Section 31 Zoning of Annexed Property

• Library: Urban Development Subdivisions, and Annexations (2011 Ed.)

A city cannot establish new zoning of property as a part of the annexation process by simply declaring that the annexed property is zoned to a particular designation. Any new zoning established for annexed property must be in accordance with the notice and public hearing requirements included in the zoning enabling law, §§ 89.010–89.144, RSMo 2000 and Supp. 2010. Property zoned to a particular designation by a county retains that county zoning designation until it is rezoned by the annexing city in...