Iowa § 403.3 - 403.3 Municipal program.
Full text of Iowa Iowa Code § 403.3 — 403.3 Municipal program., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 403.3. 403.3 Municipal program.
The local governing body of a municipality may formulate for the municipality a workable program for utilizing appropriate private and public resources to eliminate slums and prevent the development or spread of slums and urban blight and to encourage needed urban rehabilitation. Such workable program may include, without limitation, provisions for: 1. The prevention of the spread of blight into areas of the municipality which are free from blight, through diligent enforcement of housing, zoning and occupancy controls and standards. 2. The rehabilitation or conservation of slum or blighted areas or portions thereof by replanning, by removing congestion, by providing parks, playgrounds and other public improvements, by encouraging voluntary rehabilitation and by compelling the repair and rehabilitation of deteriorated or deteriorating structures. 3. The clearance of slum and blighted areas or portions thereof. 4. The redevelopment of slum and blighted areas by approval of urban renewal plans. [C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §403.3] Referred to in §403.14 Fri Dec 12 20:13:23 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 403.3 (20, 0)
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What does Iowa Code § 403.3 cover?
Section 403.3 ("403.3 Municipal program.") is part of the Iowa Code, the codified statutory law of Iowa. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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