Iowa Code 331.486 – Assessment of costs of public improvements
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 331.486
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Cost: means cost as defined in section 384. See Iowa Code 331.485
- County special assessment district: means the area of a county outside of cities within boundaries established by the board of supervisors for the purpose of assessment of the cost of a public improvement. See Iowa Code 331.485
- District: means a joint special assessment district, and a county special assessment district. See Iowa Code 331.485
- Joint special assessment district: means a district defined by a county and one or more other counties or one or more cities within the county or within an adjacent county pursuant to an agreement entered into by the county and one or more other counties or cities in accordance with chapter 28E and this part with respect to public improvements which the parties to the agreement determine benefit the property located in the cities and the designated area of the counties outside of cities, which are parties to the agreement. See Iowa Code 331.485
- property: includes personal and real property. See Iowa Code 4.1
- public improvement: means the same as defined in section 26. See Iowa Code 331.341
A county may assess to property within a county special assessment district the cost of construction and repair of public improvements benefiting the district and may assess to property within a joint special assessment district the cost of construction and repair of public improvements benefiting the district. A county may construct and assess the cost of public improvements within a district in the same manner as a city may proceed under chapter 384, subchapter IV, and chapter 384, subchapter IV, applies to counties with respect to public improvements, the assessment of their costs, and the issuance of bonds for the public improvements. A county may contract for a public improvement benefiting a district under this part pursuant to subchapter III, part 3, of this chapter.