{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-403.4","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 403.4","heading":"Resolution of necessity.","body":"A municipality shall not exercise the authority conferred upon municipalities by this chapter until after its local governing body has adopted a resolution finding that:\n1. One or more slum, blighted or economic development areas exist in the municipality.\n2. The rehabilitation, conservation, redevelopment, development, or a combination thereof, of the area is necessary in the interest of the public health, safety, or welfare of the residents of the municipality.","path":["Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (Ch. 331 - 420)","Chapter 403 - URBAN RENEWAL"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/403.4.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:10Z","sha256":"888a34d171f3da34f670721f61e2bac13569f504be861be76fd130093bcb539d","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-403.3","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-403.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}