Iowa — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Iowa during 2025.
Read the Complete Iowa Planning Commission Guide for context on how planning decisions work in Iowa.
“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).
4,847
Projects with decisions
6,671
Approved actions
23
Denied actions
99.7%
Approval rate (of actions)
By county
| County | Projects | Approved actions | Denied actions | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas | 170 | 193 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Des Moines | 163 | 196 | 5 | 97.5% |
| Floyd | 83 | 100 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Jefferson | 29 | 29 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lee | 260 | 318 | 2 | 99.4% |
| Marion | 130 | 156 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Mitchell | 59 | 88 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Plymouth | 15 | 18 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Polk | 59 | 69 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Pottawattamie | 91 | 101 | 4 | 96.2% |
| Poweshiek | 40 | 41 | 1 | 97.6% |
| Scott | 26 | 27 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Story | 1,393 | 1,829 | 1 | 99.9% |
| Warren | 62 | 74 | 2 | 97.4% |
| Webster | 9 | 10 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Woodbury | 578 | 906 | 1 | 99.9% |
Data from public meeting documents processed by Civic Star. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities and counties are included.