Legal Opinion
Easter Lake Estates, Inc. v. Iowa Natural Resources Council
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided December 22, 1982No. 67371PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
UHLENHOPP, Justice.
This appeal involves an order of the Iowa Natural Resources Council (council) requiring the removal of mobile homes from a floodplain within five years, under chapter 455A of the Iowa Code (1979). (Chapter 455A was replaced by chapter 1199 of the 1982 Iowa Acts, effective for the most part July 1, 1983.)
The council found the facts substantially as follows. Yeader Creek flows generally easterly in Polk County, Iowa, and, with its tributaries, drains about 6500 acres. In the 1960’s the Polk County Conservation Commission proposed the construction of an earthen dam on the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Green v. Iowa Department of Job ServiceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1980
- Young Plumbing & Heating Co. v. Iowa Natural Resources CouncilSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979
- Iowa Natural Resources Council v. Van ZeeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1968
- Woodbury County Soil Conservation District v. OrtnerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979
3Cited by5 opinions
- Osborne v. Iowa Natural Resources CouncilSupreme Court of Iowa · 1983
- Richards v. Iowa Department of RevenueSupreme Court of Iowa · 1985
- Easter Lake Estates, Inc. v. Polk CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1989
- Interstate Power Co. v. Iowa State Commerce CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1990
- Martin v. Iowa Natural Resources CouncilSupreme Court of Iowa · 1983