Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Perry, Iowa

Perry’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Perry city limits; Perry city's own zoning regulations (Code of Ordinances Chapter 165) govern use and development there.

  • Chapter 165 (Zoning Regulations) is listed in the city code index; its operative text was not opened in this research pass.
  • Zoning-only topics below are therefore not answered from a no-zoning statement.

  “chapter 165- zoning regulations chapter 166- subdivision regulations chapter 167- planned unit development district”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Division of land and plats inside Perry city limits, under Chapter 166 (Subdivision Regulations)

  • The planning commission reviews plans, plats and re-plats; it also reviews them for divisions within the two-mile corridor of the city.
  • Chapter 166 text not opened; its standards are unknown.

  “the commission also works with requests to review all plans, plats, or re-plats of subdivisions or re-subdivisions of land. they also review these items as they pertain to divisions and properties that are within the two-mile corridor of the city of perry.”

• Building in a floodplainLimited

  Development inside the floodplain inside Perry city limits

  • Within an existing floodplain, permits are not issued without state authorization, per the city's permit form.
  • Chapter 160 (Flood Plain Regulations) text was not opened; the full requirements are unknown.

  “permits will not be issued for developments within existing floodplain without state authorization”

• Permit processPartial

  Zoning and building permit applications for land inside Perry city limits, filed with City Hall at 1102 Willis Avenue

  • The application is an online form at perryia.org; the ordinance that sets review steps was not opened.
  • Permits are void 90 days after issuance if work has not started, per the form.

  “plans must be submitted and reviewed prior to the issuance of a permit.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Perry or Dallas County directly.

• Building permit — New construction and alterations inside Perry city limits
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder construction inside Perry city limits
• Inspections — Inspections of construction inside Perry city limits
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy of new buildings inside Perry city limits
• Zoning districts — Zoning district map and district list for Perry city limits

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.