CITY OF SPRINGFIELD v. GOFF

No. 78350.

918 S.W.2d 786 (1996)

CITY OF SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, Appellant, v. Lon and Debora GOFF, Respondents, and Dorothy and Genevieve Haydon, Intervenors-Respondents.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied April 23, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy Yendes, Assistant City Attorney, Springfield, for Appellant.

James A. Burt, Springfield, for Respondents.


ROBERTSON, Judge.

Section 89.060, RSMo 1994, permits thirty percent of the landowners affected by a zoning change to file a petition protesting the change to the legislative body of a municipality. In that event, the zoning ordinance does not take effect unless two-thirds of the members of the municipality's legislative body vote in favor of the change. The City of Springfield, Missouri, a charter city, adopted charter section 11.18. The charter provision recognizes...

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