Zoning, Ordinances & Permits
Dog Licenses
Dogs are required to be licensed annually, with updated proof of rabies vaccination. Reminders are placed on water bills the month that your license needs to be renewed.
Fees
Neutered & Spayed Dogs: $5.00
Non-Neutered & Non-Spayed: $10.00
Dogs that are running at large, picked up by the City and kenneled will be charged a $50.00 fee.
Building Permits
Terry Goerdt, City of Durant building inspector, will be taking care of all aspects of building permits from applications, review of plans, and approval of all permits. His office hours at City Hall are Wednesday evenings from 6:00pm to 7:00pm, or you may call him at 319.330.9806 to set up an appointment.
Permit Requirements
Permits are required for all new construction, building alterations, accessory buildings, and concrete work.Permits are also required for signs, fences, swimming pools over 5000 gallons, electrical, plumbing and HVAC work. We ask that you allow at least 48 hours for your permit to be approved before starting your project. All construction projects will require applicable staking, footing, plumbing, framing, electrical, mechanical and final inspections. All general contractors, electricians, plumbers, and HVAC technicians must be licensed with the State of Iowa and these license numbers must be provided to the city when applying for a building permit. All building permits are valid for one (1) year from the date of issuance.
Variance Applications
If a permit is denied due to ordinance constraints, a variance may be applied for. A variance application would be filled out explaining the variance requested and a $150.00 fee paid at city hall. The zoning consultant would then set up a meeting with the Board of Adjustment committee to approve or deny the requested variance. If the variance is approved by the Board of Adjustment, the variance would be brought before council for approval.
Building Inspector for the City of Durant
Terry Goerdt: 319.330.9806
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Please call Terry for all inspections except staking and footing which can be done by the City of Durant Public Works Department.
Ordinances
Code of Ordinances online format-City of Durant
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NOTICE: FOR CITY NOTIFICATIONS SUCH AS SNOW EMERGENCIES….
Effective July 1, 2021, Cedar County Emergency Management has a new notification system that will also affect the City of Durant. We now use Alert Iowa. If you were signed up prior to July 1, 2021 with WENS-Wireless Emergency Notification System - you will need to sign up under Alert Iowa. It does not matter what county you live in, if you sign up you will receive local alerts and notification. In order for anyone to receive local notifications such as boil orders or snow emergencies, please go to https://ema.cedar-county.org/. Under “Sign Up Now” an account can be created so you can receive the county and local city alerts. You can also text CedarIA to 672-83 to create an account.
ALL PHONE CONTACT INFORMATION - EVEN LAND LINES - WILL NEED TO SIGN UP UNDER ALERT IOWA.
If you do not sign up there will be no notifications from the City of Durant. Unfortunately that is how this system is designed under Iowa Homeland Security.
If you have general questions, please call City Hall at 563-785-4451. If you need help creating an account please call Cedar County Emergency Management and Jodi or Kate can assist with helping you create an account: 563-886-3355. We are hoping in the future to have a direct link from our website to Cedar County EMA to make it easier to sign up. If you do not have a computer or smart phone and would like to sign up, you may call Cedar County EMA, or you may use the computers at the Durant Branch, Scott County Library to set up an account.