Court proceedings.

Judicial review of action of the commissioner, board of review, or council may be sought in accordance with the terms of the Iowa administrative procedure Act, chapter 17A . Notwithstanding the terms of said Act: 1. Filing of a petition for judicial review shall stay all proceedings on the matter with respect to which review is sought unless there is a showing by the state agency or a local building department that a stay would involve imminent peril to life or property. 2. No court shall entertain an action based on the state building code unless all administrative remedies have been exhausted, except: a. When the action is instituted by the state or a governmental subdivision; or b. When there is good cause for the failure to exhaust administrative remedies. 3. Subject to subsection 1 of this section , where the construction of a building or structure or use of a building is in violation of any code provision or lawful order of a local building department, the district court may on petition order removal of the building, abatement as a public nuisance, or enjoin further construction. 4. Petitions for judicial review may be filed in the county where the cause of action or some part thereof arose. [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §103A.18 ] 2003 Acts, ch 44, §114