Section 8 Zoning

• Library: Remedies 2006

A property owner may seek a declaratory judgment declaring the owner’s rights under a zoning ordinance unless a statute provides for a different or exclusive remedy. Allen v. Coffel, 488 S.W.2d 671 (Mo. App. W.D. 1972). In State ex rel. J.S. Alberici, Inc. v. City of Fenton, 576 S.W.2d 574 (Mo. App. E.D. 1979), in reversing the trial court’s decision, the court of appeals stated that “[t]he exhaustion of administrative remedies is a...