Title VI, COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT

64.520. County planning commission — members — term — expenses — chairman (counties of the second and third classification). — Such county planning commission shall consist of the county highway engineer or head of the highway department, and one resident of the county appointed …

64.530. Planning or zoning to be adopted only after approval by voters — submission of question (second and third class counties). — 1. Before the county commission of any such county shall adopt any plan or create any commission provided for in sections 64.510 to 64.690 it shall…

64.540. Planning commission — general powers — rules — employees, consultants — expenditures limited — fees, third class counties (second and third class counties). — The county planning commission may create and adopt rules for the transaction of its business and shall keep a pu…

64.550. Master plan of county — contents — hearings — adoption (second and third class counties). — The county planning commission shall have power to make, adopt and publish an official master plan of the county for the purpose of bringing about coordinated physical development …

64.560. Not to affect strip mining — commercial structures permitted, where (second and third class counties). — That nothing herein shall affect the recovery of natural resources by strip or open cut mining; provided that commercial structures shall be permitted in all districts…

64.570. Planning commission to approve improvements — public improvements may be made, procedure (second and third class counties). — From and after the adoption of the official master plan or portion thereof and its proper certification and recording, thereafter no improvement o…

64.580. Regulations governing subdivision of land — bond (second and third class counties). — The county planning commission may also prepare, adopt, change and amend, as parts of the official master plan or otherwise, sets of regulations governing subdivisions of land in unincor…

64.590. Approval of plats (second and third class counties). — Whenever the county planning commission shall have adopted, recorded and filed certified copies of any part of the official master plan relating to major highways or to subdivision regulations, thereafter no plat of a…

64.600. Setback lines on major highways (second and third class counties). — After any plan for major highways, or portion thereof, has been prepared by the county planning commission, filed and certified as provided in section 64.550, the county commission shall be authorized an…

64.610. Powers of board of adjustment — hearing on regulations on setback lines (second and third class counties). — The county commission shall provide for a board of adjustment with powers to modify or vary the regulations, in specific cases, in order that unwarranted hardships…

64.620. Building restrictions — limitations on regulations (second and third class counties). — 1. For the purpose of promoting health, safety, morals, comfort or the general welfare of the unincorporated portion of counties of the second or third class to conserve and protect pr…

64.630. Division of territory into districts — regulations to be uniform, conform to comprehensive plan (second and third class counties). — For any or all of the purposes of section 64.620, said unincorporated territory may be divided into districts of such number, shape and are…

64.640. County commission may prescribe zoning regulations — hearings on plan — adoption (second and third class counties). — The county commission shall provide for the manner in which such regulations, restrictions and boundaries of such districts shall be determined, establish…

64.645. Plan or regulations not to be changed without notice and hearing (second and third class counties). — After the adoption of a zoning plan or regulations adopted pursuant thereto, no use of any parcel of land included in the plan or regulations shall be changed without a p…

64.650. Enforcement officer — buildings subject to his approval (second and third class counties). — Any county commission which has adopted a zoning plan, as provided herein, shall appoint an officer or shall designate one of the existing officials to enforce the provisions of s…

64.660. County board of zoning adjustment — members — organization — appeals to, procedure — powers of board (second and third class counties). — 1. Any county commission which appointed a county planning or county zoning commission and which has adopted a zoning plan, as provide…

64.670. Amendment of regulations — hearings — protests (second and third class counties). — The regulations imposed and the districts created under authority of sections 64.510 to 64.690 may be amended from time to time by the county commission by order after the order establishi…

64.680. Regulations to supersede laws or ordinances (second and third class counties). — Wherever the county zoning regulations made under authority of sections 64.510 to 64.690 require a greater width or size of yards, courts or other open spaces, or require a lower height of bu…

64.690. Violations constitute misdemeanors — enforcement of zoning regulations (second and third class counties). — 1. Any owner, lessee or tenant of land located within any unincorporated area covered or affected by any official master plan or part thereof, or by any regulations…

64.695. Termination of program, procedure — form of ballot (second and third class counties). — 1. Upon receipt of a petition signed by a number of voters in the county equal to five percent of the total vote cast in the county at the next preceding election for governor requesti…

64.725. Temporary county or township planning commission, qualifications, appointment, expenses — master plan adoption procedure, ballot — county or township planning commission, election, terms — petition procedure to appoint temporary commission. — 1. As an alternative to the p…

64.727. County planning and zoning — election of members of county planning commission — reimbursement of expenses — terms of members — petition for election of members — effective date. — 1. Nothing in section 64.725 shall be construed to affect the county planning and zoning of…

64.800. Creation of county planning commission — election. — 1. The county commission of any county of the first class not having a charter form of government, or of any county of the second, third or fourth class may, after approval by vote of the people of the county, create a …

64.805. County planning commission — members — terms — expenses — chairman. — The county planning commission shall consist of the county highway engineer, and one resident of the county appointed by the county commission, from the unincorporated part of each township in the count…

64.810. Planning commission — general powers — rules — employees and consultants — expenditures limited — fees in certain counties. — The county planning commission may create and adopt rules for the transaction of its business and shall keep a public record of its resolutions, t…

64.815. Master plan of county — contents — hearings — adoption. — The county planning commission shall prepare an official master plan of the county for the purpose of bringing about coordinated physical development in accordance with the present and future needs. The official ma…

64.820. Improvements not to be made without county planning commission approval — exceptions. — From and after the adoption of the official master plan or portion thereof and its proper certification and recording, thereafter no improvement of a type embraced within the recommend…

64.825. Regulation of subdivisions in unincorporated areas — procedure — bonds. — The county planning commission may also prepare, with the approval of the county commission, as parts of the official master plan or otherwise, sets of regulations governing subdivisions of land in …

64.830. Approval of plats. — Whenever the county planning commission has prepared and the county commission adopted, recorded and filed certified copies of any part of the official master plan relating to major highways or to subdivision regulations, thereafter no plat of a subdi…

64.835. Setback line on major highways. — After any plan for major highways, or portion thereof, has been prepared by the county planning commission, filed and certified as provided in section 64.815, the county commission shall be authorized and empowered to establish, regulate …

64.840. Powers of board of adjustment — hearing on regulations on setback lines. — The county commission shall provide for a board of adjustment with powers to modify or vary the regulations, in specific cases, in order that unwarranted hardships, which constitute an unreasonable…

64.845. Creation of county zoning program — election. — 1. The county commission of any county of the first class not having a charter form of government, or of any county of the second, third or fourth class may make an order to present to the voters of the county the question f…

64.850. County commission may prescribe zoning regulations. — For the purpose of promoting health, safety, morals, comfort or the general welfare of the unincorporated portion of counties of the first class not having a charter form of government, or of counties of the second, th…

64.855. Division of territory into districts — regulations to be uniform, conform to comprehensive plan. — For any or all of the purposes of section 64.850, the unincorporated territory may be divided into districts of such number, shape and area as may be deemed best suited to c…

64.860. County commission, powers — zoning commission, appointment, powers — fees in certain counties — hearing on plan — municipality may protest plan, effect. — The county commission shall provide for the manner in which the regulations, restrictions and boundaries of the distr…

64.863. Plan or regulations not to be changed without notice and hearing. — After the adoption of a zoning plan or regulations adopted pursuant thereto, no use of any parcel of land included in the plan or regulations shall be changed without a public hearing and the person or bo…

64.865. Enforcement officer — buildings subject to his approval. — Any county commission which has adopted a zoning plan, as provided herein, shall appoint an officer or shall designate one of the existing officials to enforce the provisions thereof. After the appointment or desi…

64.870. County board of zoning adjustment — members — organization — appeals to — procedure — powers of board. — 1. Any county commission which appointed a county zoning commission and which has adopted a zoning plan, as provided in sections 64.800 to 64.905, shall appoint a coun…

64.875. Amendment of regulations — hearings — protests. — The regulations imposed and the districts created under authority of sections 64.845 to 64.880 may be amended from time to time by the county commission by order after the order establishing the same has gone into effect b…

64.880. Zoning regulations to prevail over other laws, regulations. — Wherever the county zoning regulations made under authority of sections 64.845 to 64.880 require a greater width or size of yards, courts or other open spaces or require a lower height of buildings or a less nu…

64.885. Creation of county planning and zoning program — election. — 1. The county commission of any county of the first class not having a charter form of government, or of any county of the second, third or fourth class may make an order to present to the voters of the county t…

64.890. Building and land use restrictions — exemptions — limitations on use of powers. — 1. Nothing in sections 64.800 to 64.905 shall affect the recovery of natural resources by strip or open-cut mining; provided, that commercial structures shall be permitted in all districts e…

64.895. Violations constitute misdemeanors — enforcement of zoning regulations. — 1. Any owner, lessee or tenant of land located within any unincorporated area covered or affected by any official master plan or part thereof, or by any regulations or orders relating to subdivision…

64.900. Termination or continuation of county planning, zoning — election. — 1. Upon receipt of a petition signed by a number of voters in the county equal to five percent of the total vote cast in the county at the next preceding election for governor requesting the submission o…

64.905. Purpose of sections 64.800 to 64.905 — effect of adoption on preexisting program — Clay County and Cass County may operate pursuant to planning and zoning laws other than those of a county of the first classification. — 1. The provisions of sections 64.800 to 64.906 are e…

64.906. Clay County planning and zoning commission, rulemaking authority. — In any county of the first classification without a charter form of government which has a population of at least one hundred fifty thousand inhabitants which contains all or a portion of a city with a po…