Bill > HB1583

This bill amends zoning regulation provisions for certain home rule cities in Missouri, specifically addressing how changes to zoning regulations can be challenged. Currently, if property owners representing 30% or more of the area within a proposed zoning change protest, the amendment requires a two-thirds vote from the municipal legislative body to become effective. The bill adds new provisions that explicitly prohibit cities from allowing challenges to zoning changes through referendum, initiative, or citizen vote, except through the existing protest mechanism. Importantly, these new restrictions apply only to home rule cities located in counties with populations between 260,000 and 300,000 inhabitants. The bill effectively limits the ways in which residents can contest zoning regulation modifications, streamlining the amendment process by removing additional potential challenge methods beyond the existing 30% owner protest provision. This change could make zoning amendments easier to implement by reducing potential obstacles to regulatory changes.

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB1583&year=2025&code=R