368.16 Approval of proposal.
Subject to section 368.17, the committee shall approve any proposal which it finds to be in the public interest. A committee shall base its finding upon all relevant information before the committee, including but not limited to the following:
1. Statements in the petition or plan, and evidence supporting those statements.
2. Recommendations of the regional planning authority for the area.
3. Commercial and industrial development.
4. Potential growth in population.
5. Cost and adequacy of existing services and facilities.
6. Potential effect of the proposal and of possible alternative proposals on the cost and adequacy of services and facilities.
7. Potential effect of the proposal on adjacent areas, and on any unit of government directly affected, including but not limited to the potential effect on future revenues of any such unit of government.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §368.16]
Referred to in §368.3, 368.20
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 368 - CITY DEVELOPMENT
Section 368.3 - Discontinuance — cemetery fund transfer.
Section 368.4 - Annexing moratorium.
Section 368.5 - Annexing state and county property.
Section 368.7 - Voluntary annexation of territory.
Section 368.7A - Secondary road annexation.
Section 368.8 - Voluntary severing of territory.
Section 368.9 - Board created.
Section 368.10 - Rules — filing fees.
Section 368.11 - Petition for involuntary city development action.
Section 368.13 - Board may initiate proceedings.
Section 368.14 - Local representatives.
Section 368.14A - Special local committees.
Section 368.15 - Public hearing.
Section 368.16 - Approval of proposal.
Section 368.17 - When approval barred.
Section 368.19 - Time limit — election.
Section 368.20 - Procedure after approval.
Section 368.21 - Supervision of procedures.
Section 368.23 - Fees and taxes of public utilities.
Section 368.24 - Notification to public utilities and to the department of revenue.
Section 368.25 - Failure to provide municipal services.
Section 368.25A - Boundary adjustment between cities by petition and consent.
Section 368.26 - Annexation of certain property — compliance with less stringent regulations.