HB 1583 Missouri House · 2025 Regular Session

Amends provisions governing changes made to local zoning regulations in certain home rule cities

HB 1583 changes how zoning changes can be approved in specific home rule cities. It requires a 2/3 vote of a city council to adopt zoning changes if 30% of property owners in the affected area formally protest, and it bans cities from allowing citizen referendums or votes to challenge such changes. The bill only applies to cities located in counties with populations between 260,000 and 300,000 residents. This directly affects zoning decisions in those cities by shifting authority from public votes to city council approval under stricter thresholds.
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Feb 2025
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Introduced Feb 28, 2025 Last action May 15, 2025
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David Casteel
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