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Iowa Code Title IX. Local Government [Chs. 331-420] § 357A.16. Detaching real property from district

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

If it becomes apparent that any real property included within a district cannot economically or adequately be served by the facilities of the district, the owners of the real property may file with the auditor a petition to the supervisors requesting that the real property be detached from the district. The petition shall:

1. Describe by section, or fraction thereof, and by township and range, the real property which it is proposed to detach from the district.

2. State that the real property cannot economically or adequately be served by the facilities of the district, and that it is not feasible for the district to enlarge or extend its facilities so as to economically and adequately serve the real property.

3. Be signed by the owners of all the real property which it is desired to detach from the district.

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