Land Use & Zoning

In Missouri, interlocal agreements between neighboring municipalities may be used to:

AMerge two cities

BCoordinate land use planning and zoning across jurisdictional boundaries✓ Correct

CTransfer property taxes between cities

DReplace state law with local law

Explanation

Interlocal agreements allow neighboring jurisdictions to cooperate on planning, zoning, and services to address development issues that cross political boundaries.

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Key Terms to Know

Zoning

Local government regulations that control land use by dividing areas into zones specifying permitted uses, building sizes, and densities.

Variance

Official permission to use land in a way that does not conform to the applicable zoning ordinance, granted by a zoning board when strict enforcement would cause undue hardship.

Deed

A written legal instrument used to transfer ownership of real property from one party (grantor) to another (grantee).

Transfer Tax

A tax imposed by state or local governments when real property ownership is transferred, typically based on the sale price.