There is hereby authorized to be incorporated under the Iowa business corporation Act, chapter 490, development corporations which meet and comply with the requirements of this chapter. Such corporations shall be subject to and have the powers and privileges conferred by the provisions of this chapter and those provisions of the Iowa business corporation Act, chapter 490, which are not inconsistent with and to the extent not restricted or limited by the provisions of this chapter. No corporation shall be deemed incorporated pursuant to and under the provisions of this chapter unless the same is approved by the authority and unless its articles of incorporation provide that it is incorporated pursuant to this chapter. To assure a broad base from which development corporations may obtain loans from members, the authority at its discretion may limit the number of development corporations organized and existing pursuant to this chapter to one or more such corporations.