Housing in Iowa local government
What Iowa city councils, county boards and school districts are deciding about housing — plain-English summaries written from official agendas and minutes, updated as meetings happen.
657 Iowa meetings since 2024 covered housing. Counts are directional — coverage varies by place and platform.
Places in Iowa with the most housing activity
- Davenport, IA (39)
- Waterloo, IA (39)
- New Providence, IA (36)
- Des Moines, IA (36)
- Coralville, IA (26)
- Knoxville, IA (26)
- Clearfield, IA (24)
- Linn County, IA (23)
- Iowa City, IA (22)
- North Liberty, IA (21)
- Muscatine County, IA (19)
- Polk County, IA (16)
Latest matching meetings
Board votes on 4 variances and hears 3 public hearings for home additions and fences
The New Providence Board of Adjustment will vote on four variance applications for residential construction and driveway changes. It will also hold public hearings on three additional requests, including a fence installation and two home additions. No public hearings are scheduled for the following meeting on…
Planning commission to hold public hearing on RV storage rules
The Planning & Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on a proposed ordinance amendment that adds regulations for storing and using recreational vehicles in Charles City. After the hearing, the commission will consider a recommendation to forward to the City Council.
Council to consider fire code changes, housing plan, and $7.5M in bills
The New Providence Borough Council will hold a public hearing on a traffic ordinance and receive a presentation on proposed fire code amendments. The council will also consider resolutions endorsing an amended housing plan, approving contracts for a sign and HVAC work, and authorizing payment of bills totaling…
Board reviews Older Americans Month events and $450 in funding requests
The Livable Community for Successful Aging Policy Board is meeting to review the JCLC Action Plan and assign sections for completion. The agenda includes a review of Older Americans Month events, such as a film screening and a health talk, along with specific funding requests. The board will also discuss a housing…
Board votes on special exception for 4-unit rental building in R-2 zone
The Sioux Center Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing to decide a request for a special exception allowing the construction of quadplexes in an R-2 zoning district. The proposed development is located in Harvest Heights Addition Block 1, Lots 1-7, and would consist of a duplex structure with separate…
Council to consider censuring Mayor Laurie Goodrich
The Coralville City Council will hold a regular meeting with a motion to censure Mayor Laurie Goodrich, followed by public hearings on several development projects, including a new 51-unit apartment building at IRL Parkview Lot 4 and a rezoning for commercial buildings at Coral Ridge Commerce Park. The council will…
Council to vote on e-scooter and golf cart ordinances, seek disaster grants
The Rock Rapids City Council will hold final votes on ordinances regulating e-scooters and golf carts, and will hold public hearings and consider resolutions to apply for state disaster funding for 3 and 16 properties. The council will also accept a resignation, appoint a mayor pro tem, and approve a consent agenda…
Council to consider $1M grant for 24 supportive housing units at 525 14th St
The Sioux City Council will vote on a consent agenda including a $1,000,000 grant from Missouri River Historical Development for rehabilitating 525 14th Street into 24 permanent supportive housing units, plus contracts for sewer, road, and airport projects. They will also hold public hearings on selling several…
Council to approve $1M grant for 24 supportive housing units at 525 14th St
The Sioux City Council will consider a consent agenda with multiple resolutions, including a $1,000,000 grant for rehabilitating 525 14th Street into 24 permanent supportive housing units, a $540,677 contract for emergency lift station repairs, and a $1,829,043.97 contract for Hamilton Boulevard resurfacing. The…
Council to consider rezoning and TIF district for 22-unit Hickman Road housing project
The Des Moines City Council will hold public hearings and votes on two rezoning requests, including a Habitat for Humanity project at 6100 Hickman Road to build about 22 row homes, which also involves creating an urban renewal area and TIF district. The council will also consider a request to rezone 4027 SW 56th…
Council to award $24,500 housing rehab contract and issue $4.355M bonds
The Fort Dodge City Council will hold public hearings on a CDBG neighborhood revitalization grant and nuisance assessments, then vote on resolutions to approve plans and award a contract for owner-occupied housing rehabilitation. The consent agenda includes a $4.355 million bond issuance, a $34,895.83 cyber liability…
Linn County supervisors to vote on housing grant, alcohol licenses, road limits
The Linn County Board of Supervisors will hold a formal session to decide on routine items and several specific actions. These include approving a housing project contract amendment, a temporary bridge weight restriction, and multiple alcohol licenses. The agenda also includes a proclamation and a 28E agreement with…
Bridge replacement final plans, housing grant, ISAC reps on agenda
The Floyd County Board of Supervisors will review and take action on several items, including final plans for a bridge replacement project, a housing preservation grant, and designating voting representatives for the Iowa State Association of Counties. They will also consider invoices for legal services and set a date…
Council to hold public hearing on rezoning 1020 N. 10th St. from commercial to industrial
The Winterset City Council will hold a public hearing on rezoning 1020 N. 10th St. from commercial to industrial, consider second readings of ordinances amending the in-home daycare definition and another ordinance, and vote on resolutions including a housing steering committee and matching funds for a rural housing…
Council to consider rezoning 1714 3rd Ave E to Planned Unit Development
The Oskaloosa City Council will hold a regular meeting with a consent agenda covering routine items like financial reports, payments, and appointments. The regular agenda includes public hearings on weed assessments and alley vacations, a third reading of a rezoning ordinance for 1714 3rd Avenue East, and discussions…
Housing Commission to review FY2026 SEMAP report with resolution
The Davenport Housing Commission is meeting to review routine reports including July minutes, financials, and utilization, and will take up the FY2026 SEMAP report with a resolution as new business. The agenda is largely procedural, with the SEMAP report being the only substantive item.
County to consider $14,114.82 housing contract amendment
The Linn County Board of Supervisors will hold a work session to discuss and decide on routine items including meeting minutes, claims, and payroll authorizations. They will also consider a vacancy request for a temporary nurse practitioner, a 28E agreement with the Iowa DNR for private water well permits, and an…
Council to rezone land for housing, approve warehouse tax deal
The Waterloo City Council will hold public hearings on two rezoning requests to create residential lots, including an expansion of Birdee Cottage and new homes along West 3rd Street. They will also consider selling city-owned properties, approving a tax rebate for a new warehouse, and numerous routine consent agenda…
Commission will appoint a new chair and review personnel matters
The Marshalltown Civil Service Commission will select a new chairperson. It will consider approving the minutes from the June 16, 2026 meeting. The commission will review a promotional list for a police sergeant and discuss the testing process for the housing inspector position.
Council votes on 6.59% property tax hike and FY2027 budget
The Clearfield City Council will vote to approve a 2026 property tax rate of 0.001253, which increases revenue by 6.59% to maintain service levels. The council will also adopt the Fiscal Year 2027 Final Budget and amend zoning rules to remove multi-family residential buildings from secondary streets in the Urban Core…
Council to vote on CDBG grant for housing rehab at 107 E. Main Street
The Ottumwa City Council will hold a public hearing and vote on Resolution No. 172-2026 to approve an application to the Iowa Economic Development Authority for a Community Development Block Grant. The grant is for the Housing Rehabilitation (Upper-Story Housing) Program for a project located at 107 E. Main Street…
Council and school board to discuss housing partnership
The Oskaloosa City Council is holding a study session with the Oskaloosa School Board to discuss a possible housing partnership. No formal decisions are scheduled; the meeting is a work session for discussion only.
Board to decide on converting motel into apartments
The Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing and decide on a conditional use permit application from Seven Motels LLC to convert the motel at 809 and 810 First Avenue into residential apartments. The property is zoned C-3 Highway Commercial, where multi-family residential is a conditional use requiring board…
Emergency rental assistance study presented to Polk County Board
The Board of Supervisors will hear a presentation on the Central Iowa Emergency Rental Assistance Study (CIERAS) from Nalo Johnson, PhD, President & CEO of Mid-Iowa Health Foundation. This is a discussion item only; no decision is scheduled.
Commission to review final plat, site plans, and PUD amendments
The Urbandale Planning and Zoning Commission will hold public hearings and consider several development items, including a final plat for Barrett Estates, a supportive housing building addition, and amendments to planned unit developments for commercial and residential uses. The commission will also consider a request…
Council to consider $5.95M HUD grant for 24 supportive housing units
The Sioux City Council will vote on a consent agenda that includes a $5.95 million HUD grant application to rehabilitate 525 14th Street into 24 permanent supportive housing units, plus several construction contracts and property sales. The council will also hold public hearings on alcohol licenses and consider an…
County to discuss $94.5M jail bond election and $100K eviction aid
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors will discuss several items at this work session, including a $100,000 agreement with Shelter House for eviction diversion services, a job description for an Accounts Payable Specialist, a $54,292 software agreement with Granicus, and a resolution to hold a November 3, 2026…
Council to consider Saddleback Estates PAD-to-subdivision conversion
The Solon City Council will hold its regular meeting on August 5, 2026, at 5:30 pm. The agenda includes several resolutions for discussion and possible action, including a subdivision conversion, address changes, site plans, and a public hearing on street vacation. The council will also receive reports from various…
Board to discuss economic development deal in closed session
The Board will consider routine consent items including claims, minutes, and reports, then hold a public hearing and vote on a resolution supporting UAW strikers at Novolex. A closed session is scheduled to review a draft economic development agreement under attorney-client privilege.
Commission to review Emerald Isle Townhomes agreement and Summit Settlement site plan
The Planning and Zoning Commission will consider a second amendment to a zoning change and development agreement for Emerald Isle Townhomes Plat 1. The body will also review a site plan for Summit Settlement Services located at 16363 Holcomb Avenue.
Planning and Zoning Commission to review five site and plat proposals
The Planning and Zoning Commission will meet to discuss several development projects. The body is reviewing site plan amendments and preliminary and final plats for various residential and commercial projects.
Council to discuss housing study, flood insurance, dumpsters
The Spencer City Council Committee of the Whole is meeting to discuss three new business items: a housing study, flood insurance requirements, and a dumpster discussion. No votes are scheduled; this is a discussion-only agenda.
Council to consider $1.83M Hamilton Boulevard resurfacing contract
The City Council will vote on a consent agenda including a $1.83 million contract for resurfacing Hamilton Boulevard, several grant agreements totaling over $850,000, and a resolution to terminate the contract with Kiewit for the wastewater treatment plant project. The council will also discuss the annual evaluation…
Journey Credit Union branch, senior living plat, zoning code updates on agenda
The Planning & Zoning Commission will consider a preliminary plat and site plan for a Journey Credit Union branch at 4915 Maple Drive, a preliminary plat for Immanuel Senior Living on 23.82 acres near Morning Star Court, a right-of-way vacation in the 5100 block of NE 12th Avenue, and several zoning ordinance…
Council to vote on Cambrex development agreement and urban chickens rules
The Charles City Council will hold a public hearing and likely vote on a development agreement with Cambrex Charles City, Inc. that authorizes annual tax increment payments. Council will also consider second readings of ordinances on dimensional variances and urban chickens, plus several resolutions on infrastructure…
Indianola Council to consider updated Citywide Urban Revitalization Plan
The City Council will hold public hearings regarding the 2026 Amended and Restated 1998 Citywide Urban Revitalization Plan and a landscape buffer easement vacation for the Culver's Project. The body will also consider several professional service agreements and board reappointments.
Sanitary sewer district to review audit, sewer projects, and housing plans
The Urbandale Sanitary Sewer District will discuss financial updates, including the audit for fiscal year 2026, and review progress on the Trunk Sewer Lining Rehabilitation Project. The meeting will also cover a sewer extension project and site plan reviews for two housing developments.
Council to vote on vacant property registration fees and new stop signs
The Center Point City Council will consider two resolutions: one establishing fees for vacant property registration under Chapter 167 of the city code, and another to install stop signs at Main St and State St. The meeting also includes a consent agenda, law enforcement report, public hearing, and citizen comment…
City Council to vote on final approval of 63-unit multi-family housing at Oakdale Overlook
The Coralville City Council will hold final votes on amending the Coralville Community Plan land use map to allow a 63-unit multi-family building on 3.69 acres at Oakdale Overlook, and on reducing the speed limit on U.S. Highway 6 from 55 to 45 mph. The council will also consider awarding a contract for Recycling…
Variance request for 6 new dwelling units at 1455 Redfox Crossing
The Board of Zoning Adjustment will hold a public hearing on a variance request from Jesse Langel to add six dwelling units to an existing 12-unit multifamily building at 1455 Redfox Crossing, exceeding the lot density requirements of Section 167.18(1). The board will also consider approving the minutes from the June…