Loomstein v. St. Louis County

SATZ, Judge.

Plaintiffs own land in St. Louis County and, in 1977, they petitioned the St. Louis County Council to re-zone their property from a R-7 residential classification to a C-3 commercial classification. 1 One of the most intensive uses permitted by R-7 is a multi-family apartment complex. However, plaintiffs proposed to use their property for a fast food restaurant and, therefore, sought the rezoning. The County Council denied plaintiffs’ request.

Plaintiffs instituted this action against defendant St. Louis County for declaratory judgment, seeking a declaration that the continuance of…