{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-368.13","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 368.13","heading":"Board may initiate proceedings.","body":"Based on the results of its studies, the board may initiate proceedings for the incorporation, discontinuance, or boundary adjustment of a city. The board may request a city to submit a plan for city development or may formulate its own plan for city development. A plan submitted at the board’s initiation must include the same information as a petition and be filed and acted upon in the same manner as a petition. A petition or plan may include any information relevant to the proposal, including but not limited to results of studies and surveys, and arguments.","path":["Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (Ch. 331 - 420)","Chapter 368 - CITY DEVELOPMENT","Subchapter III - CITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/368.13.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:09Z","sha256":"0ddd72f9842673b4ace1417eeccc28ccfc32c6b2c39e652ab8037e059723c97b","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-368.12","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-368.14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}