, such as streets, roads, highways, and
6 1 interstate highways, mass transit, railroads, air
6 2 transportation, trucking, and water transportation.
6 3 f. A natural, historical, and cultural resources element
6 4 addressing open spaces, parks, features of architectural and
6 5 archaeological interest, and other natural, historical, and
6 6 cultural resources.
6 7 2. It is intended that a comprehensive plan may encourage
6 8 a pattern of orderly development in areas of the city
6 9 identified for commercial, industrial, and residential
6 10 development; promote employment opportunities and the economic
6 11 health of the city; address a variety of housing choices
6 12 within the city, including affordable housing for future
6 13 population growth; identify and promote conservation of
6 14 natural resource areas, environmentally sensitive land, and
6 15 features of significant local, statewide, or regional
6 16 architectural, cultural, historical, or archaeological
6 17 interest; promote the efficient use of infrastructure and the
6 18 provision of adequate services concurrently with development;
6 19 and take into consideration such other matters that are
6 20 related to the coordinated, efficient, and orderly development
6 21 of the city.
6 22 Sec. 3. APPLICABILITY DATE. This Act applies to
6 23 comprehensive plans first developed, or existing comprehensive
6 24 plans amended, on or after July 1, 2006.
6 25 EXPLANATION
6 26 This bill defines "comprehensive plan" for purposes of
6 27 county and city zoning and describes elements that may be
6 28 included in a comprehensive plan.
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