Title VI — COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT

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…

[Repealed or reserved.]

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…

64.907. Certain storm water discharge rules and ordinances authorized for certain counties — administration — imposition of tax authorized, ballot language. — 1. Any county subject to Environmental Protection Agency rules 40 C.F.R. Parts 9, 122, 123, and 124 concerning storm wate…

64.920. County sports complex authority authorized. — There is hereby authorized to be created in any county of the first class not at the time having a charter form of government a special authority to be known as the "______ County Sports Complex Authority", hereinafter referre…

64.925. Scope of act, existing sports complex authorities, election to come under sections 64.920 to 64.950, how made. — 1. The provisions contained in sections 64.920 to 64.950 relating to county sports complex authorities shall apply to: (1) Any authority hereafter organized un…

64.930. Sports complex commissioners — terms — vacancies — compensation and expenses. — 1. The county sports complex authority shall consist of five commissioners who shall be qualified voters of the state of Missouri, and residents of such county. The commissioners of the county…

64.940. Powers of the authority. — 1. The authority shall have the following powers: (1) To acquire by gift, bequest, purchase or lease from public or private sources and to plan, construct, operate and maintain, or to lease to others for construction, operation and maintenance a…

64.950. Law not to impair powers of other political subdivisions — annual report. — 1. Nothing contained in sections 64.920 to 64.950 shall impair the powers of any county, municipality or other political subdivision to acquire, own, operate, develop or improve any facility which…

64.975. Natural streams, procedure to adopt, voter approval required — question may be resubmitted to voters, when. — 1. Any measure adopted by the voters to designate specific waterways, streams, rivers or other waters of the state as natural streams requiring special protection…

65.010. Adoption. — There is hereby provided an alternative form of county government for counties of the third and fourth classes as authorized under the provisions of Section 9, Article VI of the Constitution of Missouri, 1945, to be known as the "township organization" form of…

65.020. Adoption, abolishment — vote necessary. — The township organization form of county government shall not become operative unless adopted by a vote of the majority of the voters of the county voting upon the question. All counties of the third and fourth classes which have …

65.030. Proposition submitted — election held, when — form of ballot. — 1. Upon petition of at least ten percent of the voters at the last general election of any county of the third or fourth classes praying therefor, which said petition shall be filed in the office of the clerk…

65.040. Abstract of returns. — The clerk of the county commission shall cause an abstract of the returns of said election to be made out and certified as in election for state and county officers and* record the same at length upon the records of the county commission of the coun…

65.110. Officers to be chosen. — 1. There shall be chosen at the biennial election in each township one trustee, who shall be ex officio treasurer of the township, one township clerk, and two members of the township board. 2. Upon the assumption of office of a county assessor ele…

65.130. List of the officers elected. — The township clerks shall transmit to the county clerk, to be filed in his office, a list of the names of the township officers so elected, within five days after such election shall have been held. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 13950) Prior revi…

65.140. Officers — notification of election. — The township clerk shall, within ten days after such township election, transmit to each person elected to any township office a notice of his election. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 13951, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971) Prior revisions: 1929 § 12274…

65.150. Eligibility for office. — No person shall be eligible to any township office unless he shall be a voter and a resident of such township. Such person serving as a township officer must remain a resident of the township for the duration of his or her term. ­­-------- (RSMo …

65.160. Oath — shall assume office, when. — Every person chosen or appointed to the office of township trustee and ex officio treasurer, member of the township board, or township clerk, before such person enters on the duties of his or her office and within ten days after such pe…

65.170. Certificate — acceptance. — Such person shall, within ten days thereafter, cause such certificate, together with his acceptance of the office, to be filed in the office of the township clerk; his neglect or refusal so to do shall be deemed a refusal to serve. ­­-------- (…

65.180. Refusal to serve — forfeiture. — Any person chosen or appointed to fill any township office, who shall refuse to serve, shall forfeit to the township the sum of one hundred dollars for the use of the contingent fund, and said forfeiture, if not otherwise paid, shall be co…

65.183. Removal of township officers, procedure. — Any person serving as a township officer may be removed from the township board by a majority vote of the other board members for failing to attend two or more consecutive meetings of the board. ­­-------- (L. 2005 H.B. 58)

65.190. Failure to take oath — forfeiture. — If any township officer who is required by law to take the oath of office shall enter upon the duties of his office before he shall have taken such oath, he shall forfeit to the township the sum of one hundred dollars, to be collected …

65.200. Vacancies in office — how filled. — Whenever any township shall fail to elect the proper number of officers to which such township may be entitled, or when any person elected or appointed shall fail to qualify, or when any vacancy shall happen in any township office from …

65.210. Warrant of appointment — notification to appointee. — Whenever any appointment shall be made, as provided in section 65.200, the township board shall cause a warrant of appointment to be filed in the office of the township clerk, who shall immediately give notice to the p…

65.220. Resignations, how accepted. — The township board may, at any legally convened meeting, for a good and sufficient cause shown to them, accept the written, dated, and signed resignation of any township officer; provided, that in all cases where the action of the township bo…