Land Use & Zoning

Missouri's 'rezoning protest petition' process allows:

AAny citizen to block rezoning
BAdjacent property owners to require a supermajority vote (typically 75%) of the governing body to approve the rezoning✓ Correct
CMREC to veto rezonings
DOnly commercial owners to protest

Explanation

Missouri law allows adjacent landowners to file a protest petition against a proposed rezoning. If a sufficient number of adjacent owners protest, a supermajority vote of the governing body (city council, county commission) may be required to approve the rezoning.

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