South District SSMID initiative
A group of community and business leaders in the South District Neighborhood are leading an effort to start a Self Supported Municipal Improvement District, also known as a SSMID. Their website will provide many answers to questions you may have.
Economic Development process and policies
- Economic Development Policy (updated 2017)
- Understanding gap analysis and TIF
- Key elements to the financial analysis
- Financial review basic info required
General business resources
- Starting a business in Iowa City - (updated 2022)
- The U.S. Small Business Administration has a wealth of information for business:
https://www.sba.gov/
Tax Increment Financing
- TIF PowerPoint (updated 2018)
an informative slide show about Tax Increment Financing - what it is, how it works, Iowa City's uses, TIF in Johnson County - TIF district map (updated April, 2018)
Urban Renewal Areas
- Camp Cardinal Urban Renewal Plan
- City-University Project Urban Renewal Plan
- Forest View Urban Renewal Plan
- Foster Road Urban Renewal Plan
- Heinz Road Urban Renewal Plan
- Highway 6 Commercial Urban Renewal Plan
- Industrial Park Road Urban Renewal Plan
- Lower Muscatine Road & Hwy. 6 Urban Renewal Plan
- Moss Green Urban Village Urban Renewal Plan
- Northgate Urban Renewal Plan
- Riverside Drive Riverfront Crossings Urban Renewal Plan
- Scott Six Urban Renewal Plan
- Sycamore and First Ave Urban Renewal Plan
- Towncrest Urban Renewal Plan
Click here for a map of the urban renewal areas listed above (updated April, 2018).
Permits for Building and Business
Development Process
- Certificate of occupancy
- Construction trade licenses
- Design review
- Rezoning
- Site plan approval
- Special exceptions
- Zoning
Links
- Iowa City Area Business Partnership
- Iowa City Downtown District
- ICAD - Iowa City Area Development Group
- Summer of the Arts
- Think Iowa City - Iowa City Area Convention and Visitors Bureau
- Johnson County
- State of Iowa
- Iowa Economic Development Authority