Where a homeowner challenged a judgment against him for violations of city’s property maintenance code by allowing bare dirt in his back yard and keeping chickens closer than 150 feet from his lot line, the homeowner did not suffer any ...

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Where an adult-oriented business challenged the constitutionality of an Arkansas zoning law that prevented it from opening within 1,000 feet of schools and places frequented by children, the business did not engage in speech and so could not state a ...

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Where homeowners, who sued a city and an animal shelter alleging violations of city zoning laws, challenged a judgment in favor of defendants, the judgment is affirmed because two of the homeowners’ points on appeal are barred by the law-of-the-case ...

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Antioch Community Church v. Board of Zoning (MLW No. 71532/Case No. SC96215 – 25 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Stith, J.; all concur)

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Claudia Lee & Associates v. Kansas City Board of Zoning Adjustment (MLW No. 69035/Case No. WD77928 – 13 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Gabbert, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Jackson County, Youngs, J. (M. Margaret Sheahan Moran, Kansas City, Missouri, for respondent) (James Allen Kessinger, Kansas City, Missouri, for appellant).

Tagged with: Billboard Cure Period Real Property Real Property Law Zoning

Aust v. Platte County (MLW No. 68624/Case No. WD78181 – 11 pages ) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Hardwick, J.)

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Smith Communications, LLC v. Washington County (MLW No. 67797/Case No. 14-2512 – 10 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Smith, J.)

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Campbell v. County Commission of Franklin County (MLW No. 67403 – 16 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Teitelman, J.)

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Campbell, et al. v. County Commission of Franklin County, et al. (MLW No. 66685/Case No. ED99622 – 25 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Van Amburg, J.)

Tagged with: Practice Areas Public Utility Standard Of Review Zoning

Peterson v. City of Florence (MLW No. 65406/Case No. 12-3017 – 7 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam)

Tagged with: adult entertainment Real Property Zoning

Peterson v. City of Florence (MLW No. 65406/Case No. 12-3017 – 7 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam)

Tagged with: adult entertainment Real Property Zoning