Section 6.22 Architectural Review

• Library: Local Government Deskbook (2017 Ed.)

A. (§6.22) Architectural Review

This section and §6.23 below deal with attempts to regulate aesthetics and exterior design under zoning ordinances. Although these “intrusions” into the use of private property were initially invalidated, the Supreme Court of Missouri has since upheld these regulations, subject to appropriate standards of delegation. In State ex rel. Stoyanoff v. Berkeley, 458 S.W.2d 305 (Mo. 1970), the Court found authority for these regulations in the enabling statutes’ broad language...