Section 7.12 Application of Codes to Other Local Governments

• Library: Local Government Deskbook (2017 Ed.)

F. (§7.12) Application of Codes to Other Local Governments

Municipal code regulations were found applicable to a political subdivision within municipal boundaries. In Engelage v. City of Warrenton, 378 S.W.3d 410 (Mo. App. E.D. 2012), the court determined that the construction of a county building within the City of Warrenton was subject to the fourth class city’s building codes.

Section 79.450 provides that the board of alderman of a fourth-class city may “regulate and control the construction of buildings . . . and may provide for the inspection of the same.” Section 79.450.4. The General Assembly has authored this provision in broad, general terms, without restriction or exception. Importantly here, the legislature has granted cities broad authority to regulate construction of buildings

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