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Board of Appeals

The Board of Appeals consists of five members, of whom three must be general or home building contractors and two members of the general public with a good understanding of building constructions. Architects and engineers are given preference. Members are appointed by the Mayor, approved by the City Council and serve three-year terms. The Board meets as needed. Meetings are held at City Hall (3600 86th Street).  Meeting agendas and minutes are posed in the Document Library . To discuss a Board item, please contact the Department of Community Development at (515) 278-3935.

Board's Areas of Focus:

  • Reviews the model Building, Fire and Housing Codes and recommends adoption by the City Council.
  • Reviews Building Code, Fire Code and Housing Code appeals.

Below are the current Board of Appeals members:
Member Name
Term Expires
Rod Stevens 12/31/2013
Rich Gardner 12/31/2012
Alan Bowman 12/31/2012
Gary Forshee 12/31/2014
Jan Beal 12/31/2013

Contact the Board of Appeals:

  • Phone - Community Development Department, (515) 278-3935
  • Email - Board of Appeals
  • Mail - City of Urbandale, Attn: Board of Appeals, 3600 86th Street, Urbandale, IA 50322
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