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MO Rev Stat § 65.665 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government|Chapter 65 - Township Organization Counties|Section 65.665 - Improvements, must be approved by commission, exceptions.

Effective - 28 Aug 1989   65.665. Improvements, must be approved by commission, 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 recommendations of such official master plan or part thereof shall be constructed or authorized without first submitting the proposed plans thereof to the township planning commission and receiving the written approval or recommendations of the township planning commission. This requirement shall be deemed to be waived if the township planning commission fails to make its report and recommendations within forty-five days after receipt of the proposed plans. In the case of any public improvement sponsored or proposed to be made by any municipality or other political or civil subdivision of the state, or public board, commission or other public officials, the disapproval or recommendations of the township planning commission may be overruled by a two-thirds vote properly entered of record and certified to the township planning commission, of the governing body of such municipality, or other political or civil subdivision, or public board, commission or officials, after the reasons for such overruling are spread upon its minutes, which reasons shall also be certified to the township planning commission. ­­-------- (L. 1989 S.B. 11 § 6)
MO Rev Stat § 65.667 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government|Chapter 65 - Township Organization Counties|Section 65.667 - Regulations of commission, scope, commission may change, how.

Effective - 28 Aug 1989   65.667. Regulations of commission, scope, commission may change, how. — The township 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 unincorporated areas, and amend or change same from time to time, as provided in sections 65.650 to 65.700, which regulations may provide for the proper location and width of streets, building lines, open spaces, safety, recreation, and for the avoidance of congestion of population, including minimum width and area of lots. Such regulations may also include the extent to which and the manner in which streets shall be graded and improved, and the extent to which water, sewer and other utility services shall be provided, to protect public health and general welfare. Such regulations may provide that in lieu of the immediate completion or installation of such work, the township planning commission may accept bond for the county commission in the amount and with surety and conditions satisfactory to the county commission, providing for and securing to the county commission the actual construction of such improvements and utilities within a period specified by the township planning commission, and the county commission shall have power to enforce such bond by all proper remedies. Such subdivision regulations shall be adopted, changed or amended, certified and filed as provided in sections 65.650 to 65.700. Such subdivision regulations shall be adopted, changed or amended only after a public hearing has been held thereon, public notice of which shall be given in the manner as provided for the hearing in sections 65.650 to 65.700. ­­-------- (L. 1989 S.B. 11 § 7)
MO Rev Stat § 65.670 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government|Chapter 65 - Township Organization Counties|Section 65.670 - Subdivision plats, must be approved, when, exceptions.

Effective - 28 Aug 1989   65.670. Subdivision plats, must be approved, when, exceptions. — Whenever the township planning commission has 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 subdivision of land within the unincorporated area of such township or the portion thereof covered by the major highway plan shall be recorded until such plat shall first have been approved by the township planning commission. If the township planning commission does not report upon the plat within thirty days, it may then be deemed approved by the township planning commission, and the township planning commission shall certify such facts upon such plat. If such plat is approved by the township planning commission, such approval shall be endorsed in writing thereon. However, if such plat be amended or rejected by the township planning commission, such approval shall be deemed overruled. No plat of subdivision of land in the unincorporated areas of the county shall be recorded in the office of the recorder of deeds unless and until approved as provided in sections 65.650 to 65.700. Municipalities shall have power, by ordinance, to require plats of subdivision of land within the corporate limits of such municipalities to be submitted to the township planning commission before being submitted to the municipality for approval, and before being recorded. A certified copy of any such ordinance shall be filed in the office of the recorder of deeds for the county. The township planning commission shall, upon written request of any such municipality, consider such plats and shall report its findings and its recommendations thereon in writing to the proper officials of such municipality. ­­-------- (L. 1989 S.B. 11 § 8)
MO Rev Stat § 65.672 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government|Chapter 65 - Township Organization Counties|Section 65.672 - County commission may establish setback lines from roads, how.

Effective - 28 Aug 1989   65.672. County commission may establish setback lines from roads, how. — After any plan for major highways, or portion thereof, has been prepared by the township planning commission, filed and certified as provided in sections 65.650 to 65.700, the county commission may establish, regulate and limit building or setback lines on such major highways outside the corporate limits of municipalities and to prohibit any new building being located within such building or setback lines, and to amend such regulations from time to time. All orders of the county commission relating to such building or setback lines shall be entered of record and certified copies thereof shall be filed with the township planning commission and in the office of the recorder of deeds. ­­-------- (L. 1989 S.B. 11 § 9)
MO Rev Stat § 65.675 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government|Chapter 65 - Township Organization Counties|Section 65.675 - Board of adjustment, established when, powers.

Effective - 28 Aug 1989   65.675. Board of adjustment, established when, powers. — The township board 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 deprivation of use as distinguished from the mere grant of a privilege, may be avoided, the intended purpose of the regulations being strictly observed and the public welfare and public safety protected. If there is a township board of zoning adjustment as provided in section 65.690, such board shall be appointed to serve as the board of adjustment for the building or setback line regulations. If there is no township board of zoning adjustment, the personnel, length of terms, method of appointment and organization of the board of adjustment for the building or setback line regulations shall be the same as provided in section 65.690 for the board of zoning adjustment. Regulations authorized under section 65.672 shall not be adopted, changed or amended until a public hearing has been held thereon by the township planning commission, public notice of which shall be given in the same manner as provided for the hearing in section 65.665. ­­-------- (L. 1989 S.B. 11 § 10)
MO Rev Stat § 65.677 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government|Chapter 65 - Township Organization Counties|Section 65.677 - Building regulations, unincorporated areas, township board to regulate, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1989   65.677. Building regulations, unincorporated areas, township board to regulate, when. — For the purpose of promoting health, safety, morals, comfort or the general welfare of the unincorporated portion of the township, to conserve and protect property and building values, to secure the most economical use of the land, and to facilitate the adequate provision of public improvements all in accordance with a comprehensive plan, the township board of any township to which the provisions of sections 65.650 to 65.700 are applicable shall have power after approval by vote of the people to regulate and restrict, by order of record, in the unincorporated portions of the township, the height, number of stories, and size of buildings, the percentage of lots that may be occupied, the size of yards, courts and other open spaces, the density of population, the location and use of buildings, structures and land for trade, industry, residence or other purposes, including areas for agriculture, forestry, and recreation. The provisions of sections 65.650 to 65.700 shall not be exercised so as to impose regulations or to require permits with respect to land, used or to be used for the raising of crops, orchards or forestry or with respect to the erection, maintenance, repair, alteration or extension of farm buildings or farm structures. The powers granted by sections 65.650 to 65.700 shall not be construed:  (1) So as to deprive the owner, lessee or tenant of any existing property of its use or maintenance for the purpose to which it is then lawfully devoted;  (2) So as to deprive any court of the power of determining the reasonableness of regulations and power in any action brought in any court affecting the provisions of sections 65.650 to 65.700 or the rules and regulations adopted thereunder;  (3) To* authorize interference with such public utility services as may have been or may hereafter be authorized or ordered by the public service commission or by permit of the county commission, as the case may be. ­­-------- (L. 1989 S.B. 11 § 11)  *Word "Nor" appears in original rolls.  (1997) Section prohibits township's zoning requirements which regulate livestock sewage lagoons and livestock finishing buildings. Premium Standard Farms v. Lincoln Township of Putnam County, 946 S.W.2d 234 (Mo.banc).
MO Rev Stat § 65.680 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government|Chapter 65 - Township Organization Counties|Section 65.680 - Division of unincorporated territory into districts, purposes.

Effective - 28 Aug 1989   65.680. Division of unincorporated territory into districts, purposes. — For any or all of the purposes of section 65.652, the unincorporated territory may be divided into districts of such number, shape and area as may be deemed best suited to carry out the purpose of sections 65.650 to 65.700 and shall be shown upon the zoning plan; and within such districts the erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, relocation or maintenance of buildings or structures and use of land and lots may be regulated and restricted. All such regulations shall be uniform for each class or kind of buildings or land uses throughout each district, but the regulations in one district may differ from those in other districts. The regulations shall be made in accordance with a comprehensive zoning plan and shall give reasonable consideration, among other things, to the then existing character of the districts, their suitability for particular uses, conservation of the value of buildings and of existing development, and encouragement of the most appropriate use of land throughout the township. ­­-------- (L. 1989 S.B. 11 § 12)
MO Rev Stat § 65.682 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government|Chapter 65 - Township Organization Counties|Section 65.682 - Zoning commission, appointed when, powers, duties.

Effective - 28 Aug 1989   65.682. Zoning commission, appointed when, powers, duties. — The township board shall provide for the manner in which such regulations, restrictions and boundaries of such districts shall be determined, established and enforced, and from time to time amended, supplemented or changed within the unincorporated territory. In order to avail itself of the zoning powers conferred by sections 65.650 to 65.700, the township board shall request the township planning commission to recommend the boundaries of the various original districts and appropriate regulations to be enforced therein. If there be no township planning commission the township board shall appoint a township zoning commission whose personnel, length of terms and organization shall be the same as provided in sections 65.650 to 65.700 for a township planning commission. Such zoning commission shall make a preliminary report and a proposed zoning order and shall hold public hearings thereon and shall afford persons interested an opportunity to be heard. A hearing shall be held in the areas of the township affected by the terms of such proposed order, public notice of which hearing shall be given in the same manner as provided for the hearing in section 65.662. Such notice shall state the time and place of the hearing and the place where copies of the proposed report and proposed zoning order will be accessible for examination by interested parties. Such hearings may be adjourned from time to time. Within ninety days after the final adjournment of such hearings the zoning commission shall make a report and submit a proposed order to the township board. The township board may adopt the order with or without change or may refer it back to the zoning commission for further consideration and report. In the preparation of its report and proposed zoning order the zoning commission may incur such expenditures as shall be authorized by the township. ­­-------- (L. 1989 S.B. 11 § 13)
MO Rev Stat § 65.685 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government|Chapter 65 - Township Organization Counties|Section 65.685 - Change in prescribed use of land, hearing required.

Effective - 28 Aug 1989   65.685. Change in prescribed use of land, hearing required. — 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 body which conducts the hearing shall give notice, at least fifteen days before the hearing, by certified mail to all owners of any real property located within one thousand feet of the parcel of land for which the change is proposed. ­­-------- (L. 1989 S.B. 11 § 14)
MO Rev Stat § 65.687 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government|Chapter 65 - Township Organization Counties|Section 65.687 - Designation of zoning official, when — permit required for building alterations, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1989   65.687. Designation of zoning official, when — permit required for building alterations, when. — Any township board which has adopted a zoning plan, as provided in sections 65.650 to 65.700, shall appoint an officer or shall designate one of the existing officials to enforce the provisions of sections 65.650 to 65.700. After the appointment or designation of such officer or official, no building or other structure shall be erected, constructed, reconstructed, enlarged or altered, or repaired in such manner as to prolong the life of the building, nor shall the use of any land be changed without a permit issued by such officer or official. ­­-------- (L. 1989 S.B. 11 § 15)
MO Rev Stat § 65.692 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government|Chapter 65 - Township Organization Counties|Section 65.692 - Regulations, change of by township board, procedure, hearing required.

Effective - 28 Aug 1989   65.692. Regulations, change of by township board, procedure, hearing required. — The regulations imposed and the districts created under authority of sections 65.650 to 65.700 may be amended from time to time by the township board by order after the order establishing the same has gone into effect but no such amendment shall be made by the township board except after recommendation of the township planning commission, or if there is no township planning commission, of the township zoning commission, after hearings thereon by such commission. Public notice of such hearings shall be given in the same manner as provided for the hearing in section 65.662. In case of written protest against any proposed change or amendment, signed and acknowledged by the owners of thirty percent of the frontage within one thousand feet to the right or left of the frontage proposed to be changed, or by the owners of thirty percent of the frontage directly opposite, or directly in the rear of the frontage proposed to be altered, or in cases where the land affected lies within one and one-half miles of the corporate limits of a municipality having in effect ordinances zoning property within the corporate limits of such municipality, made by resolution of the city council or board of trustees thereof, and filed with the township clerk, such amendment may not be passed except by the favorable vote of all the members of the township board. ­­-------- (L. 1989 S.B. 11 § 17)
MO Rev Stat § 65.695 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government|Chapter 65 - Township Organization Counties|Section 65.695 - Regulations more restrictive than private restrictions, regulations control.

Effective - 28 Aug 1989   65.695. Regulations more restrictive than private restrictions, regulations control. — Wherever the township zoning regulations made under authority of sections 65.650 to 65.700 require a greater width or size of yards, courts or other open spaces, or require a lower height of buildings or a less number of stories, or require greater percentage of lots to be left unoccupied, or require a lower density of population, or require a more restricted use of land, or impose other higher standards than are required in any other statute, local order or regulation, private deed restrictions or private covenants, the regulations made under authority of sections 65.650 to 65.700 shall govern. ­­-------- (L. 1989 S.B. 11 § 18)
MO Rev Stat § 65.700 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government|Chapter 65 - Township Organization Counties|Section 65.700 - Termination of township zoning, procedure, effect.

Effective - 28 Aug 1989   65.700. Termination of township zoning, procedure, effect. — 1. Upon receipt of a petition signed by a number of voters in the township equal to five percent of the total vote cast in the township at the next preceding election for governor requesting submission of the question, the township board in any township which has adopted a program of township planning, township zoning or township planning and zoning shall submit to the voters of the township the question to terminate the program.  2. The question shall be submitted in substantially the following form: Shall township planning (township zoning or township planning and zoning) be terminated?  3. If a majority of those voting on the question vote for the termination of the program, the township board shall declare the program terminated and shall discharge any commission appointed thereunder. Any resolution, ordinance or regulation adopted under the program pursuant to the provisions of sections 65.650 to 65.700 shall be void and of no effect from and after the termination of the program as provided in this section. ­­-------- (L. 1989 S.B. 11 § 20)
MO Rev Stat § 65.701 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government|Chapter 65 - Township Organization Counties|Section 65.701 - Definitions.

Effective - 25 Jun 1996   65.701. Definitions. — As used in sections 65.652 and 65.690, the term "freeholder" or the phrase "resident freeholder" shall be defined to mean "resident". The provisions of this section shall have no effect on pending litigation. ­­-------- (L. 1996 H.B. 1207 § 1)  Effective 6-25-96
MO Rev Stat § 65.702 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government|Chapter 65 - Township Organization Counties|Section 65.702 - Sawmill or planing mill included in agricultural or horticultural classification.

Effective - 28 Aug 2019   65.702. Sawmill or planing mill included in agricultural or horticultural classification. — For purposes of a zoning law, ordinance, or code authorized and enacted under sections 65.650 to 65.700, a zoning or property classification of agricultural or horticultural shall include any sawmill or planing mill as defined in the U.S. Department of Labor's Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Manual under Industry Group 242 with the SIC number 2421. ­­-------- (L. 2019 S.B. 133)
MO Rev Stat § 66.020 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government|Chapter 66 - Constitutional Charter Counties, Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 66.020 - Style of prosecutions — complaints — sufficiency of testimony.

Effective - 02 Jan 1979   66.020. Style of prosecutions — complaints — sufficiency of testimony. — 1. All prosecutions for the violation of such a county ordinance shall be titled: "The county of ______ against ______" (naming the county and the person or persons charged).  2. The complaint when made by a peace officer against any person arrested without process and in custody shall be reduced to writing and sworn to by such officer and an information filed with the court as provided in section 66.030 before such person shall be put upon his trial.  3. In no case shall a judgment of conviction be rendered except when sufficient legal testimony is given on a public trial or upon a plea of guilty. ­­-------- (L. 1951 p. 397 § 2, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634)  Effective 1-02-79
MO Rev Stat § 66.030 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government|Chapter 66 - Constitutional Charter Counties, Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 66.030 - Informations by county counselor.

Effective - 02 Jan 1979   66.030. Informations by county counselor. — All informations involving violation of county ordinances shall be made by the county counselor, or his assistants, on their oath of office and shall be filed with the court as soon as practicable, and before the party accused shall be put upon his trial or required to answer the charge for which he may be held in custody; provided, that complaints subscribed and sworn to by any other person competent to testify against the accused shall be filed and proceeded upon in the same manner as complaints alleging the commission of a misdemeanor. ­­-------- (L. 1951 p. 397 § 3, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634)  Effective 1-02-79